Did Hackers Pierce Steam’s Credit Card Database?

Sam_Reynolds · #1 (**permalink**) February 10, 2012, 01:20 PM

Last November, in a story Hardware Canucks broke, Valve admitted that hackers had gained access to the Steam database and had pulled out countless user names, passwords, and other information. Now, Valve has admitted that there is a possibility that last year’s breach was more extensive than originally thought.

Read more here: Did Hackers Pierce Steam’s Credit Card Database? | Hardware Canucks

JJThomp · #2 (**permalink**) February 10, 2012, 03:52 PM

I thought I heard that hackers did get into steam's credit card database... Maybe it was speculation but either way I am glad I have never put my credit card info into steam.

thorn · #3 (**permalink**) February 10, 2012, 07:40 PM

I did not receive that email, but my first purchase on steam was Jul '08 so maybe that wasn't in that database.

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