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Seems like Steam was hacked I didn't see anything on this forum about it. So this is just a friendly advisory that if you get password reset notices from Valve that may mean your account was compromised or someone is trying.
Should note that it has been apparently fixed.
http://masterherald.com/steam-hit-by-major-security-breach-many-accounts-hacked/23239/
Should note that it has been apparently fixed.
http://masterherald.com/steam-hit-by-major-security-breach-many-accounts-hacked/23239/
Reports are still blurry and information keeps coming out – Valve themselves are yet to make an official statement on the issue – but according to a demonstration that was posted on YouTube, a hacker could abuse the “forgotten password” feature in Steam’s log-in service, completely bypassing the stage where they have to enter a security code, and being granted access to reset the password of the account.
All an attacker needs to carry out this exploit is the account name of a Steam user. It’s not yet clear if Steam Guard offers sufficient protection from the exploit, as there have been some reports from users claiming that their accounts have been compromised even with Steam Guard enabled.
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Users are advised to keep an eye on their e-mail accounts. If an e-mail related to password recovery is received, the user should definitely not ignore it, and proceed to verify that their account is still accessible.
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