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Game Freak hack leaks employee data and internal game materials

First reported · Last reported · 12 related reports

Pokémon developer Game Freak was hacked, leaking employee information and internal game materials. The leaked materials included source code and draft images, with the total size put at 1TB. The company confirmed the hack and apologised.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Game Freak
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Employee information and 1TB of internal materials including source code and draft images
Cause / method
Theft of internal materials through hacking
Location
Japan

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Timeline

  1. Game Freak confirmed the hack and data leak and apologised.
  2. The leak of employee information and 1TB of materials came to light.
  3. Game Freak confirmed the leak of source code and draft images.

12 related reports

The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.