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Valve responds to Steam security breach, and it isn't as bad as it sounded

Valve has addressed Steam's security breach reported earlier this week, a leak which allegedly involved over 89 million user records. Fortunately, it apparently isn't as bad as it initially seemed. In ...
Engadget

Now's a good time to check in on your Steam account security

Update May 14, 6:38PM ET: Valve has confirmed that Steam systems were not breached and identifying user data has not been stolen or accessed by hackers. The company provided clarification in a Steam ...
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Did Steam Accounts Get Hacked Or Leaked? Here’s What It Says About Your Account Being Safe

Video game company Valve is speaking out after rumors of a dark web data breach on its software caught fire on social media. According to PC Gamer, a LinkedIn post claimed that a well-known dark web ...
AppleInsider

No, Steam wasn't hacked — but your security habits still matter

The leaked data did not associate the phone numbers with a Steam account, password information, payment information or other personal data. Old text messages cannot be used to breach the security of ...
PCGamesN

89 million Steam account details reportedly affected by massive data breach

May 14, 2025 at 2:55pm PDT Valve has issued a statement to PCGamesN acknowledging the data breach but claims that it shouldn't impact the safety of your Steam account. You can read the full statement ...
vg247

UPDATE: Phew, Valve confirms alleged data breach was "not a breach of Steam systems" and says you don't need to change your password

UPDATE (15/05/25, 9:20 AM BST) Valve has now published a statement confirming that "the recent leak being reported did not breach Steam systems" and that Steam account passwords aren't affected.
Shacknews

Valve issues statement refuting claims of a Steam data security breach

Valve has officially acknowledged reports of a potential Steam data security breach. The company states that the event was not a breach of Steam systems and was in fact a leak of old text messages. On ...
TweakTown

Valve confirms nobody hacked Steam, over 89 million Steam accounts and passwords are safe

TL;DR: Valve confirmed recent leaked older Steam SMS messages were not due to a Steam system breach. The leak involved unencrypted, time-limited codes and phone numbers without linking to accounts or ...
Game Rant

Millions of Steam Accounts Reportedly Impacted by Data Breach

Utterly obsessed with gaming, anime, and manga for the past 25 years, Carley attended Florida State University, graduating with a degree in Japanese in 2012. A professional Japanese/English translator ...
Newsweek

Steam Users Hit with Huge Data Leak, But Your Account is Probably Safe

A strange leak of PC gaming storefront Steam users' data has resulted in the phone numbers and text messages of millions of PC gamers seemingly being sold online. Valve, the company that owns and ...
PC Gamer

False alarm: Valve confirms that nobody hacked into over 89M Steam accounts and that your passwords are safe

The dark web doesn't have your Steam account on it, Valve has confirmed in a news post after a report on LinkedIn claimed there was a massive data breach of more than 89 million users. "You may have ...
Forbes

Valve Addresses Alleged Steam Hack And Clarifies Situation

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. A Steam logo of a video game digital distribution service ...