Seneste rapporter påstod, at gamingplatformen Steam oplevede et stort sikkerhedsbrud, hvor op til 89 millioner brugerkonti angiveligt havde deres loginoplysninger solgt på det mørke web. Nye oplysninger afslører dog, at dette ikke var et hack. Der er stadig nogle forholdsregler, du kan tage for at beskytte din konto.

Oprindeligt hævdede en cyberkriminel, at have en database med 89 millioner Steam-brugeroplysninger, inklusive telefonnumre og engangskoder, og forsøgte at sælge den for 5.000 dollars – en overraskende lav pris for så omfattende data. Det blev antydet, at bruddet kunne stamme fra en tjenesteudbyder som Twilio, der tilbyder engangskode-tjenester, men Twilio benægtede, at der havde været et sikkerhedsbrud. Steam har nu bekræftet, at deres systemer ikke er blevet kompromitteret.

I en officiel erklæring forklarede Steam, at efter at have undersøgt det lækkede datamateriale, konkluderede de, at det ikke skyldtes et brud på deres systemer. De præciserede også, at de lækkede data ikke inkluderede telefonnumre knyttet til Steam-konti, adgangskoder, betalingsoplysninger eller anden personlig information.

Styrk din konto-sikkerhed med enkle og effektive strategier. Lær, hvordan du beskytter dine personlige oplysninger, opretter stærke adgangskoder, aktiverer to-faktor-autentificering og holder øje med online trusler. Ved at forbedre din digitale sikkerhed sikrer du dine konti og får ro i sindet i dagens forbundne verden.

It’s still unknown exactly where the leaked data came from, but it seems like it’s much less of a serious situation than initially feared.

The one-time passcodes are only valid for 15 minutes, and once that time period has expired, they can’t be used. And without knowing which Steam accounts the phone numbers are linked to, intruders can’t do much with them. That means the data in the leak isn’t of much use now, especially since the breach did not contain any vital account data or personally identifiable information.

Still, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t think about toughening up the security of your Steam account. If you’re using a weak password – or one that you’ve used for other accounts – it’s time to change that to something more secure. Enlist the help of one of the best password managers and you don’t even need to think up or remember a password yourself, as the password manager handles that for you.

As well as that, you can enable two-factor authentication on your Steam account by logging in, selecting your username in the top-right corner of the Steam website, then selecting Account Details. From there, pick Security & Devices in the left-hand sidebar and choose an authentication method. You can either have a code sent to your email address or use the Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator, which can be accessed from the Steam mobile app.

Although this incident is not as damaging as was feared, it’s still a good reminder to improve the security of all your online accounts. A breach can prove to be devastating, even if this one wasn’t a disaster in the end.