I think steam guard should be on ALWAYS, theres no point to disable it.
It just take 2 minutes to enable a new computer so shoulnt be an option
to be able to disable it. Just my opinion...
SteamGuard can be disabled entirely from a trusted computer without
*any* notification or hassle.
Don't like this.
On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Mart-Jan Reeuwijk<mreeu...@yahoo.com> wrote:
hmm, I do have hope they mean with that the SteamGuard protected account in
question. And it DOES send a mail.... after, to notify you of the change and a
link to steam support, see below:
================================
Dear<snip>,
This email message confirms that your Steam account contact email address has
been successfully changed.
We are sending this notice to ensure the privacy and security of your Steam
account. If you authorized this change, no further action is
necessary. If you did not authorize this change, or if you need
additional help with your account, please follow this link to the Steam
Support site and submit a request for assistance:
http://support.steampowered. com/cgi-bin/steampowered.cfg/
php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_ faqid=197
Thanks for reviewing this information and helping us to maintain the privacy
and security of your account.
The Steam Support Team
http://www.steampowered.com
=====================================
I'd be against any "easy" like this.
Maybe implement a "panic" button, where the old login info can be used for x
time (3 days or some) after it got changed, and then the account can be
locked with this by the real owner, only undoable by a support ticket.
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From: Ryan Stecker<voidedwea...@gmail.com>
To: Mart-Jan Reeuwijk<mreeu...@yahoo.com>; Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing
list<hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com>
Sent: Sunday, 22 January 2012, 17:53
Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Another high profile trader/admin hijacked.
There was a recent feature addition to steam that allows email changes without
confirmation for trusted computers.
http://store.steampowered.com/news/7114/
I believe "trusted computer" in that sense means any account with SG enabled
and authenticated. That would make it a quite frightening change, and I believe email
confirmation should always be required.
It may be possible he fell victim to this.
On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Mart-Jan Reeuwijk<mreeu...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I can confirm that he is:
- Author on EventScripts
- Admin on SteamRep.com
- Reddit Admin "thorax"
- And I did have a "slowchat" with him on a private section of a forum. He
confirmed to me and others there that the security he listed there was as how he runs it.
Quote from him from that forum's private section:
I have to go to bed, but you can see my security precautions here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/tf2trade/comments/orbjk/iama_mattie_fellow_with_the_largest_unusual_tc/
My password policy was numbers, letters, spaces, upper-case letters, but only 9
characters on Steam.
My passwords are different everywhere. He somehow disabled SteamGuard, probably
remotely.
If you recall, I helped datastorm review that hijack avoidance document. You
pretty much don't get more paranoid than me. I run 3 types of
malware detection and use Process Explorer multiple times a day to look
for any unsigned processes running to identify exactly what they are.
Whatever this hijacker's attack is, it's not something common and not
something that we have good explicit tips for people to avoid. I'll
continue brainstorming tomorrow
*snip non relevant*
As I may have mentioned, he told multiple people that he targetted me
specifically because I tried to stop so many of the latest hijacks and
because I gave people tips to stop hijackings (especially double
hijackings). I'm sure money had something to do with it, too, but he
told my wife he did it for the challenge. Well, he won.
[/Quote]
Shame that his collection with regaining the account will be duped, and
therefore be worth a lot less. Also a pain that SteamGuard isn't the rigid
security I'd hoped for
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From: ics<i...@ics-base.net>
To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing
list<hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com>
Sent: Sunday, 22 January 2012, 16:11
Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Another high profile trader/admin hijacked.
Thats a bit of interesting thing in any case anyway, as if that's really the
Mattie and he did have security in order listed on reddit and still was hacked,
then does Steam has security issues again (forums anyone)? Steamguard
ineffective? Interesting to see if he had the fault or Steam.
-ics
22.1.2012 16:43, Yuki kirjoitti:
Correct! However, sorry to burst your bubble, but technically this is Source
server administration related. http://mattie.net/cs/
While it may be on a tangent, there's no need to blacklist a topic like this
from the list!
On 22/01/2012 14:39, Alex Kowald wrote:
This mailing list is for source server administration related topics.
On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 8:31 AM, Mart-Jan Reeuwijk<mreeu...@yahoo.com> wrote:
another high profile trader admin hijacked:
http://www.reddit.com/r/tf2trade/comments/orbjk/iama_mattie_fellow_with_the_largest_unusual_tc/
steamID: Mattie! (busy - sorry)
steamID32: STEAM_0:0:5712733
steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197971691194
customURL:
steamrepURL: http://www.steamrep.com/index.php?id=76561197971691194
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