Controversies
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2026
Valve warns European Steam hardware buyers after CEVA Logistics cyberattack
Hazard disclosure
On August 10, Valve alerted users across Europe who recently purchased Steam-branded hardware that CEVA Logistics, the company handling Steam hardware distribution in Europe, was the victim of a cyberattack. CEVA notified Valve of the breach on August 7, and the hack took place between July 29 and August 1. Potentially compromised information includes users' real names, postal addresses, countries, phone numbers, and email addresses; Steam account passwords and payment methods were not affected. Valve warned affected users to expect scam emails, texts, and calls about Steam hardware orders and to dismiss them as false.
Company response
Ongoing disclosure — Valve
On August 10, Steam alerted users across Europe that CEVA Logistics was the victim of a recent cyberattack.
Ongoing disclosure — Ceva Logistics
The statement said Ceva notified impacted customers on August 1, with eight warehouses affected.
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On August 10, Steam alerted users across Europe that CEVA Logistics was the victim of a recent cyberattack.
Valve stated that the information that was leaked in the CEVA cyberattack could be used to trick some users into falling for Steam scams.
CEVA reportedly notified Valve of the breach on August 7. The hack took place between July 29 and August 1.
2026
Ceva Logistics data breach disrupts shipping and exposes customer data
Safety incident
A data breach at shipping and warehousing giant Ceva Logistics, which began on July 29, 2026, caused shipping delays and exposed customer data. Ceva's customers including Bol, Valve (Steam hardware), Ajax, ING, and Ace & Tate reported that their customers' shipping information was affected, with some orders delayed or canceled.
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Football club Ajax, banking giant ING, and eyeglass maker Ace & Tate also reported that customers' shipping information was affected.
FreightWaves reports that the hack began on July 29 and is causing shipping delays for many of the goods in affected warehouses.
told customers that it learned on August 7 that data was taken from Ceva's systems, and alerted customers who recently bought its Steam hardware that they had personal information taken in the incident.
2026
Ceva Logistics cyberattack and data breach
Issue disclosure
Ceva Logistics experienced a cyberattack that affected eight European warehouses and resulted in theft of customers' personal information from its systems. The incident caused shipping delays; Ceva said its investigation was ongoing and that some affected applications and services were back online.
Company response
Investigation — CEVA Logistics
As soon as the incident was identified, CEVA’s cybersecurity teams immediately activated its security protocols and launched a thorough investigation, which is still ongoing
Remediation — Ceva
Ceva said some of its affected applications and services are back online
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The hack at Ceva also resulted in a data breach, affecting a large amount of personal information belonging to retail customers that Ceva relies on for delivering goods to people’s home addresses.
FreightWaves reports that the hack began on July 29 and is causing shipping delays for many of the goods in affected warehouses.
Ceva said some of its affected applications and services are back online
2021
EU fines Valve and five game publishers over geo-blocking
Fine or penalty
The European Commission confirmed that Valve and five game publishers breached EU rules through geo-blocking practices and imposed fines totalling €7.8 million. Valve said it disagreed with the findings and planned to appeal.
Company response
Denial — Valve
We disagree with these findings, and plan to appeal the decision.
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The European Commission has posted a press release explaining that Valve and publishers Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home, Koch Media, and ZeniMax "restricted cross-border sales of certain PC videogames on the basis of the geographical location of users within the European Economic Area ('EEA'), entering into, the so-called 'geo-blocking' practices".
We disagree with these findings, and plan to appeal the decision.
Valve, the company behind Steam and some of the best Steam games such as Dota 2 and CS:GO, and five other videogame publishers have been fined €7.8 million by the European Commission (the executive arm of the European Union) for "geo-blocking" PC games.
2021
Court orders Valve to pay $4 million in patent case
Ruling
After a jury trial, Valve was found guilty of patent infringement involving the back buttons on the Steam Controller. A US District Judge ruled that Valve must pay $4 million. The article does not state the date the ruling was issued; the event date uses the source publication date.
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SCUF, a well-known custom controller company that was recently acquired by CORSAIR, has won a legal case against Valve.
At the time, the company was warned about a patent held by Ironburg Inventions.
Valve attempted to argue that its back buttons were different to what was detailed in the patent, but after a week-long trial with a jury present, Valve was found guilty of patent infringement. US District Judge, Thomas Zilly, ruled that Valve must pay $4 million USD due to this.
2019
Bobby Prince sues Gearbox and Valve over royalties
Lawsuit filed
Composer Bobby Prince filed a lawsuit against Gearbox and Valve concerning allegedly unpaid royalties related to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour. The reported dispute centers on royalty payments connected to the game. The available account does not establish that a court has reached a determination in the matter. The event is recorded as a legal controversy involving the composer and the two companies.
Composer Bobby Prince is suing Gearbox and Valve over allegedly unpaid royalties related to Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour. The article does not establish a court determination.
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Bobby Prince, is suing Gearbox, Randy Pitchford and even Valve claiming that his music was used without permission.
The lawsuit claims that 16 songs written by Prince for Duke Nukem in 1996 were re-used in the 2016 re-release.
Court documents were filed this week and posted online by Bloomberg.
2019
Valve sues GESC over unpaid prizes and wages
Lawsuit filed
Valve Corporation filed a lawsuit against tournament organizer Global Electronic Sports Championship (GESC) over unpaid prizes and wages totaling US$750,000, according to the article. The unpaid amounts were alleged by tournament participants and other service providers.
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Valve Corporation filed the lawsuit on 8 April this year in Singapore's High Court, the company's vice president of marketing, Doug Lombardi, told Dot Esports.
The on-screen talent and independent contractors who were involved in producing the events have also yet to be paid, according to the letter.
A US game publisher has sued Singapore-based tournament organiser Global Electronic Sports Championship (GESC) over unpaid prizes and wages totalling US$750,000 from two Dota 2 Minor events, GESC Indonesia and Thailand, according to an esports site.