Our Steam forums were defaced on the evening of Sunday, November 6. We began investigating and found that the intrusion goes beyond the Steam forums.
We learned that intruders obtained access to a Steam database in addition to the forums. This database contained information including user names, hashed and salted passwords, game purchases, email addresses, billing addresses and encrypted credit card information. We do not have evidence that encrypted credit card numbers or personally identifying information were taken by the intruders, or that the protection on credit card numbers or passwords was cracked. We are still investigating.
We don’t have evidence of credit card misuse at this time. Nonetheless you should watch your credit card activity and statements closely.
While we only know of a few forum accounts that have been compromised, all forum users will be required to change their passwords the next time they login. If you have used your Steam forum password on other accounts you should change those passwords as well.
We do not know of any compromised Steam accounts, so we are not planning to force a change of Steam account passwords (which are separate from forum passwords). However, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to change that as well, especially if it is the same as your Steam forum account password.
We will reopen the forums as soon as we can.
I am truly sorry this happened, and I apologize for the inconvenience.
Gabe
Please change your passwords, check your accounts, and stay safe!
When I was little, I LOVED Little Mermaid. Like, wear out the VHS tape watching it every day love. So this nerdy parody is right up my alley.
Now, I’m not saying you have to go play all day in the sun, but getting outside every once in a while this summer may be good for you. Will you venture into the great unknown, or will you be too busy hanging out at Steam Summer Camp?
Team Fortress 2 is now available to play for FREE on Mac and PC. Not sure what that means? Perhaps this self-explanatory video will help:
If you’ve already bought the game, don’t sweat. You’ll have access to more items and receive a special “proof of purchase” hat. Free accounts are able to play entirely for free, but have the option of upgrading their account by purchasing anything from the online store. (More details available in their FAQs.)
Will this encourage you to play TF2? I’m thinking of giving it a go this weekend…
I’ve been gearing up for Halloween, and have been finding some awesome deals, freebies, and contests while getting everything set. Being the super nice person I am, I’m sharing them with you!
Steam is having a HUGE Halloween Sale on select titles from now until November 1st. If it’s scary, it’s on sale! PLUS they just announced that L4D is now available for Macs! (Think I could play it at work without getting caught?)
So many games, so little time…
If you got caught up playing games and didn’t have time to put together a costume, here’s something for you: Rise Again (the novel) has created some downloadable, printable zombie wound stickers. Just print them on some sticker paper and you’re good to go! Excellent for attending ZomBcon, dressing up for Halloween, or scaring your doctor at your next check up.
Need a bit more motivation to dress up for Halloween? How about this: Dress up as Colonel Sanders, and be entered to win free KFC Doublicious Sandwiches for life. Get directions and official rules here. But if the doublicious is anything like the Double Down, I’m so not eating it.
Whatever you do this year for Halloween, have fun, be safe, and come visit Zaxy at ZomBcon! Hope to see you there!
Yes it’s true. The amazing award winning puzzle/adventure game Portal, is on Steam and it’s FREE. Yes, free …but only until May 24th! So get off Facebook, download Steam if you don’t have it already and get to playing!
If you haven’t downloaded Steam yet, Mac users click HERE & PC users click HERE.
All users, Mac & PC, click HERE to download Portal!
My download is in process as we speak! Username: thekillajilla
Hope my work doesn’t mind me hogging all the bandwidth for a moment… or two. *Hehehehehehehehe..*
Ahh. The Mac vs. PC advertisement spoofs do not get old.
Funny, if I wasn’t a Mac owner who lost my PC in my parents’ garage! However, now Justin Long can point a small finger right back at Mr. PC Fat Man! The month of April has a lot in store for Apple’s neglected gaming platform.
“And then Valve said, LET THERE BE LIGHT!”
“March 8, 2010 – Valve announced today it will bring Steam, Valve’s gaming service, and Source, Valve’s gaming engine, to the Mac. Steam and Valve’s library of games including Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Portal, and the Half-Life series will be available in April.” via Valve News
This means that Mac users as well as PC users can share the excitement of simultaneous releases, like the much anticipated “Portal 2,” set to arrive later this year! Mac users get ready to stop crying over boring game apps, get off your ichat and get on board the Steam train!
