Bandai Namco server was hacked, user information could be leaked

Bandai Namco's server was hacked and confidential information and customer information were leaked.

The news was announced through the official website of the parent company, Bandai Namco Holdings, on the 13th. According to a statement from Bandai Namco, on the 3rd, the internal systems of several Asian offices had been accessed by unauthorized third parties. Bandai Namco said there is a possibility that key information such as Asian toy business and customer information may have been leaked in the process. Immediately after the confirmation, the management blocked access to prevent the spread of damage, specified the scope of information leakage, and conducted an investigation to determine the cause.

Bandai Namco's online account management games include Tekken, Dragon Ball Xenoverse, Ace Combat, and the Idol Master series. In particular, since Bandai Mall and Bandai Namco website use their own accounts, anxiety among service users is growing.

Meanwhile, an overseas ransomware hacking group claimed that the hacking was done by them and that they demanded a ransom payment from Bandai Namco. At the same time, images containing the release schedules of unreleased new titles such as Tekken 8 and Elden Ring DLC have been floating around in the form of rumors on the web. However, the image was identified as a composite of some manipulated images by other netizens, and Bandai Namco did not define the damage as caused by the group.

Bandai Namco said, In the future, we will try to find out the cause, and at the same time, we will properly announce the results of the investigation.