Valve Partner Hacked, European Steam Customer Details Exposed
All Valve hardware purchases to Europe may be impacted. (Credit: Valve) Valve says no other purchase information was compromised, nor was payment information, passwords, or Steam Guard data; CEVA was breached, not Valve. Unfortunately, the attackers appear to have quickly gotten to work using the information they stole to attack other accounts and platforms. Commenters on Reddit call out suspicious activity on social media accounts that use the same email address as their Steam account.
- ▪All Valve hardware purchases to Europe may be impacted. (Credit: Valve) Valve says no other purchase information was compromised, nor was payment information, passwords, or Steam Guard data; CEVA was breached, not Valve.
- ▪Unfortunately, the attackers appear to have quickly gotten to work using the information they stole to attack other accounts and platforms.
- ▪Commenters on Reddit call out suspicious activity on social media accounts that use the same email address as their Steam account.
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A logistics partner for Valve was hacked in late July, with the attackers making off with customer data, including names, street addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses.Financial details weren't leaked, but if you're a European customer and recently ordered hardware from Valve—including the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, or Steam Deck—and use your Steam email and password for other online accounts, consider changing your passwords to be safe and watch for suspicious account activity."Between July 29, 2026, and August 1, 2026, a cyberattack hit CEVA Logistics, the company that ships Steam hardware to customers in Europe," says Steam's message to potentially affected users, VideoCardz reports. Valve learned about the attack on Aug. 7.
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