Can't believe this is true!
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.
There's also no evidence that members' credit cards are being fraudulently used by third parties, Valve added.
The first indication of the attack was the defacing of Steam forums on Sunday, Valve stated.
"Based on the information we have so far, it seems to me that [Valve] responded pretty quickly, and seemingly as honestly as they can," Roger Thompson, chief emerging threats researcher at ICSA Labs, told TechNewsWorld.
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