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Stolen Path of Exile 2 admin account used to hack player accounts

ID: d9064c4a-a2fc-516f-9a6c-9f4615fe7207

STIX ID: report--d9064c4a-a2fc-516f-9a6c-9f4615fe7207

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2025-01-13

Date Updated: 2026-03-27

Author: Bill Toulas

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Path of Exile 2 developers confirmed that a compromised Steam-linked administrator account was used to reset player passwords and access at least 66 player accounts, enabling theft of valuable in-game items; attackers leveraged partial payment details to social-engineer a Steam support reset, and a backend bug that recorded password changes as editable notes allowed deletion of audit evidence while limited log retention prevented full scope analysis.

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