AMD Accidentally Leaks 1.7 Million DiRT 3 Keys

An anonymous reader writes "The free game with every graphics card deal has finally backfired for AMD and Codemasters. Due to a lack of .htaccess, 1.7 million keys for a free copy of DiRT 3 on Steam have been leaked. No word from AMD or Codemasters yet, but I'm sure Valve will block all the codes on Steam soon. One question that remains: if you used one of the codes, will Steam ban your account? There could be a few very unhappy gamers later today if that happens." The exact number of keys is in question — reports range from 250,000 to 3 million — but AMD confirmed that a leak did occur.

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Steam policy on account bans

[headLITE]

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5406-WFZC-5519

There is a Zero-Tolerance policy for any violations of the Steam Subscriber Agreement and Online Code of Conduct. All accounts in a user's possession for any of the following activities will be suspended:
Piracy or Hacking

This includes using an unauthorized ("hacked") Steam client to access Steam, attempting to register fake CD Keys or attempting to register a CD Key which has been published on the internet.

Re:Steam policy on account bans

[AmiMoJo]

That's what the EULA says, but consumer protection laws override that. In the UK the Sale of Goods Act requires that goods sold be "as described" and "fit for purpose", i.e. if it says free Dirt 3 game on the box you must get a free working copy of Dirt 3 or your money back.

Contracts can never override your statutory rights, even if you had read and signed it before purchase.

WTF?

[Megane]

The reason access to all these keys has been granted is due to a lack of .htaccess on AMD’s site.

What's all this stupid talk about .htacess anyway? Those are the kind of files that should not be below a web server's DocumentRoot in the first place. The reason access to all these keys has been grated is because some moron put them in a live area of the web server where they didn't belong.