Stream account leaked

[theone8181]

Anyone had this email tonight? I already use 2FA and I changed my passwords earlier this week (unrelated, was just changing them because I hadn't for a while). The email mentions malware, but I usually scan my pc once a week, also my pc doesn't actually get used that much these days (thinking minimum exposure). Is it possible to have leaked from somewhere else that the accounts linked too?

 

[mysticsniper]

Fake email? Where did it come from i.e Email headers?

 

[Fubsy]

Post a screenshot of your email. Sounds like a classic phishing email, "urgent" "do this now, or this Will happen" etc.

Hopefully you didn't click any links and did it all independently through Steam.

 

[theone8181]

It looked legit, the address it was sent from said [email protected]. there were a few links (not clicked on any of them), but it did say I didn't have to do anything (apart from change passwords, maybe that's the point and it was a scam). Oh I've just realised phone autocorrected steam in the title too.
This is the main gist of it.

 

[VincentHanna]

That's a scam, steam don't use that email address.

Customer support would lock your account and ask you to contact them.

 

[Digital X]

They do use that email actually. Just the one the person above has got has been spoofed.

 

[theone8181]

OK cheers, it fooled me as I couldn't see any spelling mistakes.

 

[varkanoid]

The first sentence is a giveaway terrible grammar and it continues into the message, plus when they mention "law enforcement agency" is usually a dead giveaway too.

 

[Malevolence]

That's a scam, steam don't use that email address.

Customer support would lock your account and ask you to contact them.

Yes they do use that email address.

 

[mysticsniper]

Spoofing legitimate email addresses is common. The email headers will tell you if it is legit or phishing.

You can use this site to check if your email address was listed in a data breach

https://haveibeenpwned.com/