Steam Data Breach Alleged [May 14, 2025, 11:59 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
A post on X by MellowOnline1 from Sunday reports that user details for approximately 89 million Steam accounts are being offered for sale on the Dark Web following an alleged data breach (thanks XDA). A second post follows up with indications that the unconfirmed leak was through a third-party vendor, rather than Steam itself. As said, this is unconfirmed, but the included suggestion that users change their passwords seems like an easy way to be prudent as this gets sorted. Here's a bit from Sunday's post:
Yesterday, an alleged major @Steam data breach occurred, compromising over 89 million user records (roughly two-thirds of all Steam accounts).
These datasets are being sold for over $5,000 on what appears to be a site akin to Mipped.
Pr()ZaC wrote on May 14, 2025, 16:11:
Probably the same source
Aged like milk
Laughing, I was curious as to why you're always so angry so I took a cursory glance at your post history. That's quite the list of accumulated "REMOVED" posts considering your low post count. I didn't really learn anything but it was entertaining nonetheless.
"The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance, is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
Laughing Man wrote on May 14, 2025, 16:45:
you lazy fucks
Yep.
And pretty damned proud of it, too!
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Prez wrote on May 14, 2025, 17:39:You will be buying more and the pile of shame will grow.Overon wrote on May 14, 2025, 17:09:Prez wrote on May 14, 2025, 13:38:Can you even play that many games?
Haha why do I see my entire Steam library of games disappearing in the future? I would imagine that I am pretty high on the list of targets given that my library is over 14000 games and DLC. I have 2FA on but it seems that hackers can get into anything if they want to badly enough.
Well, now that I am disabled, I am knocking them out at quite a clip. My math shows that as long as I live to be 265 years old I can finish them all.
Prez wrote on May 14, 2025, 17:39:Overon wrote on May 14, 2025, 17:09:Prez wrote on May 14, 2025, 13:38:Can you even play that many games?
Haha why do I see my entire Steam library of games disappearing in the future? I would imagine that I am pretty high on the list of targets given that my library is over 14000 games and DLC. I have 2FA on but it seems that hackers can get into anything if they want to badly enough.
Well, now that I am disabled, I am knocking them out at quite a clip. My math shows that as long as I live to be 265 years old I can finish them all.
I'll be there waiting to take them off your hands when you are on your deathbed!
Overon wrote on May 14, 2025, 17:09:Prez wrote on May 14, 2025, 13:38:Can you even play that many games?
I would imagine that I am pretty high on the list of targets given that my library is over 14000 games and DLC.
Prez is playing the secret game-within-a-game called Backlog Padding. He’s definitely playing to win.
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Overon wrote on May 14, 2025, 17:09:Prez wrote on May 14, 2025, 13:38:Can you even play that many games?
Haha why do I see my entire Steam library of games disappearing in the future? I would imagine that I am pretty high on the list of targets given that my library is over 14000 games and DLC. I have 2FA on but it seems that hackers can get into anything if they want to badly enough.
Well, now that I am disabled, I am knocking them out at quite a clip. My math shows that as long as I live to be 265 years old I can finish them all.
"The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance, is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
Regardless, it's a good reminder to change passwords. I had a strong one, but it was a strong one from the days before password managers made truly strong passwords possible.
Prez wrote on May 14, 2025, 13:38:
Haha why do I see my entire Steam library of games disappearing in the future? I would imagine that I am pretty high on the list of targets given that my library is over 14000 games and DLC. I have 2FA on but it seems that hackers can get into anything if they want to badly enough.
It doesn't sound like they actually have any data about what's on your account, or even passwords. In fact it sounds like it's just a third party they use for SMS 2FA verification that got hacked, so they'd need to further phish or hijack your shit somehow using this information to get anything.
Do you have a single fact to back that up?
Prez wrote on May 14, 2025, 13:38:Can you even play that many games?
Haha why do I see my entire Steam library of games disappearing in the future? I would imagine that I am pretty high on the list of targets given that my library is over 14000 games and DLC. I have 2FA on but it seems that hackers can get into anything if they want to badly enough.
Prez wrote on May 14, 2025, 13:38:
Haha why do I see my entire Steam library of games disappearing in the future? I would imagine that I am pretty high on the list of targets given that my library is over 14000 games and DLC. I have 2FA on but it seems that hackers can get into anything if they want to badly enough.
BRB, buying Prez's account info off of the dark web.
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Overon wrote on May 14, 2025, 15:13:Probably the same sourceDonkey_Punch wrote on May 14, 2025, 14:58:What is your source?
This has already been debunked. Your passwords are safe. This third party vendor denies a data loss and they aren't even used by steam in the first place.
Pathetic journalism by the original reporting.
Donkey_Punch wrote on May 14, 2025, 14:58:What is your source?
This has already been debunked. Your passwords are safe. This third party vendor denies a data loss and they aren't even used by steam in the first place.
Pathetic journalism by the original reporting.
This has already been debunked. Your passwords are safe. This third party vendor denies a data loss and they aren't even used by steam in the first place.
Pathetic journalism by the original reporting.
Pathetic journalism by the original reporting.
That information sounds worthless. The 2FA codes are instanced per login attempt and are not reusable.
Leaked info includes:
Message contents (e.g., the 2FA codes)
Delivery status (e.g., sent, delivered, failed)
Metadata (timestamps, recipient numbers, etc.)
Routing costs (how much it costs to send each message)
So that's what, phone numbers and perhaps associated usernames (if they were included in the messages)? No wonder they're asking only $5,000 for up to 89 million records...
If you previously installed Steam on a mobile device, it's likely it sent 2FA code via SMS to that device (potentially via Twilio).
I've also moved the Steam Guard authenticator between devices, and that sends an SMS text (potentially via Twilio).
I've also moved the Steam Guard authenticator between devices, and that sends an SMS text (potentially via Twilio).
So the people wanting to get extra security are the ones that got hacked?
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