Bandai Namco reportedly attacked by hacker group
Jeffrey Rousseau
Staff Writer
Tuesday 12th July 2022
Yesterday, it was reported that Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco was allegedly hit by ransomware group ALPHV.
As per VGC, vx-underground, a platform which says it has the largest collection of malware source code, said that the hacker outfit also known as BlackCat admitted to the attack.
Ransomware can obtain information from personal employee data, a firm's financial, and game details. Hackers can use this as a means to extort money for victims VGC added.
This however isn't the first case of a game company being hit by data breach.
During March, Ubisoft confirmed a "cyber security incident" but said there was no evidence showing that player's personal data was affected or exposed.
Nvidia was recently forced to take parts of its business offline due to a cyber attack which it said "completely compromised" its business.
CD Projekt was also the victim of a ransomware attack last year, with some of its internal systems compromised, leading to staff being reportedly locked out of their computers.
Also last year, Monster Hunter creator Capcom reported a ransomware attack that compromised the personal information of 16,415 people.
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