If it's not you, remember the longer you let these notifications go, the more these hackers would have access to your personal information, including payment methods. Granted, you may indeed be the one logging in on another device. This first indication that your Steam account might be hacked? That would be an email notification from Steam noting your login is being used on another device. Here, we’ve outlined how to do just that, including how to contact Steam Support and a few best practices to avoid getting your Steam account stolen. No matter the reason for a Steam hack, the solution always entails steps to recover an account. Indian Gamers have had their fair share of Steam hackings to deal with, led by clicking on dodgy links. Sometimes weak passwords opened the door to cybercriminals. Hijackings can come in many forms. On occasion, users have logged into their account to discover it's been overtaken by a hacker. 1Īs of March 2021, Steam had 25 million users globally (.4% of those in India)- it also had around 29,000 security and recovery requests a day. Launched in 2003 (available in India with local pricing since December 2016), the free cloud-based platform doubles as a virtual library for your computer games as well as a marketplace to purchase games. Why do these scammers snip accounts? It’s simple, to sell them illegally! There are numerous accounts that cost thousands of dollars and this is free real-estate for them.There’s no getting around it. If you become a victim to this scam, you will receive an e-mail from Steam Support informing you that your account was accessed from an unknown country, often Russia. If it’s from someone they know, it can be trusted, right? Why Are Russians After Your Account? The website will also send a message to everyone in your friends-list with the URL of the bogus website. Once your account is hijacked, your Steam profile will become private and you’ll be locked out of your account. All of this happens in a matter of seconds, so you’ll have no time to react.
If you have a recovery e-mail associated with your account, it will be changed.Īt this point, you will be spammed with e-mails from Steam Support regarding your account’s details being changed. Even if you have Steam Authenticator activated, it will be removed. Once you’ve entered all the credentials, the website will immediately change your account’s e-mail address and password, and remove any phone number associated with your account. After unveiling the “prize”, the users are then prompted to log into their Steam accounts.
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