Steam forum accounts and user database compromised

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Friday November 11, 2011 · 1:22 AM PST

2011/11/11 · 01:22

If you use Steam, you should be aware that they have been compromised recently. Their online forums have been defaced and intruders have also gained access to a Steam user database that contains, among other things, usernames, salted and hashed passwords, games purchased, billing information, and encrypted credit card details.

First, a quick overview of the related computer security topics, then some advice on what to do if you read about this type of thing happening to one of your accounts.

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Saturday October 29, 2011 · 9:00 AM PDT

2011/10/29 · 09:00

Halloween is (almost) here. Drop the candy and get your keyboard and mouse ready, because here comes a trio of zombie-themed computer games.

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Saturday October 15, 2011 · 9:01 AM PDT

2011/10/15 · 09:01

Video games have acquired a reputation over the years of enabling and encouraging wanton acts of violence or other immorality. The latest target has been the massively fun Grand Theft Auto franchise, but other games such as Postal, Doom, and Mortal Kombat have all taken their turns as the box in the white-knuckled grip of a crusader for video game censorship.

I am most certainly not in the camp of people who wring their hands at violent video games. I mention this because Below the Root, the game that has left the most lasting impression on me, is so wonderfully pacifistic and ethical that I don't want to undersell its qualities by giving the appearance of having only played games with a wholesome agenda. In my world of Carmageddon, Smash TV, and Mutant League Hockey, I still thought Below the Root was the bee's knees.

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Below the Root, the video game: pacifism, ethics, and fun