Pokémon developer GameFreak confirms hack, apologizes for leaks

Pokémon developer Game Freak officially confirmed that it had been hacked and apologized for the leaks in a statement. recent statement.

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Over the past few days, we have seen many leaks and reports of new Pokémon games spreading across the internet. The information was apparently gleaned from unauthorized access to Game Freak’s internal servers, and the billion-dollar Pokémon steward has now announced that it was hacked in August 2024.

The company says it has taken steps to ensure this type of hack cannot happen in the future: “We have already rebuilt and re-inspected the server, but we will work to prevent this from happening again by further strengthening security measures,” » reads part of the statement.

Check out a machine-translated version of Game Freak’s press release below:

Notice and apology regarding leak of personal information due to unauthorized access

Game Freak Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Satoshi Tajiri, hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) has discovered that personal information of our employees and others has been disclosed in connection with access not authorized to our server by a third party. celebration in August 2024. We sincerely apologize for the great inconvenience and concern caused to all parties involved.

1. Leak of personal information Personal data about our employees, etc.* Item: Name, company email address Number of cases: 2,606 cases * Our employees, contract workers (including retirees and former employees )

2. Response to individuals whose personal information has been confirmed to have been disclosed We contact affected employees, etc. individually. For those who cannot be contacted individually due to resignation etc., we will inform them via this announcement and set up a point of contact for inquiries in this regard.

3. Measures to prevent recidivism

We have already rebuilt and re-inspected the server, but we will work to prevent this from happening again by further strengthening security measures.

4. Inquiries on this matter Inquiries from persons affected by this matter can be addressed via the following contact point.