# Valve issues warning to Steam Machine and Steam Controller customers to "expect fake messages" after its European hardware partner is hacked

> Valve has notified Steam Machine and Steam Controller customers in Europe about a data breach. The company's servers are safe, but those of one of its hardware partners are sadly not.

- **Source:** [Eurogamer](https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-steam-machine-controller-europe-logistics-partner-hack?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a79ec6e522c6dc51d5f8e67)
- **Published:** 2026-08-10
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #steam
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a79ec6e522c6dc51d5f8e67

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