Capcom ID is still available for use, but users may see more phishing scam emails.
Capcom ID users should be on the lookout for phishing scam emails after Capcom confirmed a massive data breach that affected more than 11.7 million of its users. Earlier this week, the video game company said its online membership service had been hit with “unauthorized access by a third party.”
According to Capcom’s statement, the data breach included millions of account emails, but also date of birth, gender, country or region and nickname of 43 accounts, as well as unauthorized changes to 196 account passwords. However, the company notes that customer credit card information was not included in this data breach.
Capcom said the incident began on October 19 when it “detected suspicious activity indicating potential unauthorized access” to Capcom ID. Capcom said it blocked access immediately and began investigating the cause and scope of the incident, but also confirmed that unauthorized access had already occurred. Afterward, Capcom reported the incident to the local police and its external advisory board for security oversight.
Capcom confirmed that it has “identified and addressed the attack method in this incident” and that all services that use Capcom ID are still available, including games like Street Fighter 6 that requires it to play online. However, the company warned that users should be wary of suspicious emails as the leaked info could be used to send scam emails impersonating Capcom. Capcom isn’t the only major gaming company to have been hit with a data breach recently, as Rockstar Games confirmed in April that it had been hit by a “third-party data breach.”