Capcom confirms breach affecting 11.7 million user accounts

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Oct, 17:57 · Archive

Capcom confirmed a data breach of its CAPCOM ID service affecting more than 11.7 million user accounts.

Capcom confirmed that its CAPCOM ID online membership service suffered a data breach affecting more than 11.7 million users. Threat actors obtained email addresses and account information including account creation dates, last login dates, login counts and client IP addresses at last login. For 43 accounts, attackers also obtained dates of birth, gender information, nicknames and data on country and region. The attackers changed passwords on 196 accounts in an attempt to lock legitimate users out, though Capcom said the passwords themselves were not leaked and the accounts were restored to their rightful owners. Credit card information was not affected.

Capcom said it detected the unauthorised access on 19 October when it 'detected suspicious activity indicating potential unauthorized access' to CAPCOM ID. It blocked access immediately and started investigating. The company reported the incident to local police and its external advisory board for security oversight. Capcom confirmed it 'identified and addressed the attack method in this incident'.

CAPCOM ID remains available for use, including for games such as Street Fighter 6 that require it for online play. However, Capcom warned users to be wary of suspicious emails, since the leaked information could be used to send phishing scam emails impersonating the company.

How it is being reported

• Capcom confirms data breach that affected 11.7 million usersCapcom ID is still available to use, but users may see more phishing scam emails.Engadget · 24 Oct, 17:40
• Capcom data breach confirmed — around 11.7 million accounts thought to have been affectedThreat actors broke into one of Capcom's services and even tried to change user passwords.TechRadar · 23 Oct, 13:44

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