Catalyst Gaming
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: TheKrusader on November 11, 2011, 09:45:57 AM
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Apparently Steam was hacked yesterday, so I highly recommend you change your steam passwords and other information.
Proof: http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/11/10/steam-database-hacked-encrypted-credit-card-information-and-passwords-compromised/
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Danke, Chaning it right now.
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Yeah, I posted it on the shoutbox 12 hours ago, but always good to know :) I think our credit card information are safe :) And as long as you have Steam Guard, I doubt much will happen, but always good to be on the safe side :)
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My steam password is unique, meaning I don't use it anywhere else. I also have steam guard, so no one is ever able to get on my account without my approval.
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Steamguard here too. But a long password with everything works too.
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No.
Lets take a close look at the message.
10 November 2011
Dear Steam Users and Steam Forum Users:
Our Steam forums were defaced on the evening of Sunday, November 6. We began investigating and found that the intrusion goes beyond the Steam forums.
We learned that intruders obtained access to a Steam database in addition to the forums. This database contained information including user names, hashed and salted passwords, game purchases, email addresses, billing addresses and encrypted credit card information. We do not have evidence that encrypted credit card numbers or personally identifying information were taken by the intruders, or that the protection on credit card numbers or passwords was cracked. We are still investigating.
We don’t have evidence of credit card misuse at this time. Nonetheless you should watch your credit card activity and statements closely.
While we only know of a few forum accounts that have been compromised, all forum users will be required to change their passwords the next time they login. If you have used your Steam forum password on other accounts you should change those passwords as well.
We do not know of any compromised Steam accounts, so we are not planning to force a change of Steam account passwords (which are separate from forum passwords). However, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to change that as well, especially if it is the same as your Steam forum account password.
We will reopen the forums as soon as we can.
I am truly sorry this happened, and I apologize for the inconvenience.
Gabe.
I doubt more than 10 activate forum users at CG has a steam FORUM account so there is no need to change your password and IF you have a steam forum account, you just need to change that password and THEN if you use it on your steam account then you need to change that as well.
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I don't join much forums, I just lurk.
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No.
Lets take a close look at the message.
We learned that intruders obtained access to a Steam database in >>addition<< to the forums. This database contained information including user names, hashed and salted passwords, game purchases, email addresses, billing addresses and encrypted credit card information. We do not have evidence that encrypted credit card numbers or personally identifying information were taken by the intruders, or that the protection on credit card numbers or passwords was cracked. We are still investigating.
I doubt more than 10 activate forum users at CG has a steam FORUM account so there is no need to change your password and IF you have a steam forum account, you just need to change that password and THEN if you use it on your steam account then you need to change that as well.
crap head pls read!! also: "We began investigating and found that the intrusion goes beyond the Steam forums."
As long as your password isnt under 5 characters and all lower case, you don't have to worry, hashed & salted with a secure upper/lower and numerical password is going to take millions of years to crack (not joking)
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No.
Lets take a close look at the message.
We learned that intruders obtained access to a Steam database in >>addition<< to the forums. This database contained information including user names, hashed and salted passwords, game purchases, email addresses, billing addresses and encrypted credit card information. We do not have evidence that encrypted credit card numbers or personally identifying information were taken by the intruders, or that the protection on credit card numbers or passwords was cracked. We are still investigating.
I doubt more than 10 activate forum users at CG has a steam FORUM account so there is no need to change your password and IF you have a steam forum account, you just need to change that password and THEN if you use it on your steam account then you need to change that as well.
crap head pls read!! also: "We began investigating and found that the intrusion goes beyond the Steam forums."
As long as your password isnt under 5 characters and all lower case, you don't have to worry, hashed & salted with a secure upper/lower and numerical password is going to take millions of years to crack (not joking)
This.
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Just so everyone knows, Gabe has said that steam will, upon next start, prompt you to change your password.
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He also mentioed that they will give out some free Portal 2 and DOTA 2 keys.
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Dota 2 yes please
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Just so everyone knows, Gabe has said that steam will, upon next start, prompt you to change your password.
Restarted steam. No password change bullshit.
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While we only know of a few forum accounts that have been compromised, all forum users will be required to change their passwords the next time they login. If you have used your Steam forum password on other accounts you should change those passwords as well.
Sorry, meant forum passwords.
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oh lol, can't even remember what username I used to sign onto Steam Forums, neither the e-mail... o.o fuck me.
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Steamguard here too. But a long password with everything works too.
This.
Posting "this^" in a thread is postwhoring. Warning issued. ~ Crap-Head
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froze credit card + changed email password + steam password + forum password
can never be too safe (all unique passwords)
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All I'm saying is: Better safe than sorry.