Author Topic: Steam Databases Hacked (Read 4010 times)

LeetZero · November 11, 2011, 04:57:54 PM

Quote from: MegaScientifical on November 11, 2011, 04:49:42 PM

I got that kind of error when I used the wrong password. You're sure you entered it right?

Yes?

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popman98 · November 11, 2011, 05:02:59 PM

So how do I unsave my purchase info & change pass on a mac?

Kike · November 11, 2011, 06:33:51 PM

"hashed and salted passwords"
What is this?

Butler · November 11, 2011, 07:00:50 PM

All those friends yelling 'THIS MAND DID NOT READ"

NEITHER DID YOU friend:

Quote from: Steam Update News

November 10th, 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.

friends kept yelling at people for the underlined words.

I am yelling at friends for the bold words.

ShadowZero · November 11, 2011, 07:14:53 PM

Quote from: CJwarrior on November 10, 2011, 05:20:52 PM

First PSN now steam?
Sounds like the hackers are xbox cigarettes.

You forgot Nintendo and how apparently their hackers meant "no harm"
They said later that they stole Wii U specs and other stuff from it from what I heard.

Kike · November 24, 2011, 12:51:49 PM

Quote from: Kike on November 11, 2011, 06:33:51 PM

"hashed and salted passwords"
What is this?

Seriously, what does that mean?

Lil Robot · November 24, 2011, 12:53:05 PM

Quote from: Butler on November 11, 2011, 07:00:50 PM

All those friends yelling 'THIS MAND DID NOT READ"

NEITHER DID YOU friend:
friends kept yelling at people for the underlined words.

I am yelling at friends for the bold words.

you didn't read, you're being a hypocrite here.
hashed and salted passwords mean they could easily take out a few of the extra characters thrown in there in order to break into your steam account. it's not hard to take out a few extra letters to make a senseful word, unless your password is just you mashing your keyboard.

Kike · November 24, 2011, 12:54:19 PM

Quote from: Lil Robot on November 24, 2011, 12:53:05 PM

you didn't read, you're being a hypocrite here.
hashed and salted passwords mean they could easily take out a few of the extra characters thrown in there in order to break into your steam account. it's not hard to take out a few extra letters to make a senseful word, unless your password is just you mashing your keyboard.

Thanks for the explanation.

Freeze · November 24, 2011, 01:22:39 PM

Quote from: LeetZero on November 11, 2011, 02:11:32 PM

So, Steam, forget you.

that just means steam is to busy, calm down

LeetZero · November 24, 2011, 01:30:22 PM

Quote from: Freeze on November 24, 2011, 01:22:39 PM

that just means steam is to busy, calm down

That is because I posted that 13 days ago.

Flamecannon · November 24, 2011, 02:06:07 PM

Quote from: Nickelob Ultra on November 10, 2011, 05:12:44 PM

I think I'm good now.

is the password nickels?!