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by david2777 5526 days ago
Does anyone know if Valve and Steam use the same servers as Playstation for processing? I purchased Portal 2 through Valve on my PC a week before they shut the network down and had my card stolen two days later (I didn't use the card for weeks before and didn't use it after) so it seems like these might be linked.
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Valve have said that Steam users have nothing to worry about regarding the PSN leak. Furthermore it seems very unlikely that Steam and PSN would have much in common (except for third-party payment processors) given that until very recently, they were completely unrelated. There is no evidence that your card was stolen due to using it on Steam, and I would advise against assuming correlation is equivalent to causation.

Speaking from personal experience, your bank might not even tell you promptly if someone else has your card details, they might just block all the fraudulent transactions and not replace your card for six months.