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Slightly Live
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Still no update or contact from steam regarding my stolen account. =(
What is the worst that can happen with my account? Should I be worried more?
What is the worst that can happen with my account? Should I be worried more?
TouchMyBox
Member
Dani said:
They can send mean letters to your friends and maybe get you banned from VAC. If you have third party games which run on CD Keys, they can copy them down and use them in a pirated copy even if you get your account back, which usually means that the two of you can't play the game at the same time. I think that's about it.
edit: or if you have third-party games with crappy install limits, they can use all of them up.
Slightly Live
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epmode said:
Good to know, actually.
TouchMyBox said:
No third party games, everything was dled from Steam itself. I only have gaffers on my Steam list, and they should be aware of the theft so that brings some piece of mind.
That serial thing is annoying though, hopefully it won't effect me too much.
Was it a low steam id account Dani? If so then I wouldn't worry to much it was probably just counter strike kids wanting to take yours so they can have a low steam id to show off to others who play counter strike.
If that was the case I doubt they will bother messing with your other games. If it isn't then I would be worried.
If that was the case I doubt they will bother messing with your other games. If it isn't then I would be worried.
TouchMyBox
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Rhythmic said:
Damn, people are losers.
Slightly Live
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Pardon my ignorance but what is a low steam account over a normal one?
Wait, does Valve actually DO something if your account was stolen?
I was under the impression that the actual user agreement explicitly says that if you ever get your account stolen and/or VAC banned, they EXPLICITLY will not listen to ANYTHING you say trying to contact support or whatever, and your games are gone forever online. Or maybe that's only for VAC bans...but it's a short step from an account being stolen to being VAC banned.
I was under the impression that the actual user agreement explicitly says that if you ever get your account stolen and/or VAC banned, they EXPLICITLY will not listen to ANYTHING you say trying to contact support or whatever, and your games are gone forever online. Or maybe that's only for VAC bans...but it's a short step from an account being stolen to being VAC banned.
TouchMyBox
Member
Dani said:
They're Totally Tubular and 1337.
bardia said:I got my account stolen over 2 years ago, quit PC gaming, decided to get a new PC last month and all I did was take a picture of my HL2 CD Key/Case and sent it into support. 2 days later I got my account back
All of my Steam games are purchased through Steam.
Also, your account presumably wasn't banned.Dani said:
You get assigned an id number depending on when you registered your steam account. So people who registered their steam accounts years ago have low number in the thousands. Compared to somebody who maybe got their account just a few months ago would be in the millions.
Why does it matter? It really doesn't. It doesn't really mean a damn thing but counter strike kids(actually, valve multiplayer games in general, I've seen it in DOD and team fortress) like to use it as a measure of skill. As if the fact they got their account means they have been playing longer so they are better than somebody who has a bigger larger steam id number.
So, some of them go out and purposely try to steal accounts that have been registered for years hoping for a good small steam id number so they can brag. Basically a giant dick waving contest for valve nerds.
I have had my steam account stolen before by a cs kid who wanted it since my id is in the 5000s. I had it back within 4 or so days.
ChoklitReign
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Is there any way to change the dot crosshair in Max Payne? I hate it.
Blizzard said:All of my Steam games are purchased through Steam.
That is a good thing actually. If your account does get stolen you just have to provide cc info inside your support ticket that you used to purchase the games. It is what I did and I got my account back pretty quick.
Slightly Live
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Rhythmic said:
Well I registered last year so I doubt that was the motive. I ran a system check and scan in case I had a keylogger, so dice. Also, never gave my password to anything other than the Steam client so that rules out being spoofed.
What worries me is the only place I have ever posted my Steam account name was here on GAF.
Also, just released, my orange box purchase was not steam but that polish site. I didn't give any details to them either as it wasn't asked for.
Akia said:
Good question, I checked everything, from keyloggers or virus, scam sites, etc and nada in my case. My password was also rather complicated. Puzzles me it does.
Akia said:
Most just try to scam people out of their info. Some correctly manage to guess your password using your password hints. Keyloggers and hacked exes they give to people who think they are getting free games. Only ones I know of anyway but I am sure there are other ways for those who really really care about it.
That is the internet for you. Plenty of nerds who want to do something and WILL find a way to do it.
In reply to Dani
As for motive, It is usually the steam id. They might not even have known what your number was and just keep trying to steal as many accounts as possible till they find a jackpot. If you just got yours last year I really think your account will be fine. A really good chance they won't mess with it too much since it doesn't have what they want. I am sure you will get everything back soon with no problems.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Dani said:
What about following a link that someone in your friend list sent you where you had to sign into Steam? Nobody is able to log into your account without your info and if you have a strong password the chances that somebody guessed it are small to nil. Usually somebody gets their account stolen by logging into a site they thought was Steam.
Slightly Live
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LovingSteam said:
Nope, did nothing of the sort. I'm actually stomped as to the reason. I could be missing something, but I doubt it. I've only used the Steam client when entering my password.
