So after waiting 24 hours for my funds to be released from selling a low tier knife for 205 dollars, I finally got the money. Immediately after, i got an email from steam saying "thanks for your purchase of a Inscribed Rearms Dota 2 card. This normally sells for $0.03, yet it was purchased for 205 dollars from my account.

I have authenticator, steam guard, all the works and it is hooked up to my phone. When I contacted steam they replied with the following message.

"

Hello there,

Account hijackers have several common methods of attack, most of which rely upon misinformation or deception.

With that said, if activity occurred on your account you do not recognize, it may mean your account or computer has been compromised.

Someone may have gained access to your Steam account through spoofing, phishing, or malware.

As an immediate first step, you should take some action to secure your Steam account from further access. Our article on account security recommendations is a good start toward securing your Steam account.

If you suspect your computer is infected with malware, we have some tips for removing malware from your computer here. It may be a good idea to contact a local computer security expert if you're having trouble removing this malware.

Additionally, all Community Market transactions are final and cannot be reversed or refunded. When an item is purchased from the Community Market, the cost is sent from the buyer's Steam wallet to the seller's. Reversing these purchases would mean we have to take funds out of the seller's wallet, creating confusion and possible purchasing issues across Steam.

I understand the eagerness on this matter, however, I'm sorry we can't be of more help with this, but we don't reverse or refund Community Market purchases and sales.

For future reference, confirmation is only required when listing an item on the market. However, items that typically sell for under $1.00 USD will no longer require confirmation when the list price is reasonably within the median price, but confirmation will still be required once many of those cheaper items are listed. Confirmation will still be required on all rare and valuable items.

Steam Support

Ken"

Is it possible that Steam itself is compromised and they have rouge employees? It is only $200 so I am very confused why they would take the risk. But now the worthless card is trade locked for 7 days. What is the point of it being locked if someone can just "hijack" your account and you can't get a refund.

I sold my knife to purchase the new BMX Streets. It essentially seems that they are stealing both from me as well as the developer of BMX Streets.