Valve, the company behind Steam, has officially denied recent claims that 89 million Steam accounts were hacked. After investigating the leaked data sample, Valve confirmed that their systems were not breached. This news comes after widespread panic in the gaming community about a supposed large-scale hack.
The rumors started when Underdark.ai and Twitter user Mellow_Online1 reported that a hacker called Machine1337 was selling data from millions of Steam users for $5,000. They claimed the data included sensitive information like two-factor authentication (2FA) SMS logs. However, experts and SteamDB later revealed the data was just SMS delivery logs from a third-party service, not Steam itself. Valve confirmed they don’t use the mentioned service, Twilio.
Valve explained the leaked data only contained old text messages with temporary codes and phone numbers but was not linked to any passwords or payment info. These codes expire quickly and cannot be used to hack accounts. Valve reassured users that there’s no need to change passwords or phone numbers. They also reminded users to stay cautious of unexpected security messages and encouraged enabling two-factor authentication through the Steam Mobile Authenticator for extra protection.
