I just experienced a rather worrying anomaly in steam.

I was using my browser and just browsing the store page, when I noticed that my avatar had changed. Worried that I got hacked, I checked my profile, and found out that I was logged in as another user (someone from South Africa who I had never heard of). Went back to the store page and found myself logged out, but the storepage was in Finnish. Tried to switch back to English and then it was suddenly in Russian. I've been logged in on the steam client as well, and nothing changed there. Same avatar, no messages about someone trying to log in on my account or anything like that.

8 years ago

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my currency changes everytime i refresh .... Travelling worldwide from PC!

8 years ago
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Several of the Steam groups I'm in issued warnings just now (Games Collectors and 100% Achievements Group).

I have my language change about 6 times and seen atleast 5 other users their accounts.

The Steam Store page seems the most bugged page for the moment.

100% Achievements Group

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Wow this is scary.

8 years ago
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Probably Gaben's way of telling us to start using the mobile authenticator app.

8 years ago
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I have it enabled but the same thing is happening to me...

8 years ago
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I gave Steam my phone number ang got the app. Apparently two way authenticating is good for shit! It doesn't prevent being hacked, great.

8 years ago
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8 years ago
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If you got some money in your Steam Wallet keep an eye in te Market page, you can see if it changes.

8 years ago
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Oh man. I hope whoever can see my account isn't spending my wallet.

8 years ago
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the money in my wallet isn't whats concerning me. it's the digits from my creditcard + my mobilephone and mailadress combined I'm really worried about. Someone with enough knowledge gets the job done with those data. Steam should step up when a problem like now happens and just kill servers worldwide and log everyone off till they fix it.

8 years ago
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I have Steam Guard enabled, so those shouldn't be a problem.

8 years ago
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i have it thru mail code but not the mobile one

8 years ago
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This is why you should have it.

8 years ago
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they can deactivate your steam guard... now I have guy who has 80€ in his wallet

8 years ago
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Without the mobile code or the recovery code there is no way of doing that.

8 years ago
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you sure? I hope so

8 years ago
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Yes, I got locked out of my account last month when my phone was stolen and I couldn't remember my recovery code. The only thing I could do was contact support about it.

8 years ago
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oh

8 years ago
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Hmm... creepy... It's like I'm using somebody's account (without steam guard on). I think nobody is using my account with steam guard ON. I hope so... I did a lot of print screen of my game library (with my steam guard state), just in case...

8 years ago
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For a second there i was logged in as an admin :/

8 years ago
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a good samaritan just added me warning me steam logged him into my account. this is troublesome

8 years ago
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Congratulations!
You won the "What account I am randomly connected with?" championship!

8 years ago
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So... some random pple possibly now know my login name, last credit card digits, phone number and email?

8 years ago
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yes

8 years ago
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Yep, and your email too, mine as well.

8 years ago
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Yup... will change a lot of things :|

8 years ago
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Indeed. If there is just 0.01% chance someone did tinker with someone else's account, and the hurt party is in EU or US, Valve will have a bad day. A really bad day.

8 years ago
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I'm not sure... What with steam guard? Somebody's account that I can see now is WITHOUT steam guard. Maybe we can see only steam guard OFF account.... I hope so...

8 years ago
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The accounts I've seen was all protected with Steam guard.

8 years ago
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My inventory is fine, but I got access to someone elses Credit Card.

8 years ago
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:D thats what happens when their server is messing the requests to the IPs & IDs - lovely ... had it once in a pics forum posted stuff with someones account ... wouldn't be worried about steam too many steps to get anything done + backups that roll back the changes

8 years ago
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It's not really about a random person selling your inventory. It is about the random person suddenly seeing all your personal data, including registered email address and (not full) credit card info.

8 years ago
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My email, phone no all changed ggwp

8 years ago
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Seems like escrow and other stupid privacy confirmations are useless now. Good Job Valve!

8 years ago
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Too Much EggNog for steam I guess

8 years ago
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Seems I'm not the only one having these issues with language/currency changes and stuff.

8 years ago
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who is minkey314 :DD

minkey314's Purchase History

8 years ago
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lol, i always get that one.

8 years ago
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me too, poor guy.

8 years ago
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I got that one at first.

8 years ago
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Wow... I also see his account details

8 years ago
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Now I'm getting this when accessing the Steam store

Error Code: -105

Unable to connect to server. Server may be offline or you may not be connected to the internet.

8 years ago
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just in case something happens, i had $500 in my wallet and 50 copies of fallout 4 and witcher 3.

8 years ago
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+1 xD

8 years ago
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me2 :(

8 years ago
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Isn't the max amount you can have in the wallet 400 USD?

8 years ago
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depends on country currency

8 years ago
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hmm no, i'm sure i had $500 :3

8 years ago
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$350 here, but I had a bunch of stat trak knives and only 24 copies of Fallout 4.

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I did not touch anything just in case.

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I did a lot of print screens of my games library, just in case...

8 years ago
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Do you think I should contact the people to who's accounts I have access and tell them not to worry?

8 years ago
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As long as you did not touch anything,, it should not matter. Account switching seem to be entirely random

8 years ago
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I don't think this will calm anyone down ^^" Anyone else may have access to their account at the same time and end up doing something with it.

8 years ago
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Maybe they aren't even all that active on Steam and don't even know this is happening fingers crossed for all of us xD

8 years ago
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that would be even scarier

8 years ago
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You're probably right.

8 years ago
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yea seems this is it now that i look closely i have access to som1 elses account, but got my own inventory, does this mean som1 else is using my account right now? btw the guy whose acc i got is also frm my country

8 years ago
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a gourp posted saying that people are randomly sighned into other peoples accounts and that if you buy stuff it could go to them so right now just to be safe stay away from buying in bouth market and the store, maybe even sign out but i wount be sihning out. no knows why this is happening just stay safe. should be fixed soon

8 years ago
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So we might actually end up logging in tomorrow and finding lots of new games that someone inadvertedly bought for us.
Awesome!

8 years ago
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itll be usuing your money possiblly, if not they will ask for refund on cc and itll be gone

8 years ago
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I trust that, infused with pure Christmas spirit, they will first add huge amounts of money to my Steam wallet, and then leave it for me to buy whatever I want.

8 years ago
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id rather it go to a paypal that doesnt exsist so i can buy a better graphics card

8 years ago
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That might explain why I get the store page in a random language (often Portuguese, Spanish and Russian) whenever I refresh the page...
Well, they're not getting my money today I guess.

8 years ago
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I bet your avatar also changes to someone else's... someone who's using steam in that language...

8 years ago
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Actually it says I'm not logged in, and if I click the login button (or actually any link at all), it just refreshes the page - sometimes changing language again.

8 years ago
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Not logged in and first got Turkish (?) page, now I'm Russian or something. Well Russia is quite close so I hope they'll find me soon :D
EDIT: Activity page seems to be right one and I'm logged on it.

8 years ago
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Im from Spain and steam is showing in RUS. LOL!

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Same here, I ended up being on someone else's account for a few minutes before managing to get back on my own.

8 years ago
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