can someone hack your account after you accept a friend invite

[harrylipwig]

a guy was offering a free game and sent a friend request. I accepted but he never sent anything and then he must of took me off his list because he's not on mine now. should I be worried?

[Felix]

Unless you gave information on how to access your account (Your Password, for example) then you should be fine.

However, be careful when people offer "Free Games". While some people may be genuinely nice by giving away free games, a lot of the time you'll find that it's simply people trying to gain access to your account. If they ask you to enter your details into another website, that's when you know something is fishy.

[ChrisW]

Did he send you a link to click? They will send a link to a fake Steam site, then you log in and the guy steals your account information. It sounds like he screwed up the scam.

[Felix]

Originally posted by ChrisW:

Did he send you a link to click? They will send a link to a fake Steam site, then you log in and the guy steals your account information. It sounds like he screwed up the scam.

Looks like it's related to this thread: http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/846941710355425586/

If all he did is add you as a friend and then remove you, you are fine. Don't you think it'd be quite a large security flaw if someone could gain access to your account just by having you as a friend?

[Purpuran]

I think I saw what happened, that thread Frazer linked, someone else won. So when he added you he made a mistake and meant to add the actual winner. So he just removed you. nothing to worry about

[harrylipwig]

Originally posted by FrazerJC:

Originally posted by ChrisW:

Did he send you a link to click? They will send a link to a fake Steam site, then you log in and the guy steals your account information. It sounds like he screwed up the scam.

Looks like it's related to this thread: http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/846941710355425586/

If all he did is add you as a friend and then remove you, you are fine. Don't you think it'd be quite a large security flaw if someone could gain access to your account just by having you as a friend?

yeah but i just wanted to check that there where no scams I didn't know about, I'm new to steam.

[harrylipwig]

Originally posted by Bikerboy AJC:

I think I saw what happened, that thread Frazer linked, someone else won. So when he added you he made a mistake and meant to add the actual winner. So he just removed you. nothing to worry about

alright cheers bud

[Felix]

Originally posted by harrylipwig:

yeah but i just wanted to check that there where no scams I didn't know about, I'm new to steam.

Better safe than sorry. You did the right thing by asking. :)

To be extra safe, I recommend you take a read of this Support Article: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1266-OAFV-8478

For bonus points, use GMail or Yahoo for Steam and use two-tier verification on that email account. In case you do not know what this is, it means to access your email account you need a code that is sent to your mobile phone. This, Steam Guard and good passwords means your Steam Account would be very secure. I can't recommend doing this enough.

Of course, you still need to be on the look-out for scams, but it makes it a lot harder for scams to grab your account even if you do fall for them.

[harrylipwig]

Originally posted by FrazerJC:

Originally posted by harrylipwig:

yeah but i just wanted to check that there where no scams I didn't know about, I'm new to steam.

Better safe than sorry. You did the right thing by asking. :)

To be extra safe, I recommend you take a read of this Support Article: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1266-OAFV-8478

For bonus points, use GMail or Yahoo for Steam and use two-tier verification on that email account. In case you do not know what this is, it means to access your email account you need a code that is sent to your mobile phone. This, Steam Guard and good passwords means your Steam Account would be very secure. I can't recommend doing this enough.

Of course, you still need to be on the look-out for scams, but it makes it a lot harder for scams to grab your account even if you do fall for them.

well my password is already pretty good numbers letters upper lower case symbols and such. but i was just afraid in case some kind of spyware could have been sent. thanks for your help frazer

[tmwfte]

Originally posted by harrylipwig:

well my password is already pretty good numbers letters upper lower case symbols and such.

Heh heh heh. Now we know that your password is made up of a mix of numbers, capitals, symbols, and lowercase letters. All someone needs do now is send a friend invite. *cackles madly and steeples fingers*

Soon, harrylipwig, soon your Toki Tori shall be played by a hacker! :-p

[harrylipwig]

Originally posted by tmwfte:

Originally posted by harrylipwig:

well my password is already pretty good numbers letters upper lower case symbols and such.

Heh heh heh. Now we know that your password is made up of a mix of numbers, capitals, symbols, and lowercase letters. All someone needs do now is send a friend invite. *cackles madly and steeples fingers*

Soon, harrylipwig, soon your Toki Tori shall be played by a hacker! :-p

drat! I said to much, always my downfall. I should say goodbye to my games while I can.

[Jy]

one of my friend just accepted a friend request, and send "?" to the person. Then the person suddenly goes offline. His account then been hacked straight away

[Legendary old man]

I accept friend request from people all the time. That is not a security risk in any way shape or form. Anyone saying otherwise is misinformed. The problem starts when a "friend" sends you a link.

[broncleer]

So my friend accepted a friend request and talked to this guy and he asked to trade and my friend didnt trade so the guy got made and said my friend got hacked, is that true? can you hack someone by them adding you and talking to them?

[TirithRR]

Originally posted by doritos.wmv:

So my friend accepted a friend request and talked to this guy and he asked to trade and my friend didnt trade so the guy got made and said my friend got hacked, is that true? can you hack someone by them adding you and talking to them?

No, usually what happens is the person sends you a link to their "profile" saying they have a person who wants to talk or trade with you. Instead of their real profile page, it's a fake site, designed to steal your account information. Clicking it and "logging in" really just gives them your username and password. Then that is how they "Hack" you (not really a hack though, it's Phishing.)

[broncleer]

yea we all reported them we were just wondering if its possible to get hacked after you talk to them