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Paul McNally, ReadWriteWeb
Mon, 10/14/2024 - 2:36am

Pokemon developer Game Freak has been hit by a large-scale hack that is currently seeing thousands of its assets dumped on the internet, including personal details of former and current employees as well as contractors that have worked on the company’s many Pokemon games for Nintendo. The hack appears to have taken place in August of this year but only now is data being released online, perhaps suggesting that a time period to negotiate with the hackers has run out. Over 2,000 items of personnel information have been breached, as well as information, sprites, concept art, and character sheets are being compiled by internet users now and being reposted online. The leak also includes meeting notes and information on a live-action Pokemon TV series. Game Freak posted a statement (in Japanese) confirming that the company’s security had been breached saying there had been “unauthorized access by a third party,” It goes on to confirm that names, addresses, emails, and phone numbers of employees past and present are included in the leak. “Those who can not be contacted individually due to retirement or other reasons will be notified in this announcement, and a contact person will be set up to respond to inquiries regarding this matter.

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