"3 attempted break ins since Friday at my house. Yesterday they destroyed my friends car and tonight scared the hell outa my mom who was alone at home
"Rona definitely pushing people into desperation and I realize this tweet helps f**k all. Stay safe people," Steyn said in a tweet from his official Twitter handle.
The list of contracted players was announced by the South African cricket board in March.
Injury-prone South African pace ace Dale Steyn's future in international cricket seems hazy and under the cloud, after the veteran fast bowler was left out of Cricket South Africa's national contract list for the 2020-21 season.
However, Steyn received a recall to South Africa's Twenty20 squad for the three-match series against England, in a year when the World Cup in Australia is slated to be held later this year.