Security · Updated 23 Oct, 01:52 am IST
Capcom confirms data breach affecting 11.7 million CAPCOM ID accounts
Why it matters for readers: It matters because large game companies can be targeted and personal account information may be exposed even if payment data is safe.
- Hackers accessed CAPCOM ID and stole over 11.7 million customer email addresses and account metadata.1
- Exposed account details include account creation date, last login timestamp, number of logins, and last-login IP addresses.1
- A small subset of 43 accounts had additional personal fields exposed, and 196 accounts had passwords changed by attackers but were reset by Capcom.1
- Capcom says passwords for other members and credit card information were not exposed and the company reported the incident on October 21.1
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