A few days ago, an alleged data breach pointed many fingers towards Steam. However, this highly popular PC gaming platform has debunked all the possibilities of date leaks. According to the initial reports, over 89 million Steam accounts were compromised. But after Steam’s assurance, it doesn’t seem to be a concern anymore.
Despite the abundance of Epic Games Store, GOG, Xbox Store for Windows, and many others, Steam remains the most popular PC gaming platform. Besides being popular, this platform is hugely secure as well. That is why the initial claims of a potential data leak comes out to be false.
Steam debunks any possibility of a potential data breach
It all started when a well-known surgical threat intelligence company named Underdark AI shared about a potential threat regarding a data breach on Steam. The company posted on LinkedIn that a hacker named Machine1337 claimed on a popular dark web forum that he has breached datasets of over 89 million user accounts of Steam.
These details consist of SMS message logs, user records, phone numbers, and one-time access codes, among other things. He even went on to sell those data for $5,000. The hacker also provided a Telegram contact for purchasing those datasets, a link of sample data hosted on Gofile. The dark web post also contained the internal vendor data as well, citing graver security concerns.
However, there is nothing to worry about this report as Steam has dismissed any possibility of a potential data leak stating, “this was NOT a breach of Steam systems.” The company clarified that previous text messages containing two-factor authentication codes were the source of the leak.
Nevertheless, the codes were restricted to the phone numbers that requested them and were only valid for 15 minutes at a time. Since none of the phone numbers in the leak were linked to personal information or Steam account information, they cannot be used to try to compromise Steam's systems.
Steam also stated that there is no need for changing passwords or phone numbers due to this report. However, the company has advised to keep a closer look at any account security messages and recommends its users to regularly check Steam account security from here. Players are also advised to sign up for the Steam Mobile Authenticator as it includes a 2-factor-authentication named Steam Guard which prevents potential data breaches.
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Despite the abundance of Epic Games Store, GOG, Xbox Store for Windows, and many others, Steam remains the most popular PC gaming platform. Besides being popular, this platform is hugely secure as well. That is why the initial claims of a potential data leak comes out to be false.
Steam debunks any possibility of a potential data breach
It all started when a well-known surgical threat intelligence company named Underdark AI shared about a potential threat regarding a data breach on Steam. The company posted on LinkedIn that a hacker named Machine1337 claimed on a popular dark web forum that he has breached datasets of over 89 million user accounts of Steam.
These details consist of SMS message logs, user records, phone numbers, and one-time access codes, among other things. He even went on to sell those data for $5,000. The hacker also provided a Telegram contact for purchasing those datasets, a link of sample data hosted on Gofile. The dark web post also contained the internal vendor data as well, citing graver security concerns.
Yesterday, an alleged major @Steam data breach occurred, compromising over 89 million user records (roughly two-thirds of all Steam accounts).
— Mellow_Online1 (@MellowOnline1) May 11, 2025
These datasets are being sold for over $5,000 on what appears to be a site akin to Mipped.
Mipped alongside their sister sites is a…
However, there is nothing to worry about this report as Steam has dismissed any possibility of a potential data leak stating, “this was NOT a breach of Steam systems.” The company clarified that previous text messages containing two-factor authentication codes were the source of the leak.
Nevertheless, the codes were restricted to the phone numbers that requested them and were only valid for 15 minutes at a time. Since none of the phone numbers in the leak were linked to personal information or Steam account information, they cannot be used to try to compromise Steam's systems.
Steam also stated that there is no need for changing passwords or phone numbers due to this report. However, the company has advised to keep a closer look at any account security messages and recommends its users to regularly check Steam account security from here. Players are also advised to sign up for the Steam Mobile Authenticator as it includes a 2-factor-authentication named Steam Guard which prevents potential data breaches.
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