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Tondiste Mar 19, 2020 @ 4:27am
Warning: hackers from Beijing trying to get into steam accounts!
Please everyone be sure you have steam guard and change your passwords. Chinese seem to be bored.
Got an email today that someone wanted to log in with my account. Be careful!
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Phantom Mar 19, 2020 @ 4:31am 
No one needs to change their passwords if they haven't given away their account details.

I'm not sure why you think this is as widespread as you make it out to be.

It's the same nonsense that circulates, and we're not stupid enough to lose our accounts.
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rawWwRrr Mar 19, 2020 @ 4:33am 
This is news?
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Cathulhu Mar 19, 2020 @ 4:33am 
If you received an email, then someone already knows your account and and password. Find out how they leaked.
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Phantom Mar 19, 2020 @ 4:35am 
Originally posted by Cathulhu:
If you received an email, then someone already knows your account and and password. Find out how they leaked.

Pretty much this.

As long as you're getting login attempts, someone definitely got your password by some means.

The OP is one that needs their own PSA's advice.
Last edited by Phantom; Mar 19, 2020 @ 4:35am
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Tondiste Mar 19, 2020 @ 6:17am 
I haven't given out my account details.
There hasn't been breaches linked to my email.
Good that you lot are not stupid enough, you can ignore this.
I was just giving out info that someone tried it with mine, so just heads up.
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Crazy Tiger Mar 19, 2020 @ 6:19am 
If they tried to login, they know your accountname. Nobody except you should know that one.
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AustrAlien2010 Mar 19, 2020 @ 6:31am 
Don't they have anything better to do, such as create something cool or something?
*sighs* :steamfacepalm:
Last edited by AustrAlien2010; Mar 19, 2020 @ 6:33am
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Crazy Tiger Mar 19, 2020 @ 6:33am 
Originally posted by AustrAlien2010:
Don't they have anything better to do? :steamfacepalm:
Such as, create something cool or something.
My guess is that those people think they're doing cool stuff. Who knows what such people think.
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Dr.Shadowds 🐉 Mar 19, 2020 @ 6:40am 
Live, and learn from your mistakes, so you don't end up repeating it.

Most common reason people get accounts hijack for any service really are as followed.
- Sharing account infomation with others.
- Logging in on phishing sites.
- Downloading / Installing Virus / Keylogger on your system.
- Using public devices that has keyloggers, such as cyber cafe, school computers, and etc...
- Storing your login credentials on a unsecured service that others has access to view.
- Using same login credentials for all your things, or using same login credentials on another service that had a data leak. https://haveibeenpwned.com/
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AustrAlien2010 Mar 19, 2020 @ 6:46am 
Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:
Originally posted by AustrAlien2010:
Don't they have anything better to do? :steamfacepalm:
Such as, create something cool or something.
My guess is that those people think they're doing cool stuff. Who knows what such people think.

Yeah. Trying to bring everyone something nice, while somewhere else someone tries to rob you. Like... just stop doing that!
Last edited by AustrAlien2010; Mar 19, 2020 @ 6:46am
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Dr.Shadowds 🐉 Mar 19, 2020 @ 6:57am 
Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:
Originally posted by AustrAlien2010:
Don't they have anything better to do? :steamfacepalm:
Such as, create something cool or something.
My guess is that those people think they're doing cool stuff. Who knows what such people think.
Some people think hackers are like this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VyfJCbpTiw
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