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Electrodynamix

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Hijacked Steam Account- I will not be reporting for a while.
« on: September 27, 2014, 09:10:48 PM »
I have posted this to tell you that some [rage here] person has hijacked my steam account.  I cannot launch any of my steam apps, that includes US2, and somehow this [more rage here] person has managed to uninstall steam off of my computer...

Unfortunately, this happened hours after the installation of Alpha 11.2, however this wouldn't have caused the problem.  I am currently working hard on the issue and hope to come back with some good news in the coming days.

---------------------------UPDATE (edited)

I don't want to go on about the actual technical things, because its quite a long story.  Good news is its not a Hijacker and it was merely a software problem.  Interestingly, it was an internet service provider issue, and the ISP help staff and I resolved the problems.  (steam support never replied to my damn ticket)

« Last Edit: October 01, 2014, 04:42:59 AM by Electrodynamix »

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Re: Hijacked Steam Account- I will not be reporting for a while.
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2014, 09:25:42 PM »
I'm sorry about what happened.  :( I feel bad for you. I hope this gets fixed.

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Re: Hijacked Steam Account- I will not be reporting for a while.
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2014, 10:47:33 PM »
Damn dude that sucks :(
The only thing you can do is prove that you're the real owner of the account but that's hard to do when its hijacked.

Having a second email or a phone number attached to it helps prove you own it.

Good luck man hope you get your account fixed

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Re: Hijacked Steam Account- I will not be reporting for a while.
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2014, 10:51:40 PM »
have you tried forgot password mate?

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Re: Hijacked Steam Account- I will not be reporting for a while.
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2014, 11:15:19 PM »
Don't you mean "hacked"? Or is hijacking accounts a different subject?

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Re: Hijacked Steam Account- I will not be reporting for a while.
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2014, 11:17:18 AM »
If i were you, i would contact steam support ASAP, i mean who knows,  i heard storys that they recover almost everything..

Electrodynamix

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Re: Hijacked Steam Account- I will not be reporting for a while.
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2014, 03:49:25 PM »
Yes, I am in constant communication with steam support via email.  Also, I have not forgot my password.  I can prove it is hijacked because the access address is in another part of Australia.  Also the error message when opening the steam client says:

Another instance of steam is already running on this computer, UNDER A DIFFERENT USER ACCOUNT... >:(


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« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2014, 10:04:44 AM »
Also the error message when opening the steam client says:

Another instance of steam is already running on this computer, UNDER A DIFFERENT USER ACCOUNT... >:(
Damn, i felt that one

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Re: Hijacked Steam Account- I will not be reporting for a while.
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2014, 10:06:03 AM »
Darn. Thats why i always have Steam guard on.

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Re: Hijacked Steam Account- I will not be reporting for a while.
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2014, 04:53:37 PM »
Have you given anyone else your password online?

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Re: Hijacked Steam Account- I will not be reporting for a while.
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2014, 05:40:07 PM »
Welcome to the wonders of Steam.