Steam forums may have been compromised

Discussion in 'other security issues & news' started by elapsed, Nov 7, 2011.

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  1. elapsed

    elapsed Registered Member

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    http://www.neowin.net/news/steam-forums-shut-down-breach-to-blame

    The interesting thing is they appear to be running the latest "v3" version of vB, something I believe Wilders does too.
     
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  2. Trooper

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    Thanks for the heads up man.
     
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  3. xxJackxx

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    Don't be quick to blame vBulletin, maybe Gabe is using gaben as a password again like he did when they got hacked through their email server. :D

    Seriously though might just be a weak password on one of the admin accounts.
     
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    Syobon, Nov 9, 2011
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  5. ronjor

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    http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/...-credit-cards-personal-info-may-be-stolen.ars
     
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    Hope this isn't another Sony waiting to happen. :(
     
    cm1971, Nov 11, 2011
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    Same here. Valve is such a nice company with a great leader :(
     
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    I'm not happy about this as I have both a PS3 and a Steam account... :mad:
    Twice in one year sucks. At least Valve was smart enough to have encrypted the info. I guess I will see if the bank cancels my card again.
     
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