Capcom Warns Gamers After Massive Breach Hits 11.7 Million Accounts
Some of Capcom's biggest games support cross-platform multiplayer, and those services have been underpinned by Capcom ID. If you play Exoprimal, Street Fighter 6, or a handful of other games, you should be aware that the company's services have been compromised. Over 11.7 million email addresses have been exposed, Capcom announced today.
In a statement, Capcom says its service was subject to unauthorized access by a third party. Yet another online service being compromised and spilling its secrets into the ether is a little disheartening, but the company says that for the vast majority of users, the damage was limited to email addresses and system-specific identifiers. Those identifiers include account creation dates, last login times, and IP addresses used for the most recent logins. According to Capcom, user passwords remain secure.
Capcom says it detected unauthorized entry into its systems this past Monday, and that it took immediate...
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