Security News > 2022 > October > 2K Games warns users their stolen data is now up for sale online
Video game publisher 2K emailed users on Thursday to warn that some of their personal info was stolen and put up for sale online following a September 19 security breach.
On Thursday, 2K warned users that some of their data was stolen from its helpdesk portal and confirmed the phishing attacks that abused its support platform.
"Following further investigation, we discovered that the unauthorized third party accessed and copied some of the personal data we record about you when you contact us for support: the name given when contacting us, email address, helpdesk identification number, gamertag and console details," 2K said.
"This is a database of the 2K Games Support it includes id, username, email, zendesk email, real name, platform. It includes 4 Million+ lines of everyone who has sent a support email to 2k," the threat actor says.
While 2K told users its help portal is now back online, it also warned them to remain vigilant and keep an eye out for any suspicious activity across their accounts.
Users who have received one of the malicious emails and haven't clicked any of the embedded links are not at risk and should delete the emails from their inboxes.