13 January 21, 16:20
Quote:A ransomware attack launched against gaming company Capcom last November keeps getting worse. The company now says that the personal data of up to 400,000 of its customers was compromised in the attack — 40,000 more than the company originally thought.
Capcom is a Japan-based publisher of blockbuster games like Resident Evil, Street Fighter and Dark Stalkers. The breach was first detected on Nov. 2.. On Nov. 19, Capcom said its personal as well as corporate data was compromised. This is the third update from Capcom on the incident.
“As an update to its ongoing investigation, the company has verified that the personal information of an additional 16,406 people has been compromised, making the cumulative number since this investigation began 16,415 people, the latest update dated Jan. 12 said. “Further, the company has also ascertained that the potential maximum number of customers, business partners and other external parties etc., whose personal information may have been compromised in the attack is approximately 390,000 people (an increase of approximately 40,000 people from the previous report).”
The announcement added an investigation is ongoing and that new evidence of additional compromise could still come.
“Capcom offers its sincerest apologies for any complications and concerns that this may bring to its potentially impacted customers as well as to its many stakeholders,” the statement said.
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