"We ran all of MaddoxX's proof by a software security expert who requested anonymity. "This looks real to me. He found a way into [Valve's] Cyber Café software," the security expert confirms, "but what I've seen -- the files pulled down -- don't indicate whether or not he breached Valve itself.""
"Doug Lombardi, director of marketing at Valve, says, "There has been no security breach of Steam." However, he does confirm our expert's findings by adding, "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 Catch_A_Thief@valvesoftware.com.""
I think you people are getting a little too worried.
"We ran all of MaddoxX's proof by a software security expert who requested anonymity. "This looks real to me. He found a way into [Valve's] Cyber Café software," the security expert confirms, "but what I've seen -- the files pulled down -- don't indicate whether or not he breached Valve itself.""
"Doug Lombardi, director of marketing at Valve, says, "There has been no security breach of Steam." However, he does confirm our expert's findings by adding, "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 Catch_A_Thief@valvesoftware.com.""
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OMGz! CANCEL EVERY CREDIT CARD YOU OWN! TURN OFF YOUR INTERNETS, SMASH YOUR PC! ITS THE ONLY WAY!
<!--quoteo(post=1622132:date=Apr 20 2007, 08:06 AM:name=Rob)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rob @ Apr 20 2007, 08:06 AM) [snapback]1622132[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> OMGz! CANCEL EVERY CREDIT CARD YOU OWN! TURN OFF YOUR INTERNETS, SMASH YOUR PC! ITS THE ONLY WAY! <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo(post=1621910:date=Apr 19 2007, 07:02 AM:name=Thansal)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Thansal @ Apr 19 2007, 07:02 AM) [snapback]1621910[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> True, but you know, once bitten, twice shy type thing.
My favorite thing about that entire event was the genius who zipped up 13 or so gigs of homosexual pr0n and released it as the leak <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" /> Admittedly Valve is NOT handling this entire thing very well. Removing all posts about the topic, and not making any official statement. Even a "we are aware of this and are investigating" would be good.
Oh well, I guess it is a good thing I am about to ditch the bank account the card I used was tied to. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> Under US law if it turns out to be legitimate valve is basically ############ed hardcore. Losing credit card numbers in a databank = seriously ######. If they are erasing questions and what not it's likely because they don't want to believe it's plausible.
<!--quoteo(post=1622358:date=Apr 22 2007, 12:02 AM:name=cshank4)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cshank4 @ Apr 22 2007, 12:02 AM) [snapback]1622358[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Plus, this guy has horrible spelling and grammar, so I doubt he'd even be able to Sudo a Unix box, let alone hax t3h gibzon. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well he may know <i>something</i> but my bet is this little ishhead is a lying scam artist. As I said earlier, I think he needs to meet Bubba in a dark, locked cell.
<!--quoteo(post=1622389:date=Apr 21 2007, 10:38 PM:name=the_x5)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_x5 @ Apr 21 2007, 10:38 PM) [snapback]1622389[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Well he may know <i>something</i> but my bet is this little ishhead is a lying scam artist. As I said earlier, I think he needs to meet Bubba in a dark, locked cell. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Tis a fake IMO. I can't imagine any company holding CC records third party. Generally speaking, even if you got quite intimate access into a companies private servers CC records should still be inaccessible due to internal security.
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->We never hacked anything, it was a bug in their php code. You fail, for not putting login details secure. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
IRC channel topic.
<zaggynl> How can you hack php? <obnauticus> zaggynl rofl... <obnauticus> was probably a hole. <obnauticus> in a php script <MaddoxX> exploit that is <MaddoxX> i wasnt the only exploiter <MaddoxX> 20+ people where <MaddoxX> i just made it public <zaggynl> 20+ people were involved in hacking the site? <zaggynl> emporio? <MaddoxX> yes zaggy <MaddoxX> it wasn't only me
It doesn't change the fact that he is an immature ######. For all we know that's a lie too. Ever seen <i>Law & Order</i>? Crooks make up stories about other people's involvement so they can have a bargining chip and buy time while the police investigate the claim. He's obviously not claiming innocence, in fact is he not taunting corporate blackmail?
My honest thought on this?
He's a pathological lier. Like that messed up woman who pretended to be giving her child up for adoption and then completely disappeared after the money came. He obviously wants attention, especially if he's chatting it up in IRC.
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"We ran all of MaddoxX's proof by a software security expert who requested anonymity. "This looks real to me. He found a way into [Valve's] Cyber Café software," the security expert confirms, "but what I've seen -- the files pulled down -- don't indicate whether or not he breached Valve itself.""
