Now is a good time to change password in Steam and add 2FA
https://www.xda-developers.com/89-million-steam-account-details-leak
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Bump --- This is important!
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It seems no data that would let anyone into your account (passwords) was leaked. Phone numbers are the only worrying part that was leaked, so beware for the phishing phone calls and unwanted SMS. But other than being careful with that, it doesn't appear to be as serious as if the passwords or the emails got leaked.
Still... it IS a good idea to change passwords from time to time, and now more than ever it's better to be excessively safe than sorry.
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No passwords were leaked. One time codes sent via SMS were leaked, along with the phone numbers to which those codes were sent. The account names involved were not leaked, so this is actually a very low risk hack. That said, SteamGuard is a good thing that anyone who can use, should.
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One time only codes have a half life, just as been said above, they can't be used by hackers to gain access to your account.
Regarding phone numbers, every hacker and call center in India, has everyones phone numbers already. The days of private phone numbers are long gone.
Also as been said above, just be vigilant when unknown phone calls or text messages role in. I personally report and block them.
As to who's at fault of the breach, nobody appears to be admitting fault, its a lot of who shot John. (Judge Judy reference)
Thanks for sharing. I'd rather be safe than sorry, so i went ahead and set a new password. According to my password manager, this is my first password change in 5 years!