Up to 35 million gamers with accounts on Steam, the multiplayer and digital games distribution platform developed by Valve, may be at risk following a breach of its database. Information in the database included usernames, passwords, data on members’ game purchases, and members’ email and billing addresses and encrypted credit card information, Valve said on Thursday. However, there’s no evidence that the hackers stole encrypted card numbers or information that could personally identify anyone, Valve claims.
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Hackers Turn Up Heat on Steam Gaming Platform
Posted by: Richard Adhikari November 11, 2011 11:36 AMUp to 35 million gamers with accounts on Steam, the multiplayer and digital games distribution platform developed by Valve, may be at risk following a breach of its database. Information in the database included usernames, passwords, data on members’ game purchases, and members’ email and billing addresses and encrypted credit card information, Valve said on Thursday. However, there’s no evidence that the hackers stole encrypted card numbers or information that could personally identify anyone, Valve claims.