# CTRL, ALT, HACKED. XBox Layoffs, Valve's Refund Policy On Steam, & More.

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Podcast: [Cybercrime Magazine Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cybercrime-magazine-podcast-71258)
Published: 2026-07-09T14:41:23+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1557

## Resource

Microsoft has announced 3,200 staff are set to lose their jobs at Xbox across the current financial year. In this episode, host Paul John Spaulding, Kyle Haglund, VP, Audio Engineering at Cybercrime Magazine, and Sam White, Video Producer at Cybercrime Magazine, discuss this story, alongside several others making news in the gaming industry recently, including Valve’s refund policy on Steam, and more. • For more on cybersecurity, visit us at https://cybersecurityventures.com

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