{"id":5767,"date":"2024-10-14T15:57:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T20:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cyberattacks-data-breaches\/insider-info-pokemon-allegedly-leaked-gaming-hack"},"modified":"2024-10-14T15:57:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T20:57:44","slug":"pokemon-gaming-company-employee-info-leaked-in-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/2024\/10\/14\/pokemon-gaming-company-employee-info-leaked-in-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Gaming Company Employee Info Leaked in Hack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt6d90778a997de1cd\/blt43b414d7dacd498f\/670d7dcdd851ded352743760\/pokemon1800_Maximum_Film_alamy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pokemon-gaming-company-employee-info-leaked-in-hack.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pokemon-gaming-company-employee-info-leaked-in-hack.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Game Freak, the company behind the Pok\u00e9mon franchise, is dealing with a <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2024\/10\/pokemon-developer-game-freak-reportedly-hacked-massive-amounts-of-data-allegedly-leaked\" rel=\"noopener\">security breach<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> that has compromised the data of more than 2,600 employees and partners.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">The data leak first came to light on a forum known as 4chan earlier this month before it began circulating on social media and other online forums.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Coined &#8220;TeraLeak,&#8221; the breach contains multiple gigabytes of information according to Centro Leaks, a Pok\u00e9mon leak monitoring account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">The data also allegedly includes inside information of video games, source code for existing frames, and data on unreleased Pok\u00e9mon games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Game Freak confirmed on Oct. 10 that it experienced a security incident in August in which an unauthorized third-party actor gained access to the video game company&#8217;s system and exposed sensitive data regarding current and former employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">However, the <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cyberattacks-data-breaches\/riot-games-latest-video-game-maker-to-suffer-breach\" rel=\"noopener\">gaming company<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> has refrained from commenting whether or not data regarding its games and code have been compromised, though it has noted that it rebuilt and inspected the server and will try to prevent the event from happening again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">&#8220;We are contacting the affected employees individually [and] will set up a hotline for those who cannot be contacted directly and to handle inquiries regarding this matter,&#8221;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/pokemon-developer-game-freak-data\/\" rel=\"noopener\">the company said<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cyberattacks-data-breaches\/insider-info-pokemon-allegedly-leaked-gaming-hack\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game Freak, the company behind the Pok\u00e9mon franchise, is 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