cheese 2 月 15 日 下午 10:41
How can I contact steam support about an item theft
First of all, I don't care about getting the items back, and I know it's not their policy to do so. I caught it early and changed my password, so I only lost less than 2 dollars worth of items, which doesn't bother me much. I just couldn't find a channel to inform steam support about there being a hack.

How I think the hack works is that the hacker got access to my account with leaked credentials or something like that. Then used a bot to list some items for cheap on the market, so they get bought quickly. Then massively overpay, with my account, for some very cheap items, priced to take all the cash in my balance.

I can't see who my account bought it from but it should be safe to assume it's from the hacker, which is why I want to to inform the costumer support so they can find the hacker.
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Teksura 2 月 15 日 下午 10:58 
Use the report function on the profiles.

Also secure your account.

Scan for malware https://www.malwarebytes.com/
Deauthorize all other devices https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
Change passwords from a clean computer
Generate new backup codes https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
Revoke the API key https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey
Stop using shady third party trade sites or clicking suspicious links.


Do each of the steps.
KalGimpa 2 月 15 日 下午 11:06 
phishing is the number one way that people are losing their accounts

sometimes people give their info away to third party sites

trading sites and the like

sometimes they are scammed and scared into giving it

dicord scams and vote for my team and all that

if it did happen to be a leak from another site, there is not anything that steam could do

it would not be a leak from steam, as nobody is selling steam info anywhere

at least not as of friday

if you are intent on contacting them,

pick something close in the account section

you will more than likely get a template response telling you that there is nothing they can do
cheese 2 月 16 日 上午 1:20 
引用自 Teksura
Use the report function on the profiles.

Also secure your account.

Scan for malware https://www.malwarebytes.com/
Deauthorize all other devices https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
Change passwords from a clean computer
Generate new backup codes https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
Revoke the API key https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey
Stop using shady third party trade sites or clicking suspicious links.


Do each of the steps.
Changed the password and did a full scan that came back clear so I probably don't have to worry about that now. The problem is there is no profile for me to report, the theft happened through steam market so I can't see where the money in my balance went. I'm assuming Valve would have a transaction record with full detail which is why I'm asking where I can contact them for them to look into it.
J4MESOX4D 2 月 16 日 上午 1:59 
引用自 cheese
引用自 Teksura
Use the report function on the profiles.

Also secure your account.

Scan for malware https://www.malwarebytes.com/
Deauthorize all other devices https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
Change passwords from a clean computer
Generate new backup codes https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
Revoke the API key https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey
Stop using shady third party trade sites or clicking suspicious links.


Do each of the steps.
Changed the password and did a full scan that came back clear so I probably don't have to worry about that now. The problem is there is no profile for me to report, the theft happened through steam market so I can't see where the money in my balance went. I'm assuming Valve would have a transaction record with full detail which is why I'm asking where I can contact them for them to look into it.
ALL steps need to be done without fail. The most important one is deauthorising all other devices. Without doing this, scammers will still have continued access to your account irrespective of changing the password.

Scammed items and any wallet funds lost are not returned. All you can do is report any accounts involved.
Nx Machina 2 月 16 日 上午 2:26 
Accounts on Steam are PHISHED not hacked because the end user gave away all their account details, giving them access to their account.

The account name, the password and the KEY to the door, the Steam Guard Mobile code, or scanning the QR code or authorising via fingerprint giving them access to the account.

How? by either logging into a known scam site or sites, tailored malware on your PC, the vote for my team scam, you have a pending ban scam on Discord, free knife click the link, signing in through a fake login window, the fake Valve employee scam etc.

How does Steam (a program) know it is not you when all the account details are correct? It doesn't, therefore any action taken on your account is seen as you doing said actions.

The alternative is not plausible:

1) Someone would have to "GUESS" your account name from "millions of possible combinations".

2) Next they would have to "GUESS" your password from "millions of possible combinations" and then match it to your account name with "millions of possible combinations".

3) And finally they would have to "GUESS" the Steam Guard Mobile code "which changes every 30 seconds" to match both your account name and password to then have access your account.

The weakest link is the end user, not the security offered.
Iceira 2 月 16 日 上午 2:42 
Try use privet Browsing or learn about it, i did not say you have visit adult site, but as you see somwhow your info has been hijacked, as the other helper point out.

This is not about blaim this is about so steam user stop use normal browsing to whatever site that can be seen as legit and even they can get hacked . point is try avoid tell any info, if that even possible. on other thirdpart site not related to whatever product you have.

The other helper here doing fine job, but we also need how to change this behavier in what ppl do.
i do not say other do not know this, its more, a new steam user everyday has this issue and ppl need to wake up here.
cheese 2 月 16 日 上午 2:47 
引用自 Iceira
Try use privet Browsing or learn about it, i did not say you have visit adult site, but as you see somwhow your info has been hijacked, as the other helper point out.

This is not about blaim this is about so steam user stop use normal browsing to whatever site that can be seen as legit and even they can get hacked . point is try avoid tell any info, if that even possible. on other thirdpart site not related to whatever product you have.

The other helper here doing fine job, but we also need how to change this behavier in what ppl do.
i do not say other do not know this, its more, a new steam user everyday has this issue and ppl need to wake up here.
I'm just asking how I can ask Valve to check who my money went to and ban them, I don't even want my money back
Satoru 2 月 16 日 上午 8:37 
引用自 cheese
I'm just asking how I can ask Valve to check who my money went to and ban them, I don't even want my money back

Hijackers never use their own accounts to do anything. Those accounts were also hijacked accounts. Banning them is generally pointless because they will just go back to the original owner

Heck your own account was likely used to sell or trade other items a well. Would you want your own account banned as well?
引用自 Satoru
Hijackers never use their own accounts to do anything. Those accounts were also hijacked accounts. Banning them is generally pointless because they will just go back to the original owner

Support usually just issues account locks (which normal users can't see, like the OP) and waits for the owner to reclaim them.

This is why people get mad when they see the account still active after the owner reclaimed it.

:nkCool:
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