Steam account hijacked

[REDSHARK_]

My account just got hijacked by someone and they changed the password and email address, account name was Cerebus25. Anyone think they can help me out. I sent a message to steam support, but i dont know for sure whether they'll be able to help, no L4D for me until i get it back :(

[lawlhat]

How do people get their stuff stolen like this?

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[Deadly]

How did he hijack it? Do you have the message still?

[Infest0125]

Yea, how did it get hijacked? Did you enter the password on any site other than the Steam site?

[FaceGrater]

Seriously, you didn't give them your info right? I mean, that is one of the only ways i seeing this happening. That is like the biggest internet no no.

[shadowstreak]

Could be a trojan horse with a Keylogger built in, those things are nasty...

[Mustacio]

have any friends that know your password and are pissed off at you?

[Shrubberyjsc]

Could have been one of those files that were put on here; you didn't download them, did you?

[Plappy]

If someone told you they were a steam mod and asked you for your password and you gave it to them, I award you with /facepalm of the day.

[REDSHARK_]

good to see your all so concerned :)

nyway, i didn't give any details to nybody. All of a sudden my password and email address changed simulteanously, i had no time to react.

[shadowstreak]

Prob had a trojan, or someone figured out your stuff, but prob the first one.

[Infest0125]

I love how trojan is the name of a terrible virus, and the name of a condom.

[REDSHARK_]

contradictory yes :P

[Pwnan OBrien]

noob question but how do they change the email i thought you need to access the current email to do so

[Marquez]

The weakest link in computer security is the user. Sorry to be an ass, but you probably picked up a keylogger somewhere.

[shadowstreak]

The weakest link in computer security is the user. Sorry to be an ass, but you probably picked up a keylogger somewhere.

Yep, stop using limewire or any other sharing software. Kills your pc, and now it can steal your account (= money). Good luck with getting your account back, and valve does a swift job

[REDSHARK_]

The weakest link in computer security is the user. Sorry to be an ass, but you probably picked up a keylogger somewhere.
Yep, stop using limewire or any other sharing software. Kills your pc, and now it can steal your account (= money). Good luck with getting your account back, and valve does a swift job

I haven't got limewire, if the user is the weakest link then how do you think it got hijacked? My PC is already dying. Last time i checked the only way you can get credit card details from a computer is if your're dumb enough to use it when you have a monitor virus or someshit, and i scanned btw PC is clean, so unless it's some futuristic super hacker I dont really see how they could get it . And yes i hope valve gets it back

[Marquez]

if the user is the weakest link then how do you think it got hijacked?
Maybe you got that new facebook worm. I dunno. I don't use facebook. But this shit doesn't just happen.

Hope you get your stuff back.

[REDSHARK_]

mmm topic isn't going anywhere, ima just wait til they hopefully fix it