Steam Friends random blocking

[TriggerFinger]

Hey Guys, wondering if you could help me.
My steam keeps blocking random friends. Cant find resolution for it. I dont know why its happening. Its completely random.

[wuddih]

you or someone with access to your account does it.
Steam certainly does not do this by itself.

[76561199057253040]

Do you find that it's the same people getting blocked? Could be a possible glitch with the client but my bet is that its someone else using your account blocking people.

[HyperMadDJ]

yeah somebody hacked into your account and hijacked it, this happened to me too in a different way but the result was the same, they took control of my account and tried to message my friends to scam them or deleted or blocked them.

[TriggerFinger]

No Mog. Its completely random. i dont think anyone has access to my account. Login is authenticated by my phone

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by TriggerFinger:

No Mog. Its completely random. i dont think anyone has access to my account. Login is authenticated by my phone

Whoever told you the mobile authenticator was a fool-proof insurance as in "sign up and go worry-free" is an idiot. Don't take advice from that person anymore.
The SGMA (Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator) is a tool and tools need to be used properly. It won't protect your account from your mistakes.
On a positive note, you're not the first one succumbing to that wishful thinking. If I had a € each time I see someone claiming Steam got hacked because they're using the SGMA and yet their account was hijacked, I think I'd have myself a yacht by now.

[TriggerFinger]

ok.. i have changed my password so lets see if it still happens. Hopefully not

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by TriggerFinger:

ok.. i have changed my password so lets see if it still happens. Hopefully not

Phishing, once happened, doesn't are. If it was phishing indeed, deauthorize all other devices, revoke your API key and change the password then.

[TriggerFinger]

Whats APi Key? Give me a Path if you can. It wont deauthorize this pc. So will it work?
Wouldnt it be easier to get that phishing out?

[J4MESOX4D]

Originally posted by TriggerFinger:

Whats APi Key? Give me a Path if you can. It wont deauthorize this pc. So will it work?
Wouldnt it be easier to get that phishing out?

Do all these steps to ensure your account is properly secure:-

Scan for malware. https://www.malwarebytes.com/
Deauthorize all devices https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
Change your password on a secure device.
Generate new back up codes. https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
Revoke the api key https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey

[TriggerFinger]

Do i have to Follow these steps in order?
Do i need to register for a new API key after?
is malware bytes going to conflict with my windows defender?

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by TriggerFinger:

Do i have to Follow these steps in order?
Do i need to register for a new API key after?
is malware bytes going to conflict with my windows defender?

1. You should do the password change after everything else
2. If you don't need an API key, then better have none
3. No, but it's not going to do anything either. Leave Malwarebytes out of it. Even if it was a malware infection, that weird belief that Malwarebytes can somehow avoid all avoidance measures of malware is rather widespread. But account-hijacking malware is kinda unheard of nowadays, it's basically all phishing. And phishing doesn't need malware nor does it care about antivirus (or antimalware, for the anal-retentives here).

[Skaterboi42]

It happened to me too suddenly all my friends got blocked, some even unfriend me because of that

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Skaterboi42:

It happened to me too suddenly all my friends got blocked, some even unfriend me because of that

Then follow the guide in here. You've been phished.

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[JJ]

Originally posted by TriggerFinger:

Hey Guys, wondering if you could help me.
My steam keeps blocking random friends. Cant find resolution for it. I dont know why its happening. Its completely random.

This happened to me today too... I know exactly how I got phished, a Steam friend asked me to vote for him and his squad on a gaming site and sent me a link. Site looked pretty legit too. I now realize his account was spamming me to follow that link because the same messages went out to my Steam friends who were then Blocked on my Steam list. Anything like this happen to you by chance?