According to the official communication from Valve , CEVA was hit by a cyberattack between July 29 and August 1, 2026. The PC gaming company says that it learned that hackers had successfully swiped a range of information about Steam hardware customers on August 7.
As this data was in the hands of CEVA, it was strictly limited to delivery-related information. That means the cyberattackers now likely have a database of hardware customer information that will include fields like names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and the type and price of the product(s) ordered. CEVA holds this type of information for 90 days to cover fulfillment of the hardware order. It is worth repeating that the attacked distributor won’t have spilled data such as payment information, passwords, and/or Steam Guard codes.
If you are in any doubt about a communication that comes from Steam / Valve or a distributor, please check the URLs carefully. For example, Steam Support only handles account issues at help.steampowered.com, and only store.steampowered.com, www.steampowered.com, steamcommunity.com, or help.steampowered.com are ever used for Steam account logins. You are advised to type these into a browser yourself and not click any email-embedded links. We assume poking around the official Steam App on your PC will also be fine, and many of you will have that auto-running when your PC starts up. Lastly, you are reminded that “Steam Support will never ask you for your password or a Steam Guard code. Neither will a courier.”
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Key considerations
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Reference reading
- https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/SPONSORED_LINK_URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/steam-hardware-distributor-hit-by-cyberattack-expect-fake-messages-valve-warns-europe-vendor-has-personal-information-and-hardware-purchase-details-stolen#main
- https://www.tomshardware.com/membership
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