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Valve has denied rumors of Steam hacking
Valve has officially responded to the news that Steam was allegedly hacked, as a result of which data on 89 million users of the service leaked to the network. Valve has carefully reviewed the situation and confirmed that the leak is not related to a security breach of the Steam ecosystem.
According to the company, an analysis of the leaked data sample showed that these are old text messages containing one-time codes and phone numbers to which they were sent. The validity period of such codes was only 15 minutes.
The source of the leak has not yet been identified. Valve notes that SMS messages are transmitted unencrypted through several providers, which complicates the investigation. The company continues to investigate the circumstances of the incident.
The leak included old SMS messages with one-time codes that are valid for only 15 minutes, as well as the phone numbers to which they were sent.
The leaked data does not contain information that could link these numbers to specific Steam accounts, passwords, payment details, or other personal information.
Old messages cannot be used to hack your account, and every time the code is used to change your email or password via SMS, you receive confirmation via email and/or secure messages on Steam.
Valve has confirmed that it is not necessary to change passwords or phone numbers due to this data leak. Nevertheless, the company took the opportunity to recommend users.
- Be suspicious of any account security alerts that they have not requested.
- Regularly check your account's security settings on a special page.
- Activate the Steam mobile authenticator, which provides a more secure way to receive account notifications.
