Valve confirms user data was stolen in Steam hacking

Valve has confirmed that the attacks on its forum late Sunday, which included its defacing before it was taken offline, extends beyond just user account details and includes personal information of those with Steam accounts.
"We learned that intruders obtained access to a Steam database in addition to the forums. This database contained information including user names, hashed and salted passwords, game purchases, email addresses, billing addresses and encrypted credit card information," said Gabe Newell, CEO of Valve in a statement released on its forum homepage.
The forum has remained offline since the attacks took place, and it is uncertain when normal posting will return. It is likely to... »read more

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