Valve suffers massive 12TB leak, revealing a decade of Steam game files - Mashable
Valve has experienced a massive data leak involving 12 terabytes of internal files from 2003 to 2013, including assets for iconic games like Portal 2 and Half-Life 2. The data was reportedly accessed via an unprotected public endpoint rather than a traditional hack.
Why it matters
This leak provides a rare, unauthorized look into the development history of some of the most influential video games of the last two decades.
Valve has reportedly suffered a massive leak, with over 12 terabytes of the game developer's internal data now available online. This not only includes data from its own games such as Portal 2 and the cancelled Half-Life 2: Episode 3, but also other developers' games such as Grand Theft Auto V and Dragon Age: Origins. It could be one of the largest video game leaks ever.
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