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palpatine Feb 23, 2016 @ 10:53am
[PSA]SteamID Spoofing on every Steam product,(PC might be compromised )
The person who found this out is in the link

https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/46px2w/psa_steamid_spoofing_on_every_steam_product_and/

yes this, was posteda few days ago but I don't see any fix
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Joki the Disco Bandit Feb 23, 2016 @ 2:02pm 
Interesting read. Thanks for the link.
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The End Feb 23, 2016 @ 4:11pm 
I mostly play single player, if I play MP it's only on private password protected servers (my own) with friends I know, so I guess I'm safe.

Thank you for the warning, lets hope Valve get it fixed very soon.
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palpatine Feb 23, 2016 @ 5:46pm 
you're welcom and vavle needs to work/fix this since they don't make games any more they can at least do this
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The End Feb 23, 2016 @ 10:27pm 
With that big playerbase they have they really need to fix it, as fast as possible, yesterday would be nice ;)
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Quint the Alligator Snapper Feb 25, 2016 @ 11:00am 
1. Is this real?

2. If so, has it been fixed yet?
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Joki the Disco Bandit Feb 25, 2016 @ 11:07am 
Originally posted by Quint el Pizote Estacionamiento:
1. Is this real?

2. If so, has it been fixed yet?

1. It's a "proof of concept", i.e. there's no indication it's actually being done, rather it's an illustration/proof that it *can* be done, which should be enough cause for concern.

2. That's difficult to answer. Even if Valve is on top of it, or has already "fixed" the situation, they wouldn't necessarily broadcast that fact to the public. Rather they might intentionally stay quiet about it in the hopes of trying to catch someone attempting to pull it off.
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palpatine May 6, 2016 @ 5:12pm 
- bump - and bad new's it's still not fixed yet : /
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Joki the Disco Bandit May 6, 2016 @ 5:25pm 
From the thread:
"I found 2 ways of spoofing the steamid, 1 way of spoofing the friendsid, 1 way of forcing the server to spoof players, 2 ways of bypassing command restrictions and 2 ways oft writing files in EVERY client.
This means, when joining ANY source engine server your Computer could be compromised. I do think this all is quite severe, considering the amount of people playing source engine games - They could all be turned into a huge botnet. And also because this means everybody could impersonate and get you banned from servers, or abuse your e.g. admin priviledges. In combination, one could make a botnet relatively quickly."

And as of 6 days ago the author says he's still heard nothing whatsoever back from his emails.
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Starwhite May 6, 2016 @ 5:55pm 
They will probably soon announce 30 day bans on playing games you bought to fix this.
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palpatine May 6, 2016 @ 5:57pm 
I just have no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ clue what valve is doing there not making games anymore they could at least fix the ones they have,.
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BossGalaga May 6, 2016 @ 6:09pm 
Nice. A new excuse for the VAC forums. "Someone spoofed my SteamID and cheated. It wasn't me. Promise. Also...uh...something, something, little brother."

Hypothetical proof isn't proof. It's hypothetical.
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[SM]Devilsix May 6, 2016 @ 6:11pm 
Originally posted by Gut's The Berserker:
I just have no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ clue what valve is doing there not making games anymore they could at least fix the ones they have,.
They won't do anything.
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BossGalaga May 6, 2016 @ 6:13pm 
Originally posted by The Dayton Family:
Originally posted by Gut's The Berserker:
I just have no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ clue what valve is doing there not making games anymore they could at least fix the ones they have,.
They won't do anything.

How do you know what they have or haven't done? Do you work at Valve? And if so, could you please tell us when HL3 is being released?
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Joki the Disco Bandit May 6, 2016 @ 6:20pm 
Originally posted by BossGalaga:

Hypothetical proof isn't proof. It's hypothetical.

I've not seen anyone claim as of yet that this is anything *other* than a proof-of-concept. From what I've seen on that reddit thread, or here on Steam's Discussion pages, or on any of the other forums or blogs discussing it, the main concern seems to be that the person who reported this has (according to him) received *no word whatsoever* in reply from Valve. Whether that's true or not isn't something any of us can confirm.
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BossGalaga May 6, 2016 @ 6:29pm 
Originally posted by Hotblack Desiato:
Originally posted by BossGalaga:

Hypothetical proof isn't proof. It's hypothetical.

I've not seen anyone claim as of yet that this is anything *other* than a proof-of-concept. From what I've seen on that reddit thread, or here on Steam's Discussion pages, or on any of the other forums or blogs discussing it, the main concern seems to be that the person who reported this has (according to him) received *no word whatsoever* in reply from Valve. Whether that's true or not isn't something any of us can confirm.

Not hearing back from Valve doesn't mean this hypothetical issue hasn't been hypothetically addressed.
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