Stream database hacked.

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Valve has released that Stream’s database has been hacked.

A message went out to all Stream users informing them of the recent developments.

“Our Steam forums were defaced on the evening of Sunday, November 6. We began investigating and found that the intrusion goes beyond the Steam forums.

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. We do not have evidence that encrypted credit card numbers or personally identifying information were taken by the intruders, or that the protection on credit card numbers or passwords was cracked.”

Valve continues to investigate this situation and is looking into the severity of the compromise.

They are not the first to be targeted as many companies are finding themselves targets to hackers who are looking for something, whether it be personal gain or just entertainment.