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*Update 04/19/2007:* Doug Lombardi, director of marketing at Valve, contacted *DailyTech *with the following statement: *There has been no security breach of Steam. The alleged hacker gained access to a third-party site that Valve uses to manage the commercial partners in its Cyber Café program. This Cyber Café billing system is not connected to Steam. We are working with law enforcement agencies on this matter, and encourage anyone with more information to e-mail us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 4/22/07, Whisper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > yeah > > Just 1 million+ CyberCafe Accounts. :) > > On 4/22/07, Joshua Handelsman-Woolf (DogGunn) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > There are not 1 million+ CyberCafe account suscribers. > > > > chad wrote: > > > [ Converted text/html to text/plain ] > > > 200 cards * 5 tries each gives 1 valid number, so .5% * 1 million > cards > > stolen > > > gives 5000 valid credit cards per million stolen, wouldn't it? > > > Cc2iscooL wrote: > > > > > > -- > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > > You have records of the number, but the security code on the back > cannot > > be > > > stored except with encryption of the highest available > > standards...that's > > > the thing that makes it work, and it's not like you can bruteforce a > > > security key, because if you fail too many times the red flag at the > > card > > > provider goes up and the card becomes useless anyway. > > > > > > On 4/18/07, Ryan Brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[1] wrote: > > > > > > > > > How then do they give steam accounts back if you can provide the > credit > > > card# used when purchasing? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cc2iscooL > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:16 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] Valve Hacking coverup? > > > > > > -- > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > > Haha, yeah. They don't store any CC data I'm sure, if you haven't > noted > > > yet > > > they ask you for ALL of your information EVERY time you buy a new > game. > > > They > > > might keep records of purchases (duh?) but they don't store CC #'s and > > > definitely not the security codes. > > > > > > Good luck hacking something that doesn't exist ;) > > > > > > On 4/18/07, Whisper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[5] wrote: > > > > > > > > > -- > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > > 1. Californian State Laws don't apply to Washington State companies > > > > > > 2. Vendors are required NOT to keep credit card numbers for 1 off > > > transactions. Only vendors who have scheduled payments from a customer > > > > > > > > > can > > > > > > > > > do this, and even those details are supposed to be heavily encrypted. > I > > > guess if there is a special STEAM system for cheaters that > automatically > > > debits a persons credit card everytime they get VAC banned and issued > > > > > > > > > with > > > > > > > > > a > > > new STEAM Account, then maybe Valve do have customers credit card > > > > > > > > > numbers, > > > > > > > > > but then again, if those are the credit card numbers Valve have > stored, > > > > > > > > > do > > > > > > > > > we care? :) > > > -- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds[6] > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds[7] > > > > > > __________ NOD32 2202 (20070418) Information __________ > > > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > > http://www.eset.com[8] > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds[9] > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds[10] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===References:=== > > > 1. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 2. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 3. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 4. mailto:[email protected] > > > 5. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 6. http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > 7. http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > 8. http://www.eset.com > > > 9. http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > 10. 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
