Upvote Upvoted 23 Downvote Downvoted
steam exploit in the wild
1
#1
0 Frags +

general PSA: there is/was an exploit in steam that can cause hackers to hijack your steam account. several steam accounts have already been claimed using this (such as dota 2 player arteezy's, according to both his twitter and his manager claiming a fix is being worked on or is out already).

reminder that steam guard is easy to turn on and use, and there's no reason to not have it on at this point. the steam app on android/ios supports full two-factor authentication now and it's recommended to download it from respective app stores and activate mobile guard.

EDIT: the bug is fixed now, but please take this post as a steam guard reminder anyway

EDIT2: added more sources

general PSA: there is/was an exploit in steam that can cause hackers to hijack your steam account. [url=https://np.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/3elt4w/several_twitch_streamers_just_got_hijacked_and/]several steam accounts[/url] have already been claimed using this (such as dota 2 player [url=https://twitter.com/Arteezy/status/625085916873293824]arteezy's[/url], according to both his twitter and his [url=https://twitter.com/Cyborgmatt/status/625091038399442944]manager[/url] claiming a fix is being worked on or is out already).

reminder that [url=https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4020-ALZM-5519]steam guard[/url] is easy to turn on and use, and there's no reason to not have it on at this point. the steam app on android/ios supports full two-factor authentication now and it's recommended to download it from respective app stores and activate mobile guard.

EDIT: the bug is [url=https://twitter.com/Cyborgmatt/status/625095332100096004]fixed now[/url], but please take this post as a steam guard reminder anyway

EDIT2: added more sources
2
#2
3 Frags +

It was just too easy :/ I successfully used it on my alt.

It was just too easy :/ I successfully used it on my alt.
3
#3
-5 Frags +

this is getting out of hand

this is getting out of hand
4
#4
1 Frags +

And this is why most major companies have bug bounties. Famously, if you were to do something like this to Facebook (break auth) they'd give you a million dollars.

And this is why most major companies have bug bounties. Famously, if you were to do something like this to Facebook (break auth) they'd give you a million dollars.
5
#5
4 Frags +

Steam does shit like that

Someone has a sunbeams cheaters lament cause of it

Steam does shit like that

Someone has a sunbeams cheaters lament cause of it
6
#6
1 Frags +

can u link the sunbeams cheaters lament?

can u link the sunbeams cheaters lament?
7
#7
2 Frags +
phobiacan u link the sunbeams cheaters lament?

http://backpack.tf/item/2632204611

http://backpack.tf/item/2544815426

here's some max heads couldnt find the cheaters tho

[quote=phobia]can u link the sunbeams cheaters lament?[/quote]

http://backpack.tf/item/2632204611

http://backpack.tf/item/2544815426

here's some max heads couldnt find the cheaters tho
8
#8
1 Frags +

oh shit, that's pretty scary to know that happened.

Nothing happened to me, should I go reset my password or just let it be?

oh shit, that's pretty scary to know that happened.

Nothing happened to me, should I go reset my password or just let it be?
9
#9
1 Frags +

found it http://steamcommunity.com/id/whoisrurre/inventory/#440_2_1988629634

found it http://steamcommunity.com/id/whoisrurre/inventory/#440_2_1988629634
10
#10
1 Frags +
phobiacan u link the sunbeams cheaters lament?

http://backpack.tf/item/1587544600

[quote=phobia]can u link the sunbeams cheaters lament?[/quote] http://backpack.tf/item/1587544600
11
#11
0 Frags +
crazybeaniegroovenoh shit, that's pretty scary to know that happened.

Nothing happened to me, should I go reset my password or just let it be?

your password is fine as long as your account didnt get compromised before, steam database wasn't stolen or anything (but it's a good habit to change passwords regularly)

[quote=crazybeaniegrooven]oh shit, that's pretty scary to know that happened.

Nothing happened to me, should I go reset my password or just let it be?[/quote]
your password is fine as long as your account didnt get compromised before, steam database wasn't stolen or anything (but it's a good habit to change passwords regularly)
12
#12
0 Frags +

Reading Arteezys twitter he seems kinda like a tool.

Reading Arteezys twitter he seems kinda like a tool.
13
#13
0 Frags +

holy shit wtf lol

holy shit wtf lol
14
#14
0 Frags +

Exploits like this shouldn't happen if you're Valve...

Exploits like this shouldn't happen if you're Valve...
15
#15
0 Frags +
Knuckles_Steam does shit like that

Someone has a sunbeams cheaters lament cause of it

I'm pretty sure that a large sum of cash would be better incentive than an untradeable in-game item.

[quote=Knuckles_]Steam does shit like that

Someone has a sunbeams cheaters lament cause of it[/quote]
I'm pretty sure that a large sum of cash would be better incentive than an untradeable in-game item.
Please sign in through STEAM to post a comment.