Resident Evil makers Capcom reveal data breach has affected over 11 million Capcom ID accounts, warn against potential phishing emails

Capcom has disclosed that a data breach exposed information linked to more than 11 million Capcom ID accounts. The company is investigating the incident and warns that exposed email addresses could be used in phishing attempts.

Capcom said suspicious activity was detected on 19 October. Email addresses and system-specific identifiers for 11,774,247 accounts were accessed; details such as dates of birth and nicknames were also accessed for 43 accounts. The company has not confirmed that customers’ original passwords were compromised, although passwords on 196 accounts were changed without authorisation and have since been reset. Credit card details were not affected, and Capcom has reported the breach to Japanese authorities.