The more a scammer knows about you, the more convincing the scam can become. They don’t need your most sensitive information to pull it off, either. A recent breach involving Steam hardware customers is a good example of this.
First reported by Engadget, Valve recently warned European customers who purchased Steam hardware that some personal information might have been compromised. The breach happened occurred at Valve’s logistics partner, CEVA Logistics.
The data includes names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and order details. Payment information and Steam account credentials weren’t affected, but Valve warned that the information could be used in fraudulent emails, texts, or phone calls.
Valve states that it’s working with CEVA Logistics to figure out exactly what data was stolen. It has also notified European data protection authorities.
