# 'Expect Fake Messages': Valve Admits Steam Hardware Owners' Personal Data Likely Stolen

> Valve has begun notifying recent Steam hardware customers of a personal data breach that may have exposed their name, address, phone number and email.

- **Source:** [Ign](https://www.ign.com/articles/expect-fake-messages-valve-admits-steam-hardware-owners-personal-data-likely-stolen?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a79ec34522c6dc51d5f8e5e)
- **Published:** 2026-08-10
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #lenovo #xbox #steam
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a79ec34522c6dc51d5f8e5e

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