(PSA) WARNING: Steam Mobile Authenticator can be fully bypassed!

[WDZ-RR Poncho Sullivan]

With the Steam Mobile Authenticator going into full effect within the next few hours, some troubling signs indicate that the authentication can be fully bypassed by a RAT. Moreover, this has the capability of switching the phone number associated with your account to another. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comment..._guard_mobile/
https://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comment..._bypass_steam/

Discuss

[The Veteran Eagle]

Well crap, the system became useless before it even gets into full effect. Still, as long as we don't click phishing links and download those suspicious files and stuff, we should be safe, right? right?

[Weedoof]

Thanks, valve.

[Professional Map Painter]

Nice job there Gabe.

[Mole]

Well nice Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo-ing job Valve

[Knight]

10/10, would ask valve how to spend my money, then have them screw me over in the end again

[Repose_]

This was a pointless update anyhow. Not surprised anyways since RAT into phones has been around already for so long.

[Budi]

lol Valve sucks. Just go back to the old system of email authentication. Worked fine as it was, if you got scammed, you are a moron. 

[Alberny]

*claps slowly*

[LegoTonix]

i'm sure its are a scam for it i dont have use

 

I dont have phone with internet

[Xolono II]

Time to download 5 anti-virus things on my phone and PC

[Captain Caboose]

How about no one trades at all unless you pay 20$ to be able to so scammers cant scam cus they are too fucking broke to pay the 20$? smh pointless implementation valvo

[Baloo]

First comment on first link shows OP is full of shit. Second link is someone being phished. You can try all you want, but unless you account-lock everything, people are inevitably going to click on a phishing link and get hijacked no matter what system is in place.

 

People are blaming escrow for their own mistakes. No solution Valve puts out is going to be an end-all solution to phishing and hijacking.

[Bobby Hill]

First comment on first link shows OP is full of shit. Second link is someone being phished. You can try all you want, but unless you account-lock everything, people are inevitably going to click on a phishing link and get hijacked no matter what system is in place.

 

People are blaming escrow for their own mistakes. No solution Valve puts out is going to be an end-all solution to phishing and hijacking.

Agreed People will always be dumb and then complain they got hacked. 

[Wrecks]

i'm sure its are a scam for it i dont have use

 

I dont have phone with internet

what