URGENT: Don't buy anything on Steam right now

Grim.Reaper · December 25, 2015, 04:53:59 PM

Yes, my bank will show purchases immediately in pending state when they happen, so you can see them quickly....I have alerting attached to my accounts so I would be notified if anyone transacted against my account within seconds....nothing so far.

Gusington · December 25, 2015, 04:55:40 PM

I don't have any card info saved, thankfully - when did this first start? Earlier today?

Huw the Poo · December 25, 2015, 05:01:51 PM

1-2 hours ago I think.

Gusington · December 25, 2015, 05:08:32 PM

Crap so it's literally just cropped up...

Gusington · December 25, 2015, 05:09:55 PM

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/12/25/steam-is-going-haywire-people-can-access-others-accounts/

bob48 · December 25, 2015, 05:16:53 PM

Merry Christmas, Valve.

IronX · December 25, 2015, 05:18:28 PM

Ugh! Helmet on. Hiding behind couch. :o

AchillesLastStand · December 25, 2015, 05:19:58 PM

From Steam Database Twitter........

"By the way, this is not a security breach. This is page caching gone rogue. Most likely not respecting Cache-Control headers"

https://twitter.com/SteamDB/status/680492664610000896

Guess someone doesn't know the definition of "security breach".

bob48 · December 25, 2015, 05:20:42 PM

Quote from: IronX on December 25, 2015, 05:18:28 PM
Ugh! Helmet on. Hiding behind couch. :o

Good plan. Move over a bit.

Huw the Poo · December 25, 2015, 05:22:39 PM

Valve are denying it's a hack. I'll paste the community moderator's post here:

QuoteWe've gotten reports that people sometimes see other people's account information on the account page. Valve has been made aware of this and are working on a fix.

Some frequently asked questions:
- No, Steam is not hacked

- Creditcard info and phone numbers are, as required by law, censored and not visible to users

Huw the Poo · December 25, 2015, 05:24:42 PM

Quote from: AchillesLastStand on December 25, 2015, 05:19:58 PM
Guess someone doesn't know the definition of "security breach".

Agreed. That you can view, at least, someone's name and full address details absolutely makes it a security breach. ~~Typical Valve arrogance.~~ Sorry, the Twitter account is not related to Valve.

AchillesLastStand · December 25, 2015, 05:26:21 PM

Quote from: Huw the Poo on December 25, 2015, 05:22:39 PM
Valve are denying it's a hack. I'll paste the community moderator's post here:

QuoteWe've gotten reports that people sometimes see other people's account information on the account page. Valve has been made aware of this and are working on a fix.

Some frequently asked questions:
- No, Steam is not hacked

- Creditcard info and phone numbers are, as required by law, censored and not visible to users

What about Steam Wallet info, is that accessible?

Huw the Poo · December 25, 2015, 05:27:40 PM

Quote from: AchillesLastStand on December 25, 2015, 05:26:21 PM
What about Steam Wallet info, is that accessible?

Apparently so, loads of people have reported being able to see wallet balances etc.

Silent Disapproval Robot · December 25, 2015, 05:29:45 PM

Well shit. I'm stuck at work for another 5 hours and can't access anything from here to check balances or reset passwords.

undercovergeek · December 25, 2015, 05:31:59 PM

Quote from: Huw the Poo on December 25, 2015, 04:50:24 PM
There are reports of fraudulent transactions appearing on credit cards (can you really see them that quickly?). I'm taking it with a grain of salt, but if you do have card information saved on Steam, it's worth keeping a close eye on transactions. And don't keep your card info saved on Steam.

doesnt it still ask for your last 3 digits

and wouldnt you just get the game on your library?