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Capcom hacked. Resident Evil game developer discloses cyber attack

Japanese game developer Capcom has revealed that it suffered a security breach earlier this week which saw malicious hackers access its internal systems.

The maker of such well-known video games as “Resident Evil” and “Street Fighter” disclosed in a short press release that in the early hours of Monday some of its networks “experienced issues” that affected access to email and file servers.

In response, the company has shut down some of its systems. However, in what must be a big relief to fans of Capcom video games, the attack is said not to have affected players’ online access to the firm’s video games and websites.

But might whoever managed to hack their way into Capcom’s network have accessed any sensitive data, such as customer details?

Read full article at: Tripwire