STEAM HACKED - CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD !

[T4HO]

So I snoop around the internet why my account wasn't working and I have found that there was the exploit which allowed anyone knowing your account name on steam to restart the password without using the e-mail. The bug is fixed from what I can tell.

So guys change your passwords and additionally set-up 2-way factor authentication by using smartphone app.

 

[T4HO]

If you've got steam guard enabled wouldn't that have stopped them?

From what I know that they still were able to change your password regardless if you had steam guard turned on or off as password recovery is done by e-mail anyway so if they changed your password and you have steam guard turned on they couldn't simply login into your account as they needed the code sent by SMS.

I imagine it would have, but then I question why these big streamers would have steam guard disabled.

Most of the Celebrities either on Internet (KSI for instance) or real life like Taylor Swift etc needs to be educated more towards computer security as they don't give a damn about it at all I would say.

 

[T4HO]

So they still couldn't login, so Steam Guard did it's job?

Yes, since you have turned 2 way verification via Steam Guard you should be alright. They shouldn't be able to login into your account even if they change the password as two way verification sends you short code via SMS which later on you must input into textbox field to get access to your account. Here it is how does it actually works:

https://blogs.zoho.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/zoho-two-factor-authentication1.png

No hotlinking of images, if you want to post an image please rehost on your own webspace. Thank you.

but if you didn't had two way verification and someone knows your steam account name and try to hack your account you are basically ****ed just like the streamers, lol.

I'm sick of changing my passwords for things. It seems like it's almost a weekly occurrence that something gets hacked or leaked.

I still laugh at Ashley Madison hack from few days back, it's funny as hell, lol. I guess it's how does technology goes, someone makes a system with pretty good security or screw up a simple thing like the one with Steam and hacks goes from left to right. The one witch good security usually got fixed immediately tho.

can he op has a temp ban for misleading daily mail thread topic?

LMFAO ...

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