Valve confirms Steam user forums and database hacked
By Jeff Hughes PSN déjà vu? Valve confirms that the forum breech has grown and the database has been hacked. The company is investigating possible credit card misuse.
It turns out that the recent Steam forum breach is more serious than originally thought. Head of Valve Gabe Newell issued a statement today apologizing for the inconvenience and confirming that, along with the forums, the Steam database had been compromised.
On Sunday, November 6, the Steam forums were defaced by what appeared to be a hacking website called Fknowned.com. The forums were plastered with the hacking website’s name and offers for “tutorials, tools, porn, free giveaways and much more.” According to Kotaku, some users reported receiving spam from Fknowned.com shortly after the attack. Valve subsequently took the forums offline; however, the Fknowned team denied responsibility for the breach in a statement on their site, claiming the job was a set-up.
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