US EditionValve Addresses Alleged Steam Hack And Clarifies Situation
- In May 2025, Steam owner Valve addressed reports that data from over 89 million Steam accounts appeared for sale on the dark web.
- The incident stemmed from the exposure of older text messages containing temporary one-time codes sent to users, which Valve confirmed did not involve a compromise of Steam's internal systems.
- The leaked data included phone numbers the codes were sent to but did not link those numbers to Steam accounts, passwords, payment details, or personal data.
- Valve advised users to remain vigilant against phishing, update passwords if reused elsewhere, and enable the Steam Mobile Authenticator for enhanced security.
- Valve continues investigating the leak's source amid acknowledging SMS unencrypted transmission and refutes any direct compromise of Steam's internal systems.
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Valve confirms Steam data leak but denies it's a serious problem
Valve says there’s nothing to worry about (Valve) Steam users are in a panic about a supposed data breach, but according to Valve nothing significant has actually happened. Data breaches at big companies are hardly a rarity, in the video game world or elsewhere, so when talk of a ‘massive’ breach at Steam started to appear online it wasn’t necessarily that surprising. Warnings spread that customers should immediately change their passwords, phon…
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