Game Freak Hack Leaks Employee Data and Internal Game Materials
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 apologized.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- 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
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organization’s official website or app.
Timeline
- Game Freak confirmed the hack and data leak and apologized.
- The leak of employee information and 1TB of materials came to light.
- Game Freak confirmed the leak of source code and draft images.
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