Steam player adjusted: With this message you should be careful

Phishing is almost as old as the online gaming itself and again and again there are new methods with which hackers want to go to your sensitive data. Currently a message is circulating on Steam, with the criminals at your account. We tell you what news it is and what you can do if you already fall in.

New phishing attempts to steam

The methods with which hackers want to start your account data on platforms like Steam are getting better. Often the introduced scanning methods are so original designed that it can happen quickly in a careless moment - you enter your login data, and the account is chopped.

Currently a phishing message, which lures as your friends, attracted with the following request: Moin, you can vote for my team? A link that points to the IEM E-Sports tournament in Katowice. This reports a user on Reddit, who noticed the large-scale phishing campaign.

If you get such a message, you should ignore them best and report the activity at Steam . If you are already tapped in the trap, the Reddit User Paulmania has provided an extensive solution in the thread:

1. Change your password to the Steam account settings.

2. All other devices Daautorize: https://store.steampowered.com/wofactor/Manage

3. Counter the API key, which was probably generated by the scammers. Click on this link (https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikeey). You do not need to generate a new API key!

4. Create a new trade URL: https://steamcommunity.com/id/me/tradeoffers/privacy#trade_offer_access_url

1. Please be careful when a third-party website asks for your Steam access data (login, password). You can see on your Steam logon history, who recently logged in to your Steam Account: https://help.steampowered.com/en/accountData/STeamLoginHistory

Incidentally, with a two-factor authentication your chances increase that the hackers can start little with your account.

Why do the hackers want to go to your data?

In addition to the loot of your login data, which you may also use with other websites, the hackers want to go to your ** Steam Inventory from all things. There are many and valuable items, you are an attractive destination for you. These can then sell them and make dick coal.

If you have no valuable items, your account will be used to take more information within your friends list. By acting as a transmitter of the aforementioned message itself. Without that you know that, of course.

_NEVE All the evil activities on the Internet, luckily there are hackers who use their power for funny things. Like this picture line proves: _

A new phishing message makes the round on the Game Platform Steam and tries to get your valuable Steam inventory. If you get the message, you should best ignore them. Always be careful when prompted to enter your login data.