PsychoSoldier
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Probably but may still have exposed other info like email address phone number etc
Steam security issue revealed personal info to other users on XMas Day (fixed)
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Probably but may still have exposed other info like email address phone number etc
I hope this is the wake up call Valve needs regarding customer support, is fucking atrocious and a big joke.
I believe the payment information page does show the full address and unobscured phone number if that information is saved on the account. I think it'll only show the last 4 digits of the card number and the CCV field will be empty because that needs to be entered for every purchase.
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lol sorry, I just copied and pasted the quote stuff from another post.
Valve has instated nothing.
Xamtheking
Member
But why
blackdevil
Member
i think it`s scary that google can cache the Steam account page with all our informations... !!!
no, if you have a CC saved you can just buy it without doing anything else than clicking a button. but it would go on your account anyway, its not like people would be stealing it
dick move, sure, but it would be fixable
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How can I unlink a paypal account?
A few pages back people confirmed being able to do it. I'm sure as hell not looking.
If you have steam wallet balance though, they can use that right? As that doesn't require any code inputs, just a tickbox.
You did all the right things if it is true that the issue is due to caching issues.
Ploid 3.0
Member
It didn't stop me from getting the games I wanted. Amazon, and GOG sell steam codes. I've never really wanted a steam only purchase after that game so I was unaffected by avoiding steam (Divinity OS). Street Fighter V will be the next thing I'll need steam for maybe. Amazon sell steam money codes. <3 amazon's customer service, and EA's too.
Thanks, what a massive disaster... I'm afraid of login in to remove these information.
lifa-cobex
Member
Because this?
Just so I'm clear on this, if it's true some people got purchases made, it had to have been through Steam itself, right? Now that they pulled the plug, if I haven't had anything purchased on my account, then other than the last 4 digits of my cc being potentially exposed, I'm no longer at risk?
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Go to paypal, sign in, press the gear icon in the top-right corner, scroll to pre-approved payments, click, click on Valve Corp, click cancel
They've been saying for years they need to improve it but it still hasn't gotten any better.
As far as we know, it's just a caching error so no account changes can be made.
There have been some varying reports however, currently we are discussing the validity of charges being applied to people's accounts.
I didn't see any either, maybe someone browsing caches or /v can confirm.
However, that information came from a community moderator.
fluffydelusions
Member
Log in to paypal and click the cog wheel top right and unlink from there.
Hello? This is Hailun!
Member
Steam is completely down for me now.
Google probably has a info page detailing everything that must be done by companies to keep this from happening, so it's not really their fault in this case, it's still Valve's.
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1. click the cog wheel in the upper right corner when logged in.
2. scroll down and look for a link like button with preapproved payments then click.
3. under the dropdown menu click on active and then click go.
4. click the one from steam and cancel it.
This is why I quoted that Steam forum member.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
steam is down right now, so not possible, neither advisable until Steam clears up this.
Ricerocket
Member
I just want to play Path of Exile but it won't let me because steam authentication is down... that's shitty.
I've had to enter them digits ever time I've made a purchase, but that's probs because I don't make purchases too often.
That's so cheap and who doesn't have that anyway lol.
They could at least gift us something like last christmas (or 2 christmas ago?).
Ticket to Ride to make it steam-themed.
lifa-cobex
Member
It's been up and down for me.
Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
I'm not logging in to check, but is it possible to put multiple credit cards on your account? I think I had a couple
Thanks, I'll do that right now. I might unlink my Paypal account from my bank/cards because I don't use them anyway.
What an absolute fucking shitshow.
I'm asking this because EU citizens (or at least I) have to fill in the 3 number code every time.
So that should mean that CC purchases aren't even a problem here.
PS.So what do we "Corp. apologists" get when half of the fear mongering here is false?
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I wish that third parties weren't doing Valve's job, but it's still appreciated.
Cheeseman Battitude
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A bit coincidental for just a caching error to happen on Christmas day when it's been OK all year round.As far as we know, it's just a caching error so no account changes can be made.
There have been some varying reports however, currently we are discussing the validity of charges being applied to people's accounts.
I didn't see any either, maybe someone browsing caches or /v can confirm.
However, that information came from a community moderator.
As far as we know, it's just a caching error so no account changes can be made.
There have been some varying reports however, currently we are discussing the validity of charges being applied to people's accounts.
I didn't see any either, maybe someone browsing caches or /v can confirm.
However, that information came from a community moderator.
A guy from IGN is even saying he has had charges to his account. Perhaps he is mistaken, but I'm doubting it.
If you added a new card it would auto-fill your old information including address and phone number.I didn't see any either, maybe someone browsing caches or /v can confirm.
However, that information came from a community moderator.
SchrodingerC
Member
What the hell Valve, how could they let this massive mistake happen?!
I can't even sign in since the client login is a black square.
I can't even sign in since the client login is a black square.
Yes. Which makes me think the people posting charges to their steam account were just charged late for something they bought earlier. I've had steam charges take a couple of days to hit. Still, all the other shit leaked is a social engineering nightmare.
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