NONE@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoNo, Steam wasn’t hacked, and your account details are safewww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1425arrow-down15cross-posted to: polygon@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1420arrow-down1external-linkNo, Steam wasn’t hacked, and your account details are safewww.polygon.comNONE@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square38linkfedilinkcross-posted to: polygon@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareColeSlothlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·8 months agoI had assumed it was BS as soon as I saw the price of just $5k.
minus-squareNONE@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoI know, right? It’s too little for that amount of information. I mean, almost 100 million compromised accounts is not few.
minus-squareel_bhm@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoFrom what I understand personal info is peanuts. You buy it in bulk, cheap.
minus-squareColeSlothlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoIt was put out that everyone should change their passwords. That kind of info for like 90 million steam accounts would fetch a much higher price or ransom than some personal info on a bunch of people like names, phone numbers and an address.
I had assumed it was BS as soon as I saw the price of just $5k.
I know, right? It’s too little for that amount of information. I mean, almost 100 million compromised accounts is not few.
From what I understand personal info is peanuts. You buy it in bulk, cheap.
It was put out that everyone should change their passwords. That kind of info for like 90 million steam accounts would fetch a much higher price or ransom than some personal info on a bunch of people like names, phone numbers and an address.
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