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~AreS]
Profile Joined March 2005
Canada2170 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-04-19 13:31:38
April 18 2007 22:06 GMT
#1
Source

VALVe's security was recently shown for what it really is; no exsistant. A hacker known as MaddoxX recently infiltrated
VALVe's web servers, exposing, what should be confidential information, to the public. The hacker managed to gain root
access to the server, meaning they could view anything they wanted (Including Customer Credit Card details, and even
VALVe's current assets). The hacker then ripped the site and created a "Release" (http://rapidshare.com/files/24958280/CafeHomies-PROViSiON.rar.html)
in an attempt to grab VALVe's attention (Who are renouned for poor security). Included in the release are all CAS/CAC
files (Including certificates), proving once again that their Cafe program is not as secure as they thought.
Valve has yet to fix the exploit the hacker used, and has not yet even replied to him. It has also failed to
reveal to it's customers that this event even occured, even though they're private details have been exposed. Please
help us to inform the public and VALVe customers of this important news.


Pretty shitty of Steam not to inform their users that their CC information was stolen.

EDIT: As mentioned later in the thread, there is new information. This is something that has been suspected for a while now.

While there was a security breach, no CC #'s have been compromised, at least, not on Valve's side.
yisun518
Profile Joined August 2004
Canada480 Posts
April 18 2007 22:08 GMT
#2
gg pwned.
j0ehoe
Profile Joined September 2006
United States2705 Posts
April 18 2007 22:09 GMT
#3
WTF. my info better not be stolen -_-
Only communists disconnect.
HorsementalitY
Profile Joined August 2003
United States1159 Posts
April 18 2007 22:13 GMT
#4
excuse my ignorance

what is valve/steam?
Women, Pot, Futbol and Music
yisun518
Profile Joined August 2004
Canada480 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-04-18 22:15:56
April 18 2007 22:14 GMT
#5
On April 19 2007 07:13 HorsementalitY wrote:
excuse my ignorance

what is valve/steam?


valve is used to open up pipes and let the steam out

p.s. btw how did ur excel thing about time turn out, i wasnt able to get back to you in time about ur 2nd question.
~AreS]
Profile Joined March 2005
Canada2170 Posts
April 18 2007 22:26 GMT
#6
On April 19 2007 07:13 HorsementalitY wrote:
excuse my ignorance

what is valve/steam?

Valve is the creator of Half-Life and all its mods/add-ons (Counter Strike, TFC, etc). Steam is required to play on most servers (like BWLauncher, but gay).
HorsementalitY
Profile Joined August 2003
United States1159 Posts
April 18 2007 22:26 GMT
#7
On April 19 2007 07:14 yisun518 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 19 2007 07:13 HorsementalitY wrote:
excuse my ignorance

what is valve/steam?


valve is used to open up pipes and let the steam out

p.s. btw how did ur excel thing about time turn out, i wasnt able to get back to you in time about ur 2nd question.


oops....didn't see the link for the source in the 1st post

the excel thing worked perfectly. You saved me a shit load of time! Thanks again.
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pheer
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
5390 Posts
April 18 2007 22:36 GMT
#8
Please keep us updated if you hear that the credit card list is released.
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CamShaft
Profile Joined November 2006
United States156 Posts
April 18 2007 22:56 GMT
#9
Damnit, I just bought garrys mod with my cc like 2 weeks ago.
Humor is also a way of saying something serious. - T. S. Eliot
IncomT16
Profile Joined March 2006
United States144 Posts
April 18 2007 23:31 GMT
#10
On April 19 2007 07:56 Apophis wrote:
Damnit, I just bought garrys mod with my cc like 2 weeks ago.


Same here. I bought it a couple weeks ago and I wont be happy if they screwed something up and my card number is out there.
ShabZzoY!
Profile Joined July 2004
Great Britain760 Posts
April 18 2007 23:32 GMT
#11
Garrys mod costs money now?
IncomT16
Profile Joined March 2006
United States144 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-04-18 23:34:07
April 18 2007 23:33 GMT
#12
Garry's Mod 10 does. It think it's the first one that costs anything.

And while I'm thinking of it, are there any other sources backing this article up?
Haemonculus
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United States6980 Posts
April 18 2007 23:42 GMT
#13
Steams just odd like that guys. How do we know these security flaws aren't a feature instead of a bug?
I admire your commitment to being *very* oily
comabreaded
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
United States2166 Posts
April 18 2007 23:47 GMT
#14
On April 19 2007 08:33 IncomT16 wrote:
are there any other sources backing this article up?


i found this source: http://www.dailytech.com/STEAM Hacked User Credit Cards May be at Risk/article6972.htm
I put the fu in fun
BluzMan
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
Russian Federation4235 Posts
April 19 2007 00:00 GMT
#15
On April 19 2007 07:26 ~AreS] wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 19 2007 07:13 HorsementalitY wrote:
excuse my ignorance

what is valve/steam?

Valve is the creator of Half-Life and all its mods/add-ons (Counter Strike, TFC, etc). Steam is required to play on most servers (like BWLauncher, but gay).

Well, this isn't true. Steam is not like BWLauncher, it is a web-integrated interface that is used by Valve to maintain its connection to it's users.

Aside from being a required tool to run any recent Valve product, Steam is also required to activate every product.

For example, you have bought Half-Life 2, the discs only contain a Steam installer and heavily encrypted game files. Steam validates your application ID, registers it on the Valve servers and, if the registration is successful(i.e. product ID is valid and is not already activated from other Steam account), gets back the keyword used do decrypt the files. This is while Half-Life 2 took approximately 4 hours to install on my computer - the encryption is very complex and the decryption process takes a long time. Steam account database, therefore, includes keywords for all Steam-integrated applications and basic data on all Valve customers.

Also it is possible to buy Valve product using Steam - you just make a web-based bank transaction and just download the game files. It means that for every customer that used Steam to purchase any Valve product, Steam database holds their credit card numbers.

This is why news of Steam being hacked are a sensation - the data leak could potentially be extremely harmful for both Valve and its customers, and the whole implementation of this system relied on the best security measures possible. Guess nothing's perfect.
You want 20 good men, but you need a bad pussy.
NeoIllusions
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States37500 Posts
April 19 2007 00:05 GMT
#16
Nice post BluzMan. Having never played any FPS before, it was a good read to know the setup intricacies of HL2.
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nuclear_scarab
Profile Joined April 2007
United States43 Posts
April 19 2007 00:16 GMT
#17
This is why giving people your cred card # is scary
There are lesser than a thousand enamies outside your base.- 6 year old SC player
NewbSaibot
Profile Joined May 2004
3849 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-04-19 00:59:04
April 19 2007 00:50 GMT
#18
http://www.sb-1386.com/

California SB 1386 became effective in on 1st July 2003, amending civil codes 1798.29, 1798.82 and 1798.84.. It is a serious bill, with far reaching implications.



Essentially, it requires an agency, person or business that conducts business in California and owns or licenses computerized 'personal information' to disclose any breach of security (to any resident whose unencrypted data is believed to have been disclosed).
I went to the chippy last night and only orderd chips because I knew I could get fish from her bushy plate.
LazySCV
Profile Blog Joined September 2003
United States2942 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-04-19 01:05:27
April 19 2007 01:04 GMT
#19
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Klogon
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
MURICA15980 Posts
April 19 2007 01:23 GMT
#20
Wow... I can't believe they are refusing to tell the public about this. That is going to totally backfire.
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