NONE@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 30 days agoNo, Steam wasn’t hacked, and your account details are safewww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1427arrow-down15
arrow-up1422arrow-down1external-linkNo, Steam wasn’t hacked, and your account details are safewww.polygon.comNONE@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 30 days agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·29 days agoI had assumed it was BS as soon as I saw the price of just $5k.
minus-squareNONE@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·29 days 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-up2·29 days agoFrom what I understand personal info is peanuts. You buy it in bulk, cheap.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 days 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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