What You Should Do To Protect Yourself In The Wake Of The Steam Hack

1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auAdam Dachishttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/adamdachis-usa/What You Should Do To Protect Yourself In The Wake Of The Steam Hackrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vhojTnQLd6"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/11/what-you-should-do-to-protect-yourself-in-the-wake-of-the-steam-hack/">What You Should Do To Protect Yourself In The Wake Of The Steam Hack</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/11/what-you-should-do-to-protect-yourself-in-the-wake-of-the-steam-hack/embed/#?secret=vhojTnQLd6" width="600" height="338" title="“What You Should Do To Protect Yourself In The Wake Of The Steam Hack” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="vhojTnQLd6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> If you’re a Steam user, you’ve likely heard about the hack that potentially compromised passwords and credit card information. Although much of the damage has been done, but there are still things you can do to protect yourself. Here’s a look at your options moving forward.