Hack attempt on the Steam forums.

Feek · 24-10-2008, 23:32

Just received this

Quote:

Dear Feek,

Your account on Steam Users' Forums has been locked because someone has tried to log into the account with the wrong password more than 5 times. You will be able to attempt to log in again in another 15 minutes.

The person trying to log into your account had the following IP address: 89.208.32.109

Don't forget that the password is case sensitive. Forgotten your password? Use the link below:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forum....php?do=lostpw

Lots of love,
Steam Users' Forums

That IP points to Russia so I guess it's probably just some script kiddie, but to be sure I've logged onto the Steam forums and reset my password to a nice secure one (yay, 1Password rocks).

Be aware, it could happen to you *points*

Mark · 24-10-2008, 23:57

Yup - that pretty much means someone tried to hack your account and failed. I remember a spate of those on another forum a few years back. Chances are if they got in you wouldn't have been able to change your password, but a sensible precaution nonetheless.

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24-10-2008, 23:57	#2
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Yup - that pretty much means someone tried to hack your account and failed. I remember a spate of those on another forum a few years back. Chances are if they got in you wouldn't have been able to change your password, but a sensible precaution nonetheless.