Steam security issue revealed personal info to other users on XMas Day (fixed)
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fuck off valve
Well thats makes it a-okay.
superNESjoe
Member
The lack of an apology is what really gets me about this.
LiegeWaffle
Member
Why would you ever roll a configuration change on Friday, which also happens to be Christmas Day?
Mass_Pincup
Banned
It's ok then. Why don't you just post you personal info right here?
Ah well, that makes it OK then.
Please post your name, personal address, login email and user name and phone here, someone already has it anyway.
I'm waiting... aww, you got banned? LOL Fuck off.
Also in this thread: condescending comments like those quoted above.
banefirelord
Banned
If that's the only thing Valve is going to say about this...fuck that. Fuck them.
Alpha Phoenix
Member
Was thinking the same thing.
AwesomeMeat
PossumMeat
About all they can do is apologize, which they should do out of courtesy. The information is out there. Nothing can be done about that now.
Same here. Worth noting that the community section works okay though.
This really seems like cache poisoning to me. But maybe there's new information I missed.
Basically for whatever reason their profile page cache keys did not have a unique identifier like a user ID added. Obviously speculation but seen it before at my job.
Your post is reductionist and a generalization.
Basically for whatever reason their profile page cache keys did not have a unique identifier like a user ID added. Obviously speculation but seen it before at my job.
Your post is reductionist and a generalization.
Mr. Enigma
Member
Flawless logic.
Information was displayed through Steam. Something Valve controls and maintains.
No one knows who saw the information, no one knows who may do with that information.
The amount of defense Valve can get is amazing.
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Unsurprising. They see no issue with strangers being able to view personal information of their users.
sindbadthesailor
Member
Ricerocket
Member
Apologizing for what? Nothing apparently happened. /sarcasm.
The bigger question is why is Kotaku the official PR source for this?
It had a lot to do with account pages. To change you password you would go through the account page which would have made it available to others. Doing nothing at all would have actually been safer at the time.
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
I'd be lying if I said I actually expected much more from them than this. I actually like Steam, but its pretty clear the customers are way down the priority list for Steam. I've never found a CS system that's even close to as bad as theirs. Makes sense it would bleed over into half assed PR responses that amount to 'nothing happened, we hope everything's fine'.
Takamura-San
Member
Most likely they contacted Valve for comment and got an answer.
ll wanted to inform you that I haven't received your credit card number, your email or your address yet. I feel like I shouldn't be the only 1 who doesn't have that information yet.
Don't forget the legions of fanboys. Gabe doesn't have to pay for PR.
Lol, no apology in sight.
Garrett Hawke
Member
If I didn't log in in a few days am I safe? As my profile would never have been cached or whatever.
Ricerocket
Member
And they otherwise wouldn't say anything on their behalf? >_>
That is a message to Kotaku, not Steam users.
It would be idiotic to assume that Valve would not comment directly to Steam users when the issue is this large, arguably larger than the issues they have had in the past and have commented on to Steam users.
If they don't - then they can go fuck themselves
iNvid02
Member
on the one hand you have to take into account that it's Christmas day, but on the other, regardless of their relative size or how they choose to operate, this is a multi billion dollar corporation we're talking about
It's a good post, it's not going to be easy to accept for them (clearly) or for fans, because that's the foundation and culture that seemingly helped them get to where they are today, but they haven't been that same company for a while now, they're a giant multi billion dollar corporation providing a service with over a hundred million users, they need to face that reality.
I'd rather have a valve with a more typical and rigid structure that's able to get the basics right like other companies over this clown outfit they have going on, they don't seem to be doing anything out of the ordinary at this point which would be impossible or severely hampered by a regular hierarchy.
It's a good post, it's not going to be easy to accept for them (clearly) or for fans, because that's the foundation and culture that seemingly helped them get to where they are today, but they haven't been that same company for a while now, they're a giant multi billion dollar corporation providing a service with over a hundred million users, they need to face that reality.
I'd rather have a valve with a more typical and rigid structure that's able to get the basics right like other companies over this clown outfit they have going on, they don't seem to be doing anything out of the ordinary at this point which would be impossible or severely hampered by a regular hierarchy.
This is an answer to Kotaku's mail to Valve.
Should they apologize to fucking Kotaku?
Why not wait for an official statement like a rational person and fucking rage like a spoiled 12yo child IF it doesn't come?
Relaxed Muscle
Member
The problem here is that they answered Kotaku before releasing an actual statement to their customers...
doubtful changes, just more cache servers.
if it's caching issues as they say, it is a big issue but it also isn't.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
Why do you think Kotaku ask them about this? It's to inform their readers which are most likely steam users. It's just basic courtesy.
Not to mention they didn't even bother to write anything directly to their customers.
Yes - We can confirm Valve has no priorities.
I've been playing gears all day today. They scared to hold thatL
Btw I'm expecting at least an extension on the holiday sale. Or a total revamp on the system
Hey guys, they only got you email, address, account name, phone number and SOME credit card data. NBd TTYL tootles
Fucking asshats
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
You know, if my company accidentally revealed customer address/emails/phone numbers, the OCC would be on our ass in 3 hours flat.
The fact they can't be arsed to make an official statement speaks volumes.
The fact they can't be arsed to make an official statement speaks volumes.
_/¯-answer prediction from earlier was pretty accurate.It's pretty ridiculous that we're getting even an acknowledgement of anything via Kotaku instead of directly from Valve.
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