Game Freak has confirmed that he has suffered a cyber attack in which, through a “unauthorized access”, Malicious actors managed to access your server already personal information of employees and another related to the Pokémon saga including new games, beta character designs, and the codename of the upcoming