how did i get hacked STEAM ?!!!

[jigo]

my account got hacked and half my inventory was cleared even though i have steamguard on phone and email notifications on aswell and changed my password recently, they listed all my items on the marketplace and bought a dota skin for an inflated rate, i know i can't get the items or the money back, so is there away to make my account more hack proof ?

[Muppet among Puppets]

Dont hand over your details to phishing.
Do not install malware.
That should keep your account safe.


To secure it now
Scan for malware. https://www.malwarebytes.com/

Check that the email and phone number on the steam account is still yours.

Deauthorize all devices https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage

Change your password on a secure device. Steam tab, settings.

Generate new back up codes. https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage

Revoke the api key https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey

[d3str0y3r]

Accounts are not hacked they are hijacked by the user leaking their login info and steamguard codes. You have known scam sites in your name history.

As to how to you can protect your account, stop giving 3rd party scam sites your login details.

[Elucidator]

People's accounts get hijacked generally because they are careless.
Through whatever means they gave the criminal access to their account; for example by logging in on a third party website.

Considering the culprit was interested in trade and inventories, its likely some kind of third party site that serves as a pool and to show your inventory to others, or at least it poses as such.

[The End]

Originally posted by jigo:

how did i get hacked STEAM ?!!! ... is there away to make my account more hack proof ?

You were not "hacked" but phished/hijacked.

Stop using sites like those you have in your namehistory and you are way safer.

[Ducks on Fire]

Originally posted by jigo:

so is there away to make my account more hack proof ?

Don't use any third party sites like those in you name history.

[jigo]

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:

Dont hand over your details to phishing.
Do not install malware.
That should keep your account safe.


To secure it now
Scan for malware. https://www.malwarebytes.com/

Check that the email and phone number on the steam account is still yours.

Deauthorize all devices https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage

Change your password on a secure device. Steam tab, settings.

Generate new back up codes. https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage

Revoke the api key https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey

did all these though
what worries me is not getting the marketplace confirmation thingy for listing items even though steamguard was on had to disable it to get the restricted acces to the marketplace

[jigo]

Originally posted by d3str0y3r:

Accounts are not hacked they are hijacked by the user leaking their login info and steamguard codes. You have known scam sites in your name history.

As to how to you can protect your account, stop giving 3rd party scam sites your login details.

well those are old websites when i was young dump and clueless and didn't use them for the last couple years in which i changed my email and password evrey now and then, that's why i thought it was a hack but i'm still clueless about how it all works but lesson learned not using those ever again.

[Elucidator]

One thing you have to keep in mind is that Legit Websites can get hacked, their information leaked.
Its never a good idea to link your account to some third party site. Sometimes you may want to for reasons, but in such case, make sure that the session they have is invalidated. (reset steam guard, etc.), so that any information they have becomes useless.

[jigo]

Originally posted by Elucidator:

One thing you have to keep in mind is that Legit Websites can get hacked, their information leaked.
Its never a good idea to link your account to some third party site. Sometimes you may want to for reasons, but in such case, make sure that the session they have is invalidated. (reset steam guard, etc.), so that any information they have becomes useless.

Is resetting my password and steam guard enough ?

[Elucidator]

and making sure you have no api keys, then yes.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Originally posted by jigo:

did all these though
what worries me is not getting the marketplace confirmation thingy for listing items even though steamguard was on had to disable it to get the restricted acces to the marketplace

If you get emails from market normally, but just not when someone else did something without your approval,
your email seems to be affected as well (and all associated accounts).

By the look. Try out what should have happened, and what "this not happening" could tell.

In case of reasonable worries, make sure to know where the details for steam and email cross. If thats a device you use, it might be infected.

[jigo]

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:

Originally posted by jigo:

did all these though
what worries me is not getting the marketplace confirmation thingy for listing items even though steamguard was on had to disable it to get the restricted acces to the marketplace

If you get emails from market normally, but just not when someone else did something without your approval,
your email seems to be affected as well (and all associated accounts).

By the look. Try out what should have happened, and what "this not happening" could tell.

In case of reasonable worries, make sure to know where the details for steam and email cross. If thats a device you use, it might be infected.

Just reset all my passwords cleared all devices
Reset my steam guard to temporarily disable the market place scanned both my PCs should be good now.
thanks for the tips and instructions really helped me out <3

[ASHIAN]

i have the exact same thing with me today, the funny thing is i have no virus i have all the protection is upto date i check for any virus and all the phishing sites and link i am very careful about, but still my inventory is all wiped out and then in the end all the money is transferred to some other steam account wallet by buying some cheap item in very high price

[Unn4m3d (♥AUT♥)]

Originally posted by ASHIAN:

i have the exact same thing with me today, the funny thing is i have no virus i have all the protection is upto date i check for any virus and all the phishing sites and link i am very careful about, but still my inventory is all wiped out and then in the end all the money is transferred to some other steam account wallet by buying some cheap item in very high price

The problem lies with you, you leaked your information somewhere.

[Chompman]

Originally posted by ASHIAN:

i have the exact same thing with me today, the funny thing is i have no virus i have all the protection is upto date i check for any virus and all the phishing sites and link i am very careful about, but still my inventory is all wiped out and then in the end all the money is transferred to some other steam account wallet by buying some cheap item in very high price

It's not a virus doing this but you giving away your account login at one time.