It looks like yesterday's news about developer Game Freak being the target of a hack is indeed true, as the Japanese studio has now officially acknowledged the data leak and confirms it's a server breach in a new letter addressed to gamers.
In a post on the company's website, the studio confirms that personal information of their employees (both current and former) has been compromised, with the number of items affected listed at 2,606, and even mentions ways to prevent it from happening in the future.
What Did Game Freak Have to Say About the Hack?
Here's the complete statement (translated via Google):
Some of the compromised data included, aside from the personal info, allegedly includes the source code for a few Pokemon games, and even the files of a still-in-development game in the franchise with the codename "Synapse."
Game Freak isn't the first studio to get hacked, nor will it be the last. The most high-profile data breaches in gaming recently include the Grand Theft Auto VI hack from 2022, and the Insomniac Games ransomware breach that saw the hackers spill a ton of info online after Sony refused to give in to the demands.
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