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Just wanted to throw this out there:
77,000 Steam users are hacked every month. Here?s how Valve is fixing it
by LAUREN HOCKENSON
One of the crucial parts of Steam ? the computer gaming platform developed by Valve Software ? is the economy of trading items. Steam allows for trading of items and collectibles that are often tied to real-money gains, which could potentially net users a tidy sum of cash for their hard work and dedication to playing a single game on Steam or participating in one of its annual events.
But in a blog post yesterday, the company says that trading has become a massive security problem. The rarity of items, combined with the lucrative aspects of the trading economy, means that hackers have been systematically targeting Steam users to pillage their items storage. It has caused a massive influx of Steam Account hacking issues, to the tune of 77,000 accounts monthly.
The company says ?practically any active Steam account? is worth a hacker?s time:
The ?I got hacked? story is told so frequently it?s become commonplace. And that makes it easy to forget its significance; compromised security of email accounts and PCs, Steam account violation, and theft. We used to hold the opinion that if you were smart about account security, you?d be protected?it?s easy to assume that users whose accounts were stolen were new or technically na?ve users who must be sharing their passwords or clicking on suspicious links. That?s simply not the case.
Read more:
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/...ked-every-month-heres-how-valve-is-fixing-it/
Stay safe out there on the interwebs!!
-toohightocomply
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77,000 Steam users are hacked every month. Here?s how Valve is fixing it
by LAUREN HOCKENSON
One of the crucial parts of Steam ? the computer gaming platform developed by Valve Software ? is the economy of trading items. Steam allows for trading of items and collectibles that are often tied to real-money gains, which could potentially net users a tidy sum of cash for their hard work and dedication to playing a single game on Steam or participating in one of its annual events.
But in a blog post yesterday, the company says that trading has become a massive security problem. The rarity of items, combined with the lucrative aspects of the trading economy, means that hackers have been systematically targeting Steam users to pillage their items storage. It has caused a massive influx of Steam Account hacking issues, to the tune of 77,000 accounts monthly.
The company says ?practically any active Steam account? is worth a hacker?s time:
The ?I got hacked? story is told so frequently it?s become commonplace. And that makes it easy to forget its significance; compromised security of email accounts and PCs, Steam account violation, and theft. We used to hold the opinion that if you were smart about account security, you?d be protected?it?s easy to assume that users whose accounts were stolen were new or technically na?ve users who must be sharing their passwords or clicking on suspicious links. That?s simply not the case.
Read more:
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/...ked-every-month-heres-how-valve-is-fixing-it/
Stay safe out there on the interwebs!!
-toohightocomply
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
