Hackers have been using other people's SteamIDs since May at least (at least that was the first time I saw this happen.) I see it at least 1-2 times a month on either one of my servers, or one on of the servers I frequent. The hacker who got one of my SteamIDs banned kept coming into my CAL clan's public server and kicking me off the server.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alfred Reynolds Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 6:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [hlds] Console Crashing Hacks There is a logging bug in the game server right now where steam id's for players very occasionally get mixed up, we are looking into it. However, this mixup CANNOT cause you to be banned, the game server has nothing to do with cheat banning. It is also not possible to Steam a SteamID, you need the Steam account name and password to get access to a Steam ID (with the exception of the above logging bug, but that does not effect ANY other steam services). - Alfred sKel wrote: > yea that would kinda suck, have somone steal your steam id, and then > get it > bannd by vac for cheating... youd be out like 40 or 50 bucks.. man > that > would make me mad.. lol > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stuart Stegall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 4:20 PM > Subject: RE: [hlds] Console Crashing Hacks > > >> Haven't had so many problems with crashing such as this, but I have >> had lots and lots of the SteamID stealing, including one my own >> SteamIDs. Within 2-3 weeks of this, all the SteamIDs were banned. >> This means that I play competition with a SteamID that I only use >> for competition play and another SteamID for pubbing. I hope the >> SteamID stealing problem gets fixed. In all cases I have seen, the >> servers have been VAC2 enabled. >> >> I wonder what the official Valve stance is on the SteamID stealing. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [xXx] con >> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 3:50 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Console Crashing Hacks >> >> i host for ghostfacekillerclan and they have had their server freeze >> a couple of times out of nowhere just like you speak of ----- >> Original Message ----- From: "sKel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:59 PM >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Console Crashing Hacks >> >> >>> lol.. judgeing by there intro, i wouldn't doubt that its them. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Aaron Matthews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:10 PM >>> Subject: [hlds] Console Crashing Hacks >>> >>> >>>> -- >>>> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] >>>> I own and operate the LANFusion gaming community. We have 5 >>>> source servers, and in the past week have been experiencing many >>>> problems with the servers going down. At first I thought it was >>>> something to do w/ the admin mods, however, I have traced it to a >>>> group of hackers. Basically, one of these guys comes into the >>>> servers, and starts using all the normal hacks (walls, aim, you >>>> name it). Then, when he knows he's been bagged (or about to be) >>>> he starts spamming text or music which tells people "Console hacks >>>> activated, press console button to turn on" (or something to that >>>> point). This gets people in the server to press the console >>>> button, and when they do, their HL2 program freezes. This causes >>>> people in the server to time out, and if enough do it, causes the >>>> server itself to have a memory read error. >>>> >>>> Now these people are tricky, because not only can they make the >>>> server crash, but they are using other peoples steam ids. The >>>> only way I have been able to stop them is by banning the IP >>>> address from which they connected. But they just change their IP >>>> address and come right back. I searched through my log files for >>>> the name and IP and found that one guy had connected from the same >>>> IP with about 15 different STEAMIDs. When i searched the >>>> steamid's he had, I saw that those steamid's belonged to other >>>> people who were in the server at the time. I have no idea how he's >>>> masking his actual steamid (or how he's stealing other peoples) >>>> but this is a real problem. >>>> >>>> One of my admins traced one of the guys back to a group called ICT >>>> or 'International Coding Team' (* *www.theict.com ). I tried to >>>> register on their forums but my account wouldn't activate. I'm >>>> not positive if these guys are the actual culprits, however, they >>>> are apparently coming out with a ton of hacks. >>>> >>>> Valve, are you aware of this exploit? Have any of you guys >>>> experienced a similar problem on your CS:S servers? If so, do you >>>> have any suggestions on how to get around it? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Aaron Matthews >>>> #LANFusion | Bugs >>>> CEO, LANFusion LLC. >>>> http://www.lanfusion.com >>>> >>>> 69.9.36.4 (40 man, 66 tic) >>>> 69.9.36.7 (32 man, 66 tic) >>>> 69.9.43.180 (24 man, 100 tic) >>>> 69.9.43.181 (24 man, 100 tic) >>>> 69.9.43.182 (18 man, 100 tic) >>>> -- >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>> archives, please visit: >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>> archives, please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> archives, please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> archives, please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
