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Anyone who ordered Steam hardware in the last ~3 months in Europe just had their names, address, phone number and email stolen (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/steam@lemmy.ml
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[–] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

What can man do against such recklessness?

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Nothing. It’s just a game of chance at this stage given how many intermediaries are necessary between where you order something and who needs to know where to deliver it. Each step in that long ass process can eventually fail. It takes one to get your information out - and in this case it’s not like you can move or change your name as a measure compared to when some online only service fails you.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago*

    There are quite few things you can do, depending on where you live:

    • Do not put your real name or address into the forms if possible.
    • Use temporary phone number.
    • Use alias email address and change it if it gets leaked.
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