CAaronD Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Just got this message from Foamy, which he would obviously never send. Looks like he's been hijacked somehow. If you check his profile, his PFP and description has been removed. Well ... F for Foamy. http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198074192315 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abstract Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Yes, they did get hijacked, which is why they made an announcement on the Backpack.tf Discord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fang Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Maybe people will finally start to accept that Steam's security infrastructure is garbage and not every account hijacking is merely "user error." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasty Salamanders Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abstract Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 51 minutes ago, Fang said: Maybe people will finally start to accept that Steam's security infrastructure is garbage and not every account hijacking is merely "user error." Phishing will always exist on big platforms no matter how many security measures are put in place. 2FA does not stop someone from getting phished, and that includes Steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyromancer Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Is this at all related to the recent gmail password breaches? It may be prudent to switch your Steam emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woshee Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 https://haveibeenpwned.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abstract Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 9 minutes ago, Spyromancer said: Is this at all related to the recent gmail password breaches? It may be prudent to switch your Steam emails. Your email being in data breach should not be an issue if you're active on Steam and have Steam guard enabled. The only time where it becomes an issue is if you abandon your Steam account and your email for a very long time, and/or you reuse passwords + usernames. In other words, you would need to have very bad account hygiene for this to happen. What happened to Foamy is not that. It's plain old phishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payback Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Fang said: Maybe people will finally start to accept that Steam's security infrastructure is garbage and not every account hijacking is merely "user error." Do you know how his account got hijacked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offline Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Abstract said: What happened to Foamy is not that. It's plain old phishing. Not entirely sure I believe that somebody that's a price moderator for backpack.tf; and therefore should know 100% about phishing scams, got phished, unless you mean via a totally different site/service and he had the same username/password there as his steam account for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abstract Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 15 minutes ago, Slam said: Not entirely sure I believe that somebody that's a price moderator for backpack.tf; and therefore should know 100% about phishing scams, got phished, unless you mean via a totally different site/service and he had the same username/password there as his steam account for some reason. Phishing can happen to anyone, even the tech savvy or people aware of such scams can fall victim if they don't pay attention to where they're entering their credentials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond jozu Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 just like what jim browning said.he is an anti-scammer that hunts scammer but ended up getting scammed like a few weeks ago which means no matter how good or perfect you are,u can fall victim to scams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApothicЯ Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Well at least he got "lucky" and his inventory wasn't stolen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
🔥Master Throne Crimson🔥 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 8 hours ago, Slam said: price moderator Well that too, but also an admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincentius Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 lmfao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkii Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 9 hours ago, Abstract said: Phishing can happen to anyone, even the tech savvy or people aware of such scams can fall victim if they don't pay attention to where they're entering their credentials. So.. it's still their fault? Sure it can happen to anyone but only if you dont pay attention, in your own words. The point that was being made wasn't that it "can't" happen to an admin, the point is that the admin should really be taking full precaution on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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