Gabe Newell Says Steam Hack Is Worse Than Expected

[Yureina]

Changed my pw, just to be safe.

Why would assholes hack Steam? That's so mean! ;_;

 

[Lewieroo0]

sigh, not this shit again :\ guess i'm gonna have to alter my account details till this situation is sorted.

 

[Dogstile]

I'm rather glad the card on my account was invalid starting last week. Seems like I dodged a bullet there.

 

[Low Key]

It's ironically hilarious that I just signed up for Steam not but two weeks ago and this shit happens. I had already canceled my card because Microsoft didn't want to let it go and I was worried XBL was going to get hacked.

 

[Carboncrown]

Well, fuck. Here goes my precious time I should be spending playing Skyrim.

Password changed and CC details deleted. hopefully that's enough. i don't want to go to the bank again i was there yesterday

I feel a bit stupid... but how exactly do you do that?

 

[Frostbite3789]

It was bound to happen eventually, but it's nice to see they told people quickly (it's a good idea, internet companies!) and gave them details. Hopefully Steam Guard holds up.

This is about the same timeline Sony told everyone things might be serious, a few days, but everyone lost their minds then.

It really just goes to show some things about preconceptions.

 

[AugustFall]

Is this why I can't play TF2? or is that a seperate problem?

I was just on. I'll check.

 

[Gennadios]

Free copies of Portal 2 for everyone effected.

i'm sure if you can prove to valve that the hack has created a new person, they'll happily give you a free copy of portal 2. in the meantime, those of us affected won't hold our collective breath.

this sucks, but i hope this news is the most it sucks. it'd be nice to not have to cancel my card, since my bank is made of jerks.

You misunderstand. Valve will need to do some damage control, similar to Sony during the PSN hack. Normally this involves giving out freebies to it's gamers. Hence the 'joke' about Valve giving out free copies of Portal 2 or the more likely outcome of TF2 hats.

 

[Headdrivehardscrew]

Also... why hack Steam? i acctually don't get it... it's user friendly for the community, it has loads of promotions, its good to use...

Is there any kind of corporate corruption going on, or is this a statment of "WE WANT HL3 NOW" awfully performed?

There's a certain elevated probability it's still always the same folks doing it, either because it's just what they do or because they think they're sticking it to The Man.

Thing is, even though they may believe to have enough justification to wreak havoc on "corporations" just because, say, Skyrim requires a working Steam account and Steam is already considered spyware by the paranoid.

Also, the fact that early owners are told it's not possible to start playing Skyrim before, well, tomorrow, some see this as enough provocation to go cause a stir and mess things up.

As with the lulzers from earlier this year, I have severe trouble not just plain hating these melon farmers.

Patience is a virtue. Hacking is not. It used to be a valued skill that might pay well, but lately with all the asshattery going on, it's really time to take a stand. Ignorant people started admiring these fools, but I believe everyone has to oppose the very notion of any of it being legitimate or cool.

If it's just about stealing or making money, it's criminal enough already. If it's just for the lulz, I suggest hanging them just a little bit higher.

 

[Pearwood]

Do we get a hack-themed Team Fortress 2 hat? I'm thinking a hacksaw buried in the characters' heads. Any word on when this hack actually happened? Stuff like this goes unnoticed for weeks most of the time.

Something Sony only thought of after the hacks happened.

I don't think Steam thought of this in advance? In fact there's nothing there about any compensation.

 

[Divine Miss Bee]

Free copies of Portal 2 for everyone effected.

i'm sure if you can prove to valve that the hack has created a new person, they'll happily give you a free copy of portal 2. in the meantime, those of us affected won't hold our collective breath.

this sucks, but i hope this news is the most it sucks. it'd be nice to not have to cancel my card, since my bank is made of jerks.

You misunderstand. Valve will need to do some damage control, similar to Sony during the PSN hack. Normally this involves giving out freebies to it's gamers. Hence the 'joke' about Valve giving out free copies of Portal 2 or the more likely outcome of TF2 hats.

...no, i was correcting your spelling.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Something Sony only thought of after the hacks happened.

I don't think Steam thought of this in advance? In fact there's nothing there about any compensation.

Steam thought of it as it happened. You may remember the free copies of games it gave away the last time something bad happened. I'll be willing to bet my account that defrauded Steam users will be compensated because of that.

It's also admitted when it was attacked and how much was stolen. Something that Sony still hasn't done.

They've also said sorry, which is a big plus in my book.

 

[Some_weirdGuy]

So... Its real great that you have this message come up when i'm in the forum to tell me its been hacked and to change my forum account password... EXCEPT I can't get into my user Control Panal cause your stupid message is plastered over the top and won't go away no matter what I do...

Also guys, last time I checked steam forum account =/= steam account. Unless I'm just special like that and have the two separate.

 

[Something Amyss]

Steam thought of it as it happened. You may remember the free copies of games it gave away the last time something bad happened.

Indeed. Their first offer pretty much only helped out the banks. Not the people you need to convince to come back to your network.

 

[Terminate421]

I don't use Steam Forums but I changed my password to be safe.

I have used my debit card to pay for things but that was like last year....(Or the beginning of this year, I forget). I haven't purchased anything for like 11 months.

Anyway, I changed my password and I have steam guard.

 

[Pearwood]

It's also admitted when it was attacked and how much was stolen. Something that Sony still hasn't done.

They've also said sorry, which is a big plus in my book.

Well it was kind of a generic PR statement just like the one Sony made. Plus it comes down to the same thing, "We don't know how far the hack goes". Only real difference is Sony shut off service and Valve hasn't.

 

[Ironman126]

Does this affect Paypal users as well?

Not unless they get access to your Paypal password. Which they shouldn't because it's not stored via Steam.

 

[Zeraki]

Well damn, glad I don't keep any personal info saved on my Steam account. I just changed my password so hopefully I'll be good.