F*ck... I think my Steam account was hacked...

Technology and Gaming Help and Support
#1

Okay, this has got me buggin’ out. Out of nowhere a friend randomly started talking to me about whether I had experience with modelling for source. I didn’t think much of it because he had been in the Source SDK alot recently. So I said no but i was learning. He said “OK” then we stopped chatting. About 5 minutes later he asked me If I had Counter Strike source. I said yeah because I figured he just wanted to play. Then he started talking about all the games I have, and noticed Codename: Gordon on the list, then he asked me If I’m the type of person that mainly sticks with free stuff… That’s when it hit me, so I responded Yes, I really only get the free stuff. Then he said Okay, and I lost connection to steam… This seems like a hack, and it’s buggin’ me because I hardly have any money, and now that I got a computer capable of playing these games, I might have just been hacked. If this IS a hack, what are my options and what are the chances of getting my account back?

EDIT: Okay, I’ve regained connection (No i didn’t log out) out of nowhere.

#2

Most hijackings are as a result of giving your password away. Whether it is to a fake site, a fake valve person or key logger.

#3

I’ve done none of those. I don’t even let anyone in my family know the password, I don’t go to fake Steam/Valve sites and I doubt I got a keylogger, although it’s possible…

#4

Try scanning your computer with these free anti-virus programs.

AVG Free
Avast
Microsoft Security Essentials

If you think you have a virus/keylogger of any kind these programs should pick them up for you.

#5

K, I’ll do a scan.

#6

That seems only a normal steam community update, it makes the whole community (or a part of it) te be disconnected while they do updaets to the community system… it happens really often.

#7

don’t give away your password and you should be okay, if you had a keylogger installed your account would be long gone already

#8

What he said.

It sounds to me like this person is just trying to freak you out by reading out your games list: https://steamcommunity.com/id/Crypt19/games?tab=all

No hacks there, it’s in your profile. And then you randomly lost your connection to Steam , which happens sometimes. I shouldn’t worry if I were you.

#9

What do you mean by “friend”?
Try logging back into Steam, then change your password just to be safe (and do those scans).

Also, don’t say you haven’t been to any fake Steam sites, since you really wouldn’t know they were fake.

#10

Okay, I did a scan with McAfee and Avast(which took 'till 4 in the morning) and I was 100% virus free (or that’s what they told me anyway). By “friend” I mean a real life friend who I speak to in person at least 3 times a week. I just found it weird to randomly ask me if I have a game that a. He knows I have, b. I’ve played it with him at least twice and c. you can just read it off my profile.

Everything’s (seemingly) back to normal, although at times he’s online when he usually wasn’t before. I think at the time I was just thinking too much of it because alot of the recent hacks.

As for the fake sites, I have it the real SteamPowered.com site bookmarked so I never click any links or anything because I’m not a trustful person.

#11

Well, you should kill your friend just in case.

#12

:retard: Will do. puts latex gloves on hands and feet and grabs a brick

#13

buy a new pc, if you getting hacked it obvious yours too old.

#14

My PC is only a couple of months old.

#15

This is what is called sarcasm.

#16

I believe that is called sarchasm.

sar·chasm ('sär-"ka-z&m)
noun
The communication divide or breakdown experienced when (i) one party interprets the other party’s sincere statement as sarcastic or (ii) one party interprets the other party’s sarcastic statement as sincere.

“The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it.”

On topic, it may be that it was your friend who was hacked?

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