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    • scottalanmiller
      scottalanmiller last edited by

      Seriously, there is SO much security around my Steam account. Is Steam hacking like a major problem? Are people trying to play my games or something? Nothing that I do in my regular life has this level of security. 2FA for everything, even commenting on threads. Why is Steam so secure and things like, you know, my bank not so much?

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      • MattSpeller
        MattSpeller last edited by MattSpeller

        I had a 6 character all lower case Steam password for YEARS until last year when 2FA notified me someone logged in.

        Agreed, banks are slow to change.

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        • scottalanmiller
          scottalanmiller @MattSpeller last edited by

          @MattSpeller said:

          I had a 6 character all lower case Steam password for YEARS until last year when 2FA notified me someone logged in.

          Agreed, banks are slow to change.

          What did they do? Post silly reviews as you?

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          • MattSpeller
            MattSpeller @scottalanmiller last edited by

            @scottalanmiller I happened to be reading beside my PC when it happened so they didn't have long.

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            • A
              Alex Sage last edited by

              They could buy $5000 in steam games....

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              • A
                Alex Sage last edited by

                Post your username and password here, I'll see what I can do.....

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                • MattSpeller
                  MattSpeller @Alex Sage last edited by

                  @anonymous said:

                  Post your username and password here, I'll see what I can do.....


                  I did, but it's star'd out - anyone know how to fix that?

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                  • dafyre
                    dafyre last edited by

                    How are they getting into your steam account? Using your own password or something?

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                    • MattSpeller
                      MattSpeller @dafyre last edited by

                      @dafyre in my case my username is not very common and the password was easy - surprised it took that long actually.

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                      • dafyre
                        dafyre last edited by dafyre

                        I used a crazy password when I first made my account there... you can actually use spaces in your passwords. :-)

                        Edit... No... My password is not 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...

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                        • JaredBusch
                          JaredBusch last edited by gjacobse

                          You all are missing the point of @scottalanmiller's post.

                          Which is WTF is the point of the level of security to use Steam.

                          Yeah banks are slow and bad (hence the Java issues mentioned a few weeks back) and that Stupid Trusteer thing.

                          But they are a regulated industry meeting some type of mandated minimum security.

                          Why is Steam so f[moderated] complicated?

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                          • scottalanmiller
                            scottalanmiller @JaredBusch last edited by gjacobse

                            @JaredBusch said:

                            Why is Steam so f[moderated] complicated?

                            Exactly. 2FA every time I go to the site to comment on a thread is a bit extreme.

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                            • coliver
                              coliver @scottalanmiller last edited by gjacobse

                              @scottalanmiller said:

                              @JaredBusch said:

                              Why is Steam so f[moderated] complicated?

                              Exactly. 2FA every time I go to the site to comment on a thread is a bit extreme.

                              I don't think I've ever posted in that community. I also never have to do the 2FA except for the first time logging into a new computer or once every two weeks.

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                              • BRRABill
                                BRRABill @scottalanmiller last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller said:

                                Exactly. 2FA every time I go to the site to comment on a thread is a bit extreme.

                                Typical user, always complaining about security measures.

                                JOKE JOKE JOKE

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                                • Nic
                                  Nic last edited by

                                  There is a huge amount of Steam hacking, and these are accounts where you've spent thousands of dollars in games. But yeah, they put banks to shame.

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                                  • scottalanmiller
                                    scottalanmiller @Nic last edited by

                                    @Nic said:

                                    There is a huge amount of Steam hacking, and these are accounts where you've spent thousands of dollars in games. But yeah, they put banks to shame.

                                    Someone broke into yours and bought loads of crazy games!

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                                    • Nic
                                      Nic @scottalanmiller last edited by

                                      @scottalanmiller said:

                                      @Nic said:

                                      There is a huge amount of Steam hacking, and these are accounts where you've spent thousands of dollars in games. But yeah, they put banks to shame.

                                      Someone broke into yours and bought loads of crazy games!

                                      Yeah it was my multiple personality disorder :)

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                                      • nadnerB
                                        nadnerB @JaredBusch last edited by gjacobse

                                        @JaredBusch said:

                                        You all are missing the point of @scottalanmiller's post.

                                        Which is WTF is the point of the level of security to use Steam.

                                        Yeah banks are slow and bad (hence the Java issues mentioned a few weeks back) and that Stupid Trusteer thing.

                                        But they are a regulated industry meeting some type of mandated minimum security.

                                        Why is Steam so f[moderated] complicated?

                                        Pissed off, haxing, 12yo Counter-n00b players

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                                        • nadnerB
                                          nadnerB @scottalanmiller last edited by

                                          @scottalanmiller said:

                                          @Nic said:

                                          There is a huge amount of Steam hacking, and these are accounts where you've spent thousands of dollars in games. But yeah, they put banks to shame.

                                          Someone broke into yours and bought loads of crazy games!

                                          OR...
                                          Loaded your MMORPG profile and DESTROYED hundreds of hours of character levelling

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                                          • scottalanmiller
                                            scottalanmiller last edited by

                                            Ha ha, yeah. that must be the plan.

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