After rumors spread that Steam had been hacked and that data from 89 million users had leaked, Valve has stepped in to clear things up. According to the company, there was no breach of Steamā€™s security systems, and users donā€™t need to panic.

Valve investigated the leaked data and confirmed it included old text messages with temporary codes and phone numbers they were sent to. These codes were only valid for 15 minutes and arenā€™t dangerous on their own.

The exact source of the leak is still unknown, but Valve suspects it didnā€™t come from their servers. Instead, it likely happened somewhere between the SMS providers, since these messages arenā€™t encrypted and pass through multiple systems. That makes tracking down the leak more difficult, but Valve says theyā€™re still looking into it.

Even though thereā€™s no need to change your Steam password or phone number, Valve used this moment to remind users to stay alert. Donā€™t trust random security messages you didnā€™t request, check your security settings now and then, and if you havenā€™t already, turn on Steam Guard Mobile Authenticatorā€”itā€™s a safer way to keep your account protected.

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