Thread: Z-Ro stolen account?

This was posted by Budhist on the new forums, just wanted to bring it here so more people saw it.

Hacked account

Not mine.

Got a message from Z-Ro of AW.

Never tell your password to anyone.
?|??|? Z-Ro[MoCityDon]: http://steamcommunity_comxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
LOOOOOOOOOL OMG WTF IS THAT??!?!
-ReacTion | Buddhist: looks like a keylogger
?|??|? Z-Ro[MoCityDon] is now Offline.

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197993870806

Don't click the link if he PM's you, obviously.

It was a URL disguised as a steam page. Like so...
http://steamcommunity_com_playerlist_etc_etc.com
(The underscores were in the actual URL - (that is just a false URL I made above - I wouldn't post the actual URL.....))
A page designed just like the steam community log-in, except your info goes to the perpetrator, not the steam database. It's called "phishing."

This is why you never click on links in PM's. You don't necessarily know where they are coming from.

Also, for your own security, make sure that your email is verified through steam. To check, go to file> settings. Under the account tab, the second field is contact email. After this, it will say either verified or unverified. If it is verified, you are good. Any changes to the account must be made through your email. If somebody does get a hold of your password for steam, they can't change it without access to your email.

If it is unverified, the first option you can click on in that page is "Verify email address..." Click that, then click next on the popup message and it sends an email to the account listed. In the email is a link, click it and you are done. Confirm that your account is now verified through steam.

Wow I didn't know about the verify email, that helps out alot.

Also make sure your email password is not the same as your steam password... and don't log in to that email if you know you are keylogged as you would just be giving them both accounts.

Originally Posted by Cripple

Originally Posted by Z-Ro[MoCityDon

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Naa... I got my account back sry for all the confusion.

Back but means it was hacked?

From what he said when I talked with him, he lost it because of the same link (which was when the mass PM went out), but was able to keep him from keeping the account (not sure, but I'd assume he changed the password).

Either way, it's back. Don't click links in PM's, validate your account. At this point, the only was they can get your account is with a keylogger. Like quick said, don't go running to your email immediately afterward. You're just giving them your email account too. Use a password vault. That way, you copy/paste your password and you don't have to worry about being keylogged.

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I got it too and asked ACE what he knew about it. I was never going to click on it regardless. Damn KEYLOGGERs

Originally Posted by Arreo

Originally Posted by fly351

Wow I didn't know about the verify email, that helps out alot.

:3 :3 :3

Seriously.... I have only post it every single time someone gets their account jacked....