Update: 2025/05/14 19:52 Est by Simon Batt
Twilio DENIS Leaking Data As More Deetails Emery
Now that is the news has had time to go around, we have action from twilio that matches the Valve Spokesperson’s Claim Made Below. In a message to Bleeping Computera twilio spokesperson said the following:
“There is a review a sampling of the data Found online, and see no indication that this data was obtained from twilio.”
We’ve look at the leaked data, and we can see you twilio was memioned in the first place. The File Specially Names Twilio in the Spreadsheet As One of the Vendors, But Given that Both Valve and Twilio Have Denied the Leak, It Raises More Questions Thn Answeers. Bleeping Computer Suspects that the Data Came from an SMS Provider That Handled Messages Between Twilio and Steam, as the Leaking Messages Show One-TIME Access Codes and Tie Phone Numbers to Accounts.
While we’re stay unsure as to where this data camera from, it’s work erring on the Side of Caution and Using 2FA to Secure Your Steam Account.
Summary
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89 Million Steam Account Details Available on Dark Web For Sale, Putting User Accounts at RISK.
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Leakage Trated to Supply Chain Compromise, Not Direct Breach of Steam or Twilio.
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Those with 2FA Enabled Shroud Be Safe, Others Advised to Change Passwords for Added Security.
If you frequently use steam, now will be an expellent time to change your password. There is been news that 89 Million Account Details Have Gone Up for Sale on the Dark Web, and if it turns out to be legitimate, it would mean a ton of user Accounts are now at RISK. Giveen How Some Accounts Can Contain Hundreds (if not thusnds) of Games, this council mean people lung them entire selection of PC Games.
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Steam Suffers An 89 Million Account Data Leak
In a Post on xUser melowonline1 Drew Attention to Another Post on LinkedIn from underdark ai. In it, underadark ai claims them Found a post from Someone Called Machine1337 on A Reputable Black Market Forum, Offering to Sell 89 Million Steam Account Details for $ 5,000. If this is tr at, not only will Messages to the People They Can’t Hack.
This open up the Question: How Did the Leak Occur? At the time of Writing, it doesn’t see The first Port of Call was Valve Itelf, but that did’t Seem to be the Source. FINIS JON POINted at Twilio, Stating that IT Handled Steam’s 2FA Systems and that the Leak Occurred from With Hin ITS Systems, But Valve then Got in Touch With Mellowonline1 and Claimed that it HAD Never Used Twilio.
As such, we’re in a strange limbo, and we’re not totally Sure when this leak camera from. Until the Dust Clears, it’s a good ida to change your steam password if you don’t has any additional Security. Those with 2FA Enabled (Which Valve Calls “Steam Guard”) Should Be Fine, as the leak dosn’t complain any information that count allow a hakker to Crack it.
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