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Steam Compromised
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Minor Diety  Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 7:23 am Posts: 14892 Location: behind a good glass of Duvel 
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  Steam Compromisedhttp://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/11 ... am-hacked/
It looks like the damage is minimal. But even if it doesn't change a thing for your steam account security, it's always a good idea to change it once every while.  Still, scary shit.  _________________ "I find a Burger Tank in this place? I'm-a be a one-man cheeseburger apocalypse." - Coach |
| Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:12 pm |
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Minor Diety Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 7:23 am Posts: 14892 Location: behind a good glass of Duvel
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Re: Steam Compromised Nerd amusing
 _________________ "I find a Burger Tank in this place? I'm-a be a one-man cheeseburger apocalypse." - Coach |
| Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:15 pm |
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Felix Rex  Joined: Fri Mar 28, 2003 6:01 pm Posts: 16662 Location: On a slope
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Re: Steam Compromised yea, funny, but incomplete. It ignores the use of dictionaries. correcthorsebatterystaple ends up being 4 words in a 500,000 word dictionary (guesstimate). So, in effect, it's a 4 character password in an alphabet composed of 500,000 letters. Not so hard for a computer to guess after all.
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| Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:02 pm |
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Stranger  Joined: Sat Apr 12, 2003 1:14 pm Posts: 6359 Location: Estonia
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Re: Steam Compromised The commentor saying 8 digits is not enough is not entirely correct or right. There was an article at toms, i think, talking about cracking your neighbours wifi password and it takes about 300 years to crack a strong 8 digit password using a gtx460, (1400 years on cpu). Using 2x6990 would cut it down to only 30 years but still.
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| Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:31 am |
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Stranger Joined: Sat Apr 12, 2003 1:14 pm Posts: 6359 Location: Estonia
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Re: Steam Compromised _________________ When someone asks how rich you are, quote Rinox " I don't even have a rusty nail to scratch my butt with...!" Be well or Get Help!! |
| Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:39 am |
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Felix Rex Joined: Fri Mar 28, 2003 6:01 pm Posts: 16662 Location: On a slope
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Re: Steam Compromised oh noes! My password has been changed. It is now mega-super-secure!
_________________ They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. |
| Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:46 pm |
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