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


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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

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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


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Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:10 am
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Why do they list screenshots before credit card information?!

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Spazmatic wrote:
Why do they list screenshots before credit card information?!


TF2 could be in those screen shots.... totally worth millions more than what could be held on those credit cards.

note, i know i'm safe... i haven't contributed to valve since i bought HL2, and i got that in the stores.

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hmm scary.

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Hence why I paid cash for a disk in a store!


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