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A recent ransomware attack on Capcom may have compromised the personal data of approximately 350,000 people, the company says. That information includes names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, passport information, “human resource information” and more. Includes people from Japan and North America.
In a post on its website, Capcom says it shut down its systems on November 2 and began investigating. The company then confirmed “a targeted attack against the company using ransomware, which destroyed and encrypted data on its servers” by an organization demanding a ransom. “Because the total number of potentially compromised data cannot be specifically determined due to issues including the loss of some records as a result of the attack, Capcom has listed the maximum number of items it has determined to be potentially affected in this moment. ”Says the company.
Capcom has confirmed that the personal information of nine former and current employees has been exposed, while the fate of most of the information from customers and business partners remains in doubt. “Capcom will continue its investigation, beginning by contacting those individuals and other interested parties whose information it has verified as compromised, while continuing to investigate what other information was potentially taken,” the company writes. The data at risk does not contain credit card information, Capcom confirmed.
The company says it “will endeavor to further strengthen its management structure while seeking legal options regarding criminal acts, such as unauthorized access to its networks.” Other leaked information about release dates on games like Resident Evil Village It has also been reported as part of the hack. Capcom has not verified these details.
