Security News > 2021 > January > Capcom Says Personal Data of Thousands More Stolen in Ransomware Attack
Video game giant Capcom this week revealed that thousands more people than initially believed had their personal information stolen in a ransomware attack in November 2020.
On November 4, the game maker announced that it detected unauthorized access to its network, and two weeks later confirmed that the attackers accessed the personal information of employees, as well as financial information, sales reports, and other business data.
This week, Capcom announced that its investigation into the incident revealed that the number of people who had their personal information compromised in the ransomware attack is larger than initially believed.
Specifically, the company now says that a total of 16,415 people had their personal information stolen.
The company removed approximately 18,000 items of personal information from the list, as it has no evidence that the data might have been affected.
Game development documents, sales reports, financial information, and other information related to business partners was also accessed during the ransomware attack.
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