Valve has confirmed that some clients’ private particulars could have leaked as a part of a cyberattack on CEVA Logistics. In an electronic mail despatched to Steam account holders, particulars on what occurred, what particulars are in danger, and what it is doing to make amends had been defined.
The assault on CEVA Logistics, which is the corporate that ships Steam {hardware} to clients in Europe, occurred between Wednesday, July 29, 2026, and Saturday, August 1, 2026. On Friday, August 7, Valve turned conscious of precisely what data leaked. Fortunately, no cost particulars, account passwords, or Steam Guard codes have been accessed as a result of they’re by no means shared with CEVA Logistics.
These affected could have seen their postal handle, cellphone quantity, and electronic mail handle recorded by the hackers. Valve does reiterate that no different info might have been taken, as it’s by no means shared with the logistics firm. As an alternative of getting the entire identical account info as Valve does, “CEVA receives particular delivery-related info from Steam to have the ability to ship bodily {hardware} to clients in Europe, and instructed us these are the small print the attacker seemingly took. As a result of CEVA retains this info for as much as 90 days after that order, we’re sending this message to all clients we will assume had been impacted,” the e-mail explains.
Fortunately, which means you do not have to cancel cost playing cards or change passwords, however you’ll need to remain vigilant when receiving correspondence about Steam merchandise. You could obtain faux messages to your electronic mail handle or cellphone, so be additional cautious when partaking with promotional content material despatched on to you.
Valve is working to get a full image of what info has been taken, and the way. It’s “within the strategy of notifying the info safety authorities within the international locations affected. CEVA has remoted the affected techniques, taken all offline and introduced in exterior investigators,” so control additional emails from Valve with extra info. For now, there’s nothing it’s essential do together with your Steam account.
