Japanese gaming publisher Capcom has formally confirmed that its internal membership service, CAPCOM ID, was compromised by unauthorized actors. The breach has resulted in the exposure of email addresses and associated personal information for more than 11.7 million registered users.
As of this reporting, the company has acknowledged the scope of the incident regarding its digital membership infrastructure. Further technical details concerning the nature of the unauthorized access or the specific methodology used by the attackers remain limited beyond the confirmation of the exposed account count.
This incident underscores the security challenges faced by major gaming organizations, which manage large-scale databases containing user credentials and personal identifiers. The exposure of such a significant volume of account data highlights the importance of robust security protocols for centralized identity management systems in the gaming industry.
Source: BleepingComputer
Original article: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/capcom-confirms-data-breach-affecting-117-million-accounts/
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