Capcom confirms CAPCOM ID breach affecting 11.7 million accounts
Original title: Capcom confirms data breach affecting 11.7 million accounts
Exposed data is mostly emails and login metadata; passwords and card data were not exposed for other members.
Capcom confirmed unauthorized access to CAPCOM ID, its membership service, exposing more than 11.7 million customer email addresses plus account-creation dates, login counts, last-login times, and last-login IP addresses. Dates of birth and related profile fields were exposed for 43 accounts, and attackers changed passwords on 196 accounts, which Capcom reset. Capcom detected suspicious activity and confirmed access on October 19, reported it on October 21, and says online services remain up. It has not described the intrusion method.
Unconfirmed: The timing of the intrusion and the initial-access method have not been disclosed.
- Passwords for other registered members and credit card data were not exposed.
- Capcom notified police and Japan's Personal Information Protection Commission.
- Affected customers will be notified in stages through regional support channels.
- Capcom warned users about unsolicited emails, URLs, and attachments.
Impact: Emails and login metadata for more than 11.7 million accounts exposed
- 1.Watch for unsolicited emails or messages asking for information or containing links and attachments.
- 2.Use Capcom's region-specific channels to submit a support request if affected.
- Products
- CAPCOM ID
- Victims
- Capcom
- Organizations
- Personal Information Protection Commission
- Countries
- Japan
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Japanese gaming giant Capcom has confirmed that hackers breached its membership service, CAPCOM ID, exposing more than 11. 7 million customer email addresses and associated information. [...]
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