"Doug Lombardi, director of marketing at Valve, says, "There has been no security breach of Steam." However, he does confirm our expert's findings by adding, "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 Catch_A_Thief@valvesoftware.com.""
I think you people are getting a little too worried.
<a href="http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3158852" target="_blank">http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3158852</a>
"We ran all of MaddoxX's proof by a software security expert who requested anonymity. "This looks real to me. He found a way into [Valve's] Cyber Café software," the security expert confirms, "but what I've seen -- the files pulled down -- don't indicate whether or not he breached Valve itself.""
"Doug Lombardi, director of marketing at Valve, says, "There has been no security breach of Steam." However, he does confirm our expert's findings by adding, "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 Catch_A_Thief@valvesoftware.com.""
I think you people are getting a little too worried.
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OMGz! CANCEL EVERY CREDIT CARD YOU OWN! TURN OFF YOUR INTERNETS, SMASH YOUR PC! ITS THE ONLY WAY!
I wish they had said something before, even a simple "we know something is going down, we are investigating it, more info will be forthcoming."
OMGz! CANCEL EVERY CREDIT CARD YOU OWN! TURN OFF YOUR INTERNETS, SMASH YOUR PC! ITS THE ONLY WAY!
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lolz.
e/ his website No-Steam.org got shut down
True, but you know, once bitten, twice shy type thing.
My favorite thing about that entire event was the genius who zipped up 13 or so gigs of homosexual pr0n and released it as the leak <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
Admittedly Valve is NOT handling this entire thing very well. Removing all posts about the topic, and not making any official statement. Even a "we are aware of this and are investigating" would be good.
Oh well, I guess it is a good thing I am about to ditch the bank account the card I used was tied to.
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Under US law if it turns out to be legitimate valve is basically ############ed hardcore. Losing credit card numbers in a databank = seriously ######. If they are erasing questions and what not it's likely because they don't want to believe it's plausible.
lolz.
e/ his website No-Steam.org got shut down
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MaddoxX his hosting was told to remove the site by Valve, MaddoxX put up the suspended site (with false author name) up himself.
Apr 20 16:44:03 <zaggynl> question, is your name 'jasper houben' ?
Apr 20 16:44:15 <MaddoxX> lol hahaha
Apr 20 16:44:21 <MaddoxX> i knew they would fall for it
Apr 20 16:44:23 <MaddoxX> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
Apr 20 16:44:24 <MaddoxX> owned
Apr 20 16:44:39 <sony> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
Apr 20 16:44:43 <sony> fake?!
Apr 20 16:44:45 <MaddoxX> eh
Apr 20 16:44:46 <MaddoxX> yeh
Apr 20 16:46:48 <mousepad> lol MaddoxX
Apr 20 16:46:51 <mousepad> tell us what's going on
Apr 20 16:46:57 <mousepad> what's the status
Apr 20 16:47:06 <zaggynl> describe, hoster problems
Apr 20 16:47:12 <zaggynl> as in, bandwidth?
Apr 20 16:47:17 <Bloody> maddoxx is being watched by EF BEE EYE
Apr 20 16:47:17 <MaddoxX> valve mailed to my hoster
Apr 20 16:47:20 <MaddoxX> hoster didnt want problem
Apr 20 16:47:21 <MaddoxX> i had to delete
Apr 20 16:47:22 <MaddoxX> simple
Apr 20 16:48:39 <mousepad> is <a href="http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3158852" target="_blank">http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3158852</a> true?
Apr 20 16:55:32 <MaddoxX> the ccs were hold third party
Plus, this guy has horrible spelling and grammar, so I doubt he'd even be able to Sudo a Unix box, let alone hax t3h gibzon.
Plus, this guy has horrible spelling and grammar, so I doubt he'd even be able to Sudo a Unix box, let alone hax t3h gibzon.
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Looks can be deceiving.
Well he may know <i>something</i> but my bet is this little ishhead is a lying scam artist. As I said earlier, I think he needs to meet Bubba in a dark, locked cell.
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Bubba? The cola guy?
Bubba? The cola guy?
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IRC channel topic.
<zaggynl> How can you hack php?
<obnauticus> zaggynl rofl...
<obnauticus> was probably a hole.
<obnauticus> in a php script
<MaddoxX> exploit that is
<MaddoxX> i wasnt the only exploiter
<MaddoxX> 20+ people where
<MaddoxX> i just made it public
<zaggynl> 20+ people were involved in hacking the site?
<zaggynl> emporio?
<MaddoxX> yes zaggy
<MaddoxX> it wasn't only me
My honest thought on this?
He's a pathological lier. Like that messed up woman who pretended to be giving her child up for adoption and then completely disappeared after the money came. He obviously wants attention, especially if he's chatting it up in IRC.