Valve Reports: No Breach—Details Unveiled on 89 Million Steam Account Leak

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UPDATE:

In a
statement
, Valve says the leak involves “older text messages that had previously been sent to Steam customers” and is “NOT a breach of Steam systems.”

“We’re still investigating the origin of the leak, made more complicated because all SMS messages remain unencrypted during transmission and pass through several service providers before reaching your device,” the statement reads. Nonetheless, the telephone numbers that got the single-use codes aren’t linked to a Steam account, passwords, financial details, or additional sensitive information.

It notes that a password reset isn’t necessary, but this serves as “a good reminder to view any account security alerts that you didn’t initiate yourself with suspicion.” Valve suggests routinely monitoring your Steam account’s security and configuring the Steam Mobile Authenticator.

Original Story:

Details of 89 million Steam PC players’ accounts are being sold online.
dark web
.

Spotted by
Underdark.ai
on LinkedIn and highlighted by
XDA
The dataset is currently being sold on a prominent dark web marketplace for $5,000. A hacker known as Machine1337 shared some information from the data to verify its legitimacy. This claim hasn’t been verified yet; however, if you have ever utilized Steam, it would be wise to change your password at this moment.

If you use your Steam password across multiple online accounts, consider updating those services as well. Additionally, monitor your email for any suspicious activity.
phishing attacks
, particularly when discussing gaming topics.

The origin of the leak is currently unknown. The owner of Steam is involved.
Valve shot down
indicates its connection to the cloud software firm Twilio.

We asked Valve to confirm whether a breach had occurred and, if so, what next steps it recommends. We’ll update this story when we hear back.

Steam celebrated a major milestone earlier this year when it hit
40 million active users
In March, this suggests that the breach might encompass data related to inactive accounts or Steam users who rarely use the platform.

In March, Steam garnered attention when a demonstration for a bogus game titled Sniper: Phantom’s Resolution surfaced.
found to be malware
Instead of storing the malware on Steam itself, the listing directed users to another site designed to trick them into downloading a computer virus.