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Nikke Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:28pm
Credit card numbers weren't leaked, but personal information was
There's an alarming amount of misinformation spread to as what information was spread. In case you saved a payment method on your profile, you could access the payment window while on a cached profile. While you could not purchase anything, it automatically filled the payment window with the profile owners personal information such as full name, phone number, full address & post number and whatever else they put down there.

Do not downplay this and claim nothing of importance was leaked.
Last edited by Nikke; Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:41pm
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Birdy Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:29pm 
This.
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Spider Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:31pm 
Where the heck can you even add your adress or stuff like that? Never saw anything like that when i created my account or when i check it now.
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Alex Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:31pm 
Originally posted by Spider:
Where the heck can you even add your adress or stuff like that? Never saw anything like that when i created my account or when i check it now.
Only happens when you go to buy something.
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Birdy Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:32pm 
Originally posted by Spider:
Where the heck can you even add your adress or stuff like that? Never saw anything like that when i created my account or when i check it now.
If you link certain credit/debit cards, you have to fill in your address. Also billing address information.
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Nikke Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:32pm 
Originally posted by Spider:
Where the heck can you even add your adress or stuff like that? Never saw anything like that when i created my account or when i check it now.
When you buy stuff with say, Visa or whatever card you own, you fill the form with your card information, followed by your personal info. After that, you can tick an option where your information is saved for quick future purchases and it automatically fills the form for you. While the caching glitch happened, people who chose this option could have ANYONE who accessed their profile during it see all the information they submit.
Last edited by Nikke; Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:33pm
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RiO Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:35pm 
Originally posted by Spider:
Where the heck can you even add your adress or stuff like that? Never saw anything like that when i created my account or when i check it now.

When you purchase a game and pick credit card as the payment method you are able to store the payment information.

If you've been relying on third-party payment services such as PayPal, or national systems for online purchases via bank transactions such as the Dutch iDEAL system, then you wouldn't have that info on file.

Interestingly, I wonder if the data Valve requests of you taxing in the US when you've reached the applicable limit in Market transactions was in danger of being leaked...
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Nope Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:35pm 
was the email adress leaked?
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Nikke Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:35pm 
Originally posted by LT__DATA:
was the email adress leaked?
Yes.
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SkyLine99 Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:36pm 
omg really ? you mean my id , my password , my email the hacker knows them ? :steambored:
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Xethor Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:37pm 
Originally posted by ZeReX ~~~~~~> Road_To_Silver:
omg really ? you mean my id , my password , my email the hacker knows them ? :steambored:

Not the password
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Nikke Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:37pm 
Originally posted by ZeReX ~~~~~~> Road_To_Silver:
omg really ? you mean my id , my password , my email the hacker knows them ? :steambored:
They don't know your password, but if someone got your profile from the cache glitch, they could have checked anything that is revealed in your account details. Your password is safe, though
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SkyLine99 Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:37pm 
RIP
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Birdy Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:38pm 
Originally posted by ZeReX ~~~~~~> Road_To_Silver:
omg really ? you mean my id , my password , my email the hacker knows them ? :steambored:
Firstly, it wasn't hackers that gained access to account information. It was regular users gaining access to cached pages of other user's account details.

Secondly, information leaked is limited to any billing information and maybe e-mail address
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Nope Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:39pm 
Originally posted by Nikke:
Originally posted by ZeReX ~~~~~~> Road_To_Silver:
omg really ? you mean my id , my password , my email the hacker knows them ? :steambored:
They don't know your password, but if someone got your profile from the cache glitch, they could have checked anything that is revealed in your account details. Your password is safe, though
Oh my god this was a big event and i am scared as you do i think and i think how scared are the guys that have like 1000 games in steam
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Nikke Dec 25, 2015 @ 3:39pm 
Originally posted by Mr Bird Jesus:
Originally posted by ZeReX ~~~~~~> Road_To_Silver:
omg really ? you mean my id , my password , my email the hacker knows them ? :steambored:
Firstly, it wasn't hackers that gained access to account information. It was regular users gaining access to cached pages of other user's account details.

Secondly, information leaked is limited to any billing information and maybe e-mail address
They could also see your steam guard status, billing history, market transactions and such. This could be use maliciously for claiming proof of ownership.
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