Steam gave out your credit card numbers... Again. :|

[Thothie]

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6972

VALVe's STEAM content distribution system has been the target of no small share of bad press since it was created, with complaints ranging from apathetic customer service to the inability to play legitimately purchased games online. Some users have had their accounts locked, deleted, or hijacked - but a hacker known only as "MaddoxX" has just opened a rather sizeable can of worms.

According to a posting made on an anti-STEAM website, MaddoxX has bypassed VALVe's security system and accessed a significant chunk of data, including:

* Screenshots of internal VALVe web pages
* A portion of VALVe's Cafe directory
* Error logs
* Credit card information of customers
* Financial information on VALVe

...

It seems that VALVe is being held for ransom. If this is true, VALVe may be in trouble, as California Senate Bill 1386 requires that credit card holders be informed of any breach of their information, and MaddoxX already knows exactly how much money they have available.

http://emp.damage-web.net/viewtopic.php?p=62590


:roll:

Apparently this is not the first incident of this nature, and there've already been several attempts to hit them up with 1386, that they are already held up in court over.

Tis times like these I'm glad they don't have my credit card number.

 

[Gurluas]

Omg... ... comeon he must steal episode2 not numbers

EDIT: he leaked episode2 stuff too

 

[J-M v2.5.5]

Omg... ... comeon he must steal episode2 not numbers

This is such a god damn stupid comment that I really have no clue what to say.

 

[bugleboy]

well then....im glad i didnt use a credit card to buy the games...srry for u guys that did....doesnt someone named Maddoxx play MS:C...i think ive seen that name around somewhere before

 

[Gurluas]

DAMN. rapidshare deleted the alpha of ep2 before i gott he last 2 parts.

 

[The Man In Black]

Good thing I didn't buy Squirrel's second copy of HL over Steam :roll:

 

[Blaze]

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3158852

you sure its ALL customers, or only cyber cafes?

 

[The Man In Black]

He only posted information about the Cafes, but he claims to have shells everywhere.

Also, No-Steam.org is "suspended" and their forums are "temporarily offline". Someone's not happy ;-)

 

[WeissberV]

Shit.. i bought so many games over steam

 

[Lanethan]

Valve officially said no steam credit card numbers were taken, just cybercafe account numbers.

 

[The Man In Black]

He only posted information about the Cafes, but he claims to have shells everywhere.

Add-on for Lanethan: They also denied that he did ANYTHING for awhile >_>

 

[Gurluas]

i found the ep2 leak...nice to play with it
and its wrong, he did release CC info... and bank balanced...apparently i heard he got raided by FBI

 

[Thothie]

The cyber café thing was a separate incident early last year, I believe.

 

[HumanSteak]

well then....im glad i didnt use a credit card to buy the games...srry for u guys that did....doesnt someone named Maddoxx play MS:C...i think ive seen that name around somewhere before

Nah, it's Minoxx

 

[Gurluas]

according to doug lombardi it was a recent event...and he did not steal credit card numbers... it was a fraud...

According to the latest reports from Valve Software, Steam has not been hacked.

Doug Lombardi, director of marketing at Valve, says, "There has been no security breach of Steam." However, he does confirm our expert's findings by adding, "The alleged hacker gained access to a third-party site that Valve uses to manage the commercial partners in its Cyber Café program. This Cyber Café billing system is not connected to Steam. We are working with law enforcement agencies on this matter, and encourage anyone with more information to e-mail us at [email protected]."


The "hack" was only on a site that VALVe uses to manage it's Cyber Café, not STEAM. So all STEAM non-Café users can let out a breath of relief. However, Cyber Café administrator's credit cards and the such are reportedly "known". Thankfully, VALVe has contacted the proper authorites to track down and find 'MadoxX'.

 

[Gurluas]

according to doug lombardi it was a recent event...and he did not steal credit card numbers... it was a fraud...

According to the latest reports from Valve Software, Steam has not been hacked.

Doug Lombardi, director of marketing at Valve, says, "There has been no security breach of Steam." However, he does confirm our expert's findings by adding, "The alleged hacker gained access to a third-party site that Valve uses to manage the commercial partners in its Cyber Café program. This Cyber Café billing system is not connected to Steam. We are working with law enforcement agencies on this matter, and encourage anyone with more information to e-mail us at [email protected]."


The "hack" was only on a site that VALVe uses to manage it's Cyber Café, not STEAM. So all STEAM non-Café users can let out a breath of relief. However, Cyber Café administrator's credit cards and the such are reportedly "known". Thankfully, VALVe has contacted the proper authorites to track down and find 'MadoxX'.

 

[Sabre]

Hopefully it wasn't this Maddox...
http://maddox.xmission.com/
Cause that Maddox owns.

 

[Dridmar]

Hopefully it wasn't this Maddox...
http://maddox.xmission.com/
Cause that Maddox owns.

Yes, he does own. He owns so much that I bought his book. XD
Do you got his book, or do you just read his website everyday?

 

[Pottymouth]

Steam never ceases to cause problems for everyone.

It was better when WON servers were there.

 

[Gurluas]

I miss won.. but steam is useful though...no need for cds anymore