What You Should Do if Your Steam Account Was Hacked
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Steam is the largest storefront in PC gaming. Accounts can be quite expensive, and in terms of sentimental value as well. Losing your account is not great. So how do you prevent people from hacking into your Steam account and stealing it? Keep reading to find out.
1. Act Fast
The next moment that you realize that someone might have hacked into your Steam account, you should take action.
2. Change the Password
In case you can still log in, your first step
should be changing your password. The
intruder presumably knows your old
password already, so if you have other
accounts with the same password, they
could be compromised as well.
Get into your Steam account through a
browser, next click on the arrow which is
near your profile name, and choose
‘Account Details’. On this page, find
‘Account Security’ and click on ‘Change
my password’. Then you will have to go
through a security check, and finally,
you’ll be able to reset your password.
3. The Account Recovery
If you can’t get back into your Steam
account, then you will have to go use
Steam’s account recovery system. Open
the Steam login page and press ‘Forgot
your password?’ below the log in fields.
On the next page, you’ll have some
options to recover the account. In case a
hacker has stolen your account, there’s a
special choice for that, too. Choose the
option that best describes your situation
and follow the steps that you’re suggested.
4. Steam Guard
Consider turning on Steam Guard, Valve’s
two-factor authentication service, if you
aren’t using it at the moment. You can
use it through email, however, the app is
more secure and integrated. Open your
account details page, go to the security
section, and choose ‘Manage Steam
Guard’. There you can turn Steam Guard
on, and decide whether you want the
email and app version of it.