A hacker who calls himself Maddox is currently holding Valve for ransom. The hacker in question has released screen shots of the internal admin system along with detailed user account information and tips on setting up Cybercafe which is usually an option only for actually Cybercafe's.
The screen shots appear to be legitimate, with lists of CyberCafe accounts, error logs and some credit card data with blacked out numbers.
Maddox was quoted as saying, "If you [Valve] want me to remove these files you can e-mail me at (address removed) and I prefer you come with something good unless you want me to expose ALL of the customers their information."
He's also threatening to create a spreadsheet of all Valve's user base credit card data and to release it onto the web, which could effect millions of Valve customers that have purchased games online through Steam.
Valve has yet to publicly respond to the threat with no mention of the incident on its own website and nothing in it's forums either. Chances are they're already deep in contact with law enforcement and trying their best to to ensure their user base maintains as little knowledge of what's at stake with their own personal information as possible.
Quoted from DailyTech, "It seems that VALVe is being held for ransom. If this is true, VALVe may be in trouble, as California Senate Bill 1386 requires that credit card holders be informed of any breach of their information, and MaddoxX already knows exactly how much money they have available.
According to a posting made on an anti-STEAM website, MaddoxX has bypassed VALVe's security system and accessed a significant chunk of data, including:
* Screenshots of internal VALVe web pages
* A portion of VALVe's Cafe directory
* Error logs
* Credit card information of customers
* Financial information on VALVe"
