{"id":114126,"date":"2024-10-14T18:42:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T11:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114126"},"modified":"2024-10-14T18:42:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T11:42:57","slug":"pokemon-developer-game-freak-suffers-data-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114126","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Developer Game Freak Suffers Data Breach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"layout-dfe08a58-9a84-4841-bdfd-5ac4a32107f5\" data-layout-id=\"2\" data-edit-folder-name=\"text\" data-index=\"0\">\n<p>Japanese game developer Game Freak, the firm behind the Pok\u00e9mon franchise, has suffered a security breach exposing the data of 2606 employees and partners.<\/p>\n<p>The leak first appeared on forum 4chan in early October and is now circulating on social media and online forums under the name \u2018TeraLeak\u2019, following the naming trend of the 2020 Nintendo leak known as the \u2018GigaLeak.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>TeraLeak contains multiple gigabytes of information, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/pokemon-go-catches-a-ton-of\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> leak monitoring social media account, Centro LEAKS.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These allegedly include several insider information about video games, including the supposed codenames for the Nintendo Switch 2, source code for existing games such as Pok\u00e9mon HeartGold and SoulSilvethe, data on the next generation of Pok\u00e9mon games as well as an unannounced title.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Game Freak Confirms Breach<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On October 10, the video game studio confirmed that it experienced a security incident in August, during which a third party gained unauthorized access to its system and exposed the data of 2606 former and current employees.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have already rebuilt and inspected the server and will strive to prevent recurrence by further strengthening our security measures,\u201d the statement said in Japanese, as translated by <em>Infosecurity<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are contacting the affected employees individually [and] will set up a hotline for those who cannot be contacted directly and to handle inquiries regarding this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company did not disclose if any Pok\u00e9mon or Nintendo-related data has been exposed or whether the reported leaked information is accurate.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming Pok\u00e9mon game, Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A, is currently in development and is scheduled to be released in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/gta-publisher-rockstar-games-hacked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Read more: Grand Theft Auto Publisher Rockstar Games Hacked<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credits:\u00a0Hannari_eli\/cfg1978\/Shutterstock<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/pokemon-developer-game-freak-data\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese game developer Game Freak, the firm behind the Pok\u00e9mon franchise, has suffered a security breach exposing the data of 2606 employees and partners. 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