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AppWizard

May 15, 2025

Valve refutes reports of massive Steam hack

Valve addressed concerns about alleged breaches of user data, refuting claims of a significant hack involving Steam account information. The company clarified that reports of leaked two-factor authentication text messages do not indicate any compromise of its internal systems. The source of the leak is under investigation, and it involved older text messages containing one-time codes valid for 15 minutes, without linking phone numbers to Steam accounts or exposing sensitive information like passwords or payment details. Valve emphasized that old text messages cannot compromise account security and that attempts to change account details via SMS will trigger additional confirmation steps. Allegations from Underdark.ai about a dataset containing over 89 million Steam user records are questioned due to the low asking price for the data.

AppWizard

May 15, 2025

No, your Steam info isn’t being sold on the dark web: Valve confirms the Steam leak was just a bunch of old, harmless texts and “you do not need to change your passwords”

Valve addressed concerns about a potential data leak affecting Steam accounts, confirming that while a data leak did occur, it was limited to outdated text messages containing one-time validation codes that expire after 15 minutes. The only information potentially accessed was the phone numbers to which these messages were sent, which poses minimal risk. Valve stated that users do not need to change their passwords or phone numbers due to this event.