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 Post subject: Steam Hacked
PostPosted: 11 Nov 2011, 12:20 
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...forums initially compromised, followed by what appears to be access to account info.

Passwords and CC info AES256 hashed, according to Newell, but it's still nasty.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/profile.php?do=dst

Goes without saying, folks, that changing passwords and keeping an eye out for bad things happening might be an idea.

I think I'm gonna go change/cancel my CC ASAP


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PostPosted: 11 Nov 2011, 12:49 
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*Waits for the people who hate Steam to say this is a justification for everything they've been saying about why steam is so bad, despite the fact this type of attack can and has happened to any other retail outlet.* Seriously thought if you start trolling or flaming each other I'll whack you on the head, keep it civil.

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 Post subject: Yikes,
PostPosted: 11 Nov 2011, 17:32 
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Yikes, :(

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PostPosted: 11 Nov 2011, 20:34 
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I am personally running out of ideas for passwords because of these retarded security breaches. It's frustrating because the last one I had is strong enough and easy enough for me to remember w/o having to use randomized complex alpha-numeric and symbols.

While I do not have any financial numbers saved or stored on it, I'll check w/ my bank (debit card user) to see if they're gonna ding me for changing numbers.

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PostPosted: 12 Nov 2011, 04:30 
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And this is why I only use paypal :) *waits for paypal trolls to show up*


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