India, May 15 -- Recent claims about 89 million Steam user records being sold on the dark web are likely false, experts say. Social media posts sparked panic this week, alleging Steam login details were available for $5,000. However, investigations suggest no actual breach occurred.

The rumors began when a LinkedIn post by Underdark.ai, shared by games journalist MellowOnline1 on X (formerly Twitter), claimed a hacker named "Machine1337" was selling the data. The leak supposedly included SMS codes and phone numbers tied to Steam accounts. MellowOnline1 speculated the breach came from Twilio, a company providing two-factor authentication (2FA) services for apps like Steam.

Twilio denied involvement, telling Bleeping Computer no breach oc...