Steam threats 04-20-2015, 10:34 AM
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I was contacted by someone (a bot) named Erüdo. He seemed legit at first, I play a csgo match with him, so I accepted his friend request. I saw Erüdo send me a message with a link to a file called Image_xxx.scr. I quickly looked up scams and such that can be seen on Steam, and I became aware of phishing, thanks to an article linked.
If I opened this file, the following tasks would have been performed:
I unfriend him and report it to Steam.
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If I opened this file, the following tasks would have been performed:
- Retrieves the current session ID of my Steam user account.
- Gains access to my’s inventory / backpack.
- Saves items onto an “offer list” for selling.
- Displays an image in order to make me believe that what I actually opened is indeed an image file and not an actual application
I unfriend him and report it to Steam.
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