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Steam Is Going Through Some Serious Security Issues Right Now

Oh, no.
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If you opened up Steam and saw that your game library is practically gone (or massively increased), it’s probably not your library. The PC gaming marketplace has been shown to have a massive security issue that seems to swap user info with that of other players seemingly at random. In some cases, just clicking anything may have you end up in multiple accounts each time.

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If it’s possible, you should get to your account and change your card info. While you may be confused and not willing to screw someone over, that doesn’t mean the person with your account will feel the same way. We’ll keep you updated on Steam’s security issues as Valve gives a statement and offers a solution. Some people have been saying to try to unlink your account from Paypal, but that may not be such a great idea after all:

And remember, Steam users:


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Justin Carter
Justin was a former Staff Writer for Twinfinite between 2014 and 2017 who specialized in writing lists and covering news across the entire video games industry. Sometimes a writer, always a dork. When he isn't staring in front of a screen for hours, he's probably reading comics or eating Hot Pockets. So many of them.