Capcom got attack by hackers not too long ago when 350,000 people's information were stolen using ransomware. The hackers demanded $11 million in Bitcoin as payment or else they will sell the 1TB of data that they acquired! Capcom however wasn't threatened by this latest attack. The data stolen were information that includes different combinations of names, addresses, birthdays, phone numbers and email addresses, depending on why the data was gathered.
For example, some was from Japanese customer support and some from the American Capcom store or e-sports operation.
'Deepest apologies'
"None of the at-risk data contains credit-card information," Capcom's statement said.
"All online transactions... are handled by a third-party service provider.
"And as such, Capcom does not maintain any such information internally."
The company also said it was safe for gamers to continue to play its games online and to use its websites.
Police have been notified, as have the Japanese and UK data-protection watchdogs.
"Capcom would once again like to reiterate its deepest apologies for any complications or concerns caused by this incident," it said.
"As a company that handles digital content, it is regarding this incident with the utmost seriousness." I think that because of these recent events Capcom had released a new policy regarding leaks on their new IPs and content. I can understand why Capcom had to implement this because people think that they can just do whatever they want. Remember Capcom is a company and companies lose money if you don't purchase their products. If their products are leaked then people get spoiled by the leaks and lose interest thus triggering lower purchase and profits. Trust me I used to worked in retail and I know about sales, pricing and profits. Down below I'll post the link of Capcom's new policy. Go through it and read it for yourself because I already have.
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