Uh-oh! If you’re a gamer who has a Steam account (and let’s face it, who doesn’t have one?), I advise you to change your password right now. The digital storefront is reportedly the latest victim of a massive data breach.
When I say massive, I mean HUGE. It’s said thatover 89 million accountsare said to have been compromised.
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Steam Data Reportedly Being Sold Online
According to cyber threat security company Underdark (viaPCGamesN), the data is reportedly up for sale on the dark web, with the seller asking for thousands of dollars for the entire database, which contains user records, contact details like phone numbers, two-factor SMS message logs, and more.
Underdark claims they spotted a post on a dark web forum asking for a buyer of the data at $5,000. The cyber company adds that due to the nature of the information in the database, the source of tihs data is likely a third-party vendor or service provider and not Steam itself. Initially, it was thought that the compromised data came from cloud communications platform Twilio, but a Valve representative has apparently told journalists. “Mellow_Online1” on Twitter/X that they (Valve) does not use Twilio.
As of press time, Valve has not publicly acknowledged if any Steam data has been compromised.
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While no individual or entity has claimed they have obtained the data, I suggest changing your password anyway. I mean, it’s better ot be safe than sorry, right?
If this breach is the real deal, then this might be the biggest video game-related data breach of all-time, even bigger than the now-infamous PSN hack that affected 77 million accounts, and led to the network being unable to operate for close to a month.
I suggest setting up 2FA (2-Factor Authentication) on your Steam account if it’s not activated yet. Alert your fellow gamers as well, just so they’re aware that theremightbe a potential security risk tied to their Steam account.
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