Aug 21, 2026 · 3 hr 14 min · 22 segments
Welcome to The Crossplay Cooperative! In this episode we talk about tiny solitaire games, unhinged CEOS, awkward livestreams, GTA VI leaks and Aotearoa's Office of Film and Literature…
Speaking of Steam account, question, was Steam account information being released? Yeah, yeah,
there's a bit of a reason we mention that because, unfortunately, according to Tom Phillips over at IGN, Valve admits that Steam hardware owner's personal data has likely been stolen.
uh so valve has been notifying recent steam hardware customers of a personal data breach that may have exposed their name address phone number and email that is
rough that is this you can do a lot you don't
really want getting out there all at once to the same nefarious people So anyone who purchased a Steam Deck, Steam Machine or Steam Controller within Europe specifically over the past 90 days may potentially have been impacted, Valfa said.
Although passwords and payment details are not thought to be at risk.
That's not the most confident statement I've ever heard.
You're
probably fine.
I'm not confident
about this.
Probably, all right.
if you
want, maybe.
Hackers are believed to have gained access to systems held by CEVA Logistics, the European distribution firm used by Valve to ship Steam hardware across the continent.
So essentially...
the couriers have been hacked.
So that's a bit unfortunate.
So Valve says it shares specific delivery-related information from Steam with CEVA, which are the details the attacker likely took.
Valve is warning Steam hardware customers that their personal information may have been exposed following a breach at one of its logistics partners.
Good news is that Steam accounts, passwords, and financial information weren't compromised.
Bad news is that names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses may have been hacked.
Valve's biggest concern now appears to be phishing, with scammers potentially able to use legitimate customer information to make fake messages look much more convincing.
So yeah, essentially people's Steam accounts are safe, which would be one of the primary things you'd be concerned about in this sort of situation, given just how much value can end up attached to those, as I think we've kind of talked about in the past at various points.
Because, I mean, even just looking at my Steam stuff just now, trying to figure out how old I am, because I don't really know anymore.
Speaking of Steam account, question, was Steam account information being released? Yeah, yeah,
there's a bit of a reason we mention that because, unfortunately, according to Tom Phillips over at IGN, Valve admits that Steam hardware owner's personal data has likely been stolen.
uh so valve has been notifying recent steam hardware customers of a personal data breach that may have exposed their name address phone number and email that is
rough that is this you can do a lot you don't
really want getting out there all at once to the same nefarious people So anyone who purchased a Steam Deck, Steam Machine or Steam Controller within Europe specifically over the past 90 days may potentially have been impacted, Valfa said.
Although passwords and payment details are not thought to be at risk.
That's not the most confident statement I've ever heard.
You're
probably fine.
I'm not confident
about this.
Probably, all right.
if you
want, maybe.
Hackers are believed to have gained access to systems held by CEVA Logistics, the European distribution firm used by Valve to ship Steam hardware across the continent.
So essentially...
the couriers have been hacked.
So that's a bit unfortunate.
So Valve says it shares specific delivery-related information from Steam with CEVA, which are the details the attacker likely took.
Valve is warning Steam hardware customers that their personal information may have been exposed following a breach at one of its logistics partners.
Good news is that Steam accounts, passwords, and financial information weren't compromised.
Bad news is that names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses may have been hacked.
Valve's biggest concern now appears to be phishing, with scammers potentially able to use legitimate customer information to make fake messages look much more convincing.
So yeah, essentially people's Steam accounts are safe, which would be one of the primary things you'd be concerned about in this sort of situation, given just how much value can end up attached to those, as I think we've kind of talked about in the past at various points.
Because, I mean, even just looking at my Steam stuff just now, trying to figure out how old I am, because I don't really know anymore.
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