Also, only gaffers from the DOW2 Beta on my friend's list. Wouldn't want to think that they had anything to do with it.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Dani said:
So was the account stolen or disabled? Are you sure your password is strong? Have you put it into a password checker to see? I hope I am not coming off as judgmental, just want to make sure all angels can be checked.
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/password/checker.mspx
Slightly Live
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My old password comes up as strong on that site. Could have been better then.
Definitely stolen, got an email saying my password was changed, then I couldn't log in and it wouldn't send me the reset password email.
It was iwasdani, can't check my Steam profile oddly, though I have never checked it before.
=(
I think the password change system is silly, they should require email verification beforehand, it's pointless afterward. Like an official rubber stamp that you got fucked over and have a long wait ahead before it's fixed.
Definitely stolen, got an email saying my password was changed, then I couldn't log in and it wouldn't send me the reset password email.
It was iwasdani, can't check my Steam profile oddly, though I have never checked it before.
=(
I think the password change system is silly, they should require email verification beforehand, it's pointless afterward. Like an official rubber stamp that you got fucked over and have a long wait ahead before it's fixed.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Blizzard said:
You don't actually put your true password in it, you put a password like your own. Same number of symbols, numbers, etc...
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Wired said:
This is one of the big complaints against Valve's way of requesting a new password. You are able to change the email address on file by simply logging into said account.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Dani said:
They changed your profile name. That is why you can no longer find your profile. However, as long as you can prove you purchased atleast one game on that account, be it cc statement, email from Paypal, or picture of the key then Valve will reinstate your account. However, you do need to worry about a VAC ban.
ElectricBlue187
Member
How do I find my steam member #
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Slightly Live
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What? They actually put that into the agreement? That someone can potential fuck you over so bad that they refuse to help? If that happens to me I'm going to take my money elsewhere in future.Blizzard said:
Fucking even pirates have it better than that.
That sort of crap wouldn't fly on home consoles either. Such potential bullshit.
Dani said:
See this: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7849-RADZ-6869
And also this: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4044-QDHJ-5691
Basically, they will refuse to tell you when or why you triggered the banning system, and they consider it your responsibility no matter who was using your account at the time. They will not under any circumstances transfer any of your keys or whatnot to another account, and basically recommend you reformat your computer if you claim you had no cheats on it and something triggered a VAC ban.
Not to mention, I've modified a .EXE of a single-player game to test map modding (Mirror's Edge) -- I don't have an EA account, and haven't done any online time trials. But I still kind of worry that such EXE modification might set off something, in which case bang, you're dead, no playing on online secure servers again.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Dani said:
You would still have access to all of your games but not on VAC secure servers.
Slightly Live
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Hmm. This has made me very wary of adding any multiplayer games to my account if and when I get my account back. I would be annoyed if I couldn't play freely on TF2 and I was also considering registering my Unreal 3 key. Not any more I don't think.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Dani said:
The problem is even when you get your account back it might get VAC in the future. It can take VAC 3 or 4 weeks to flag your account. Which means a month after getting your account back, signing into Steam to play some TF2, you may find it was VAC banned. Not trying to scare you just letting you know the potential problems.
Slightly Live
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LovingSteam said:
Yeah, and I'll wait at least a month before buying anything on there or registering any multiplayer game keys. If it does happen, they can fuck off. I'll take my business elsewhere. In this day and age with the ability to prove what I have and have not done I should not be penalised for actions taken by other people.
If Steam or anyone else hold me accountable for anyone else's actions they will lose me as a customer.
Why the hell this is accepted I will never know. I hope it doesn't come to this.
CrookedRain
Member
Not many games use VAC. For the most part, it's just Valve's games that use it. Mirror's Edge has nothing to do with VAC.Blizzard said:
CrookedRain said:
Thanks. I understand Valve's position, but it still makes me a little sad. The good part is that in THEORY, if I was ever hacked (I try to be careful and use a strong password etc.), I'd only have to rebuy the orange box and left 4 dead (maybe I could find a deal). So I wouldn't lose everything. Thanks for the additional information, people.
neight said:
I can totally believe that.
Volcynika said:
It really is a stupid motive. It is exclusive to the valve multiplayer community really which makes up a ton of steam users to begin with. CS nerds are some of the worse.
Check this out. Just a month ago I was playing some cs and had a guy try to argue with me for about 15 minutes about whether or not I bought or stole my steam account. His argument being that I wasn't good enough of a player for such a low id number. I get crap like that and offers to buy it off me way too much. A friend of mine sold his account off on ebay for 150 bucks last year as well.
Huh? Anyone else having issues with Steam as of a few mins. ago? I can't login(get the error "Error verifying humanity"), and http://steamcommunity.com/id/fireblend/games says profile not found. I checked with a friend and he seems to have the same issue. Anyone got this as well?
Slightly Live
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Fireblend said:
:lol
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