Valve security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving Valve, with related coverage.
Steam hardware shipping partner hacked, leaking European customers' personal data
Impact: Names, addresses and order details of European Steam hardware customers
A partner handling Steam hardware shipping was hacked, and personal information of European customers was leaked. The leaked information included names, addresses and order details. Valve notified hardware customers of the data breach on 10 August.
Related reports: 8 · last report →Valve denies system breach amid claims of 89 million leaked Steam accounts
Impact: Phone numbers leaked; extent of damage unconfirmed
Claims emerged that data from 89 million Steam accounts had been leaked. Operator Valve denied that its systems had been breached or that account information had been leaked, and said passwords were safe. The leaked data was described as phone numbers, and the claimed number of accounts has not been confirmed as the actual extent of the damage.
Related reports: 9 · last report →