Valve's Gabe Newell today issued a new statement to update Steam users about the company's ongoing investigation and actions related to the Steam hack/intrusion late last year. The gist of the note, which you can read in its entirety below, is that Valve's still looking into things but is proactively letting its users know that encrypted credit card info may have gotten into the hands of the intruders. Newell does not believe, however, that the credit card data has been compromised. Here is Newell's full statement, … [Read more...]

Sony weathered a vicious PSN hack earlier this year that caused an interruption in PlayStation Network service and the release of users' sensitive information. It looks like someone also has an issue with Valve and its Steam service, as Valve chief Gabe Newell has proactively distributed a letter indicating that Steam has been hacked as well. It does not appear that the Steam hack / intrusion has led to any misuse of users' credit card information, although that data was exposed to the hackers. Valve noted the … [Read more...]