Dynasty Warriors and Nioh publisher Koei Tecmo has succumbed to a cyber attack at its European branch, resulting in the shut down of the company's official American and European websites. In early November, Capcom, too, became the victim of a ransomware attack. Thus far, it seems as though the attack on Koei Tecmo is not quite as severe.
The hack on Capcom's network and servers resulted in the leaking of employee emails and other sensitive information. In the weeks since the hack, a whole host of other details have surfaced as well, much of it related to the publisher's future plans. For example, story spoilers for Resident Evil Village surfaced two weeks ago due to the data breach. Previously unannounced games were prematurely outed, too, leading many to wonder how the publisher intends to navigate reveals and information drops going forward.
As reported by DualShockers, Koei Tecmo divulged that its European branch had suffered a cyber attack. As such, login details for upwards of 65,000 user accounts on the publisher's official European forums may be at risk. An investigation into the matter revealed the potentially vulnerable information includes accounts names, mail addresses, and passwords, though the latter is supposedly in an "encrypted state." Fortunately, the investigation also concluded that, so far, credit card details and the like haven't been compromised. The same holds true for other sensitive staff and user data.
In an effort to mitigate further damage, Koei Tecmo has shuttered sites attached to both its American and European branches. Upon visiting either website, users will find a white page that reads, "Due to the possibility of an external cyberattack on this website, it is temporarily closed as we investigate the issue." And while nothing seems clear cut as of yet, it's believed the attack was initially launched on December 25.
It doesn't seem as though this particular attack is nearly as severe as the hack that struck Capcom's networks in November. Thus, Koei Tecmo, its employees, and users should be spared from fears of delicate information potentially leaking online. However, anyone who uses Koei Tecmo websites, perhaps even via American servers, would be wise to change their log in information as soon as possible.
This is undoubtedly an unfortunate way to close out what was an otherwise good year for the Japanese company. For one, Team Ninja's Nioh 2 launched on PlayStation 4 this past spring, selling appreciably with one million copies sold as of May. Plus, Koei Tecmo published Omega Force's and P-Studio's Persona 5 Strikers in Japan, with a worldwide release set for early 2021.
Source: DualShockers
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