Steam Account Password Recovery Fixed After Streamers Lose Accounts

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A very easy way for people to gain access to your Steam account has been fixed after multiple Twitch streamers found that they were locked out of their account. As reported by ryugarulz over on Reddit, streamers Summit1G, Phant0ml0rd, Goldglove and JoshOG, NeoGAF user Lucifon, and YouTuber Elm Hoe (who created the video below). Thankfully the simple hack has now been fixed.

As shown below, someone only needs to know your Steam account name to accomplish this. They go into the logon page for Steam, get to the option that you have forgotten your Steam password, click the option to send a code to your email, then instead of entering in anything just click continue and you can access the account and change the password without ever having to type in a code.



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Source: http://www.dualshockers.com/2015/07/26/steam-account-password-recovery-hack-fixed-after-streamers-lose-account-access/

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SkyPosted:

Kean Really getting annoyed by these pointless news articles


why is it pointless ? if this doesn't interest you just don't comment

SouIPosted:

It's funny how company this big could let something this stupid happen..

DeluxeHazardPosted:

With a security flaw like this it is good to see that it was handled properly.

KexPosted:

People need to quit hacking stuff especially something as personal as someones password

FirminoPosted:

Really getting annoyed by these pointless news articles

DusknoirPosted:

I don't go on Steam much it sucks for people that lost accounts.

TaylorPosted:

Jesus, this actually existed?

How does something like this get pass Steam and Valve? This was probably fixed within hours of this video going up.

OPPosted:

wow. Well at least they got it fixed now.

MacMillerPosted:

It's crazy to see how some of these companies can miss such a huge flaws in their systems

XboxPosted:

Wow this is sketchy, But im glad to see it got Fixed.