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 that over 89 million accounts are said to have been compromised.
Steam Data Reportedly Being Sold Online
According to cyber threat security company Underdark (via PCGamesN), 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....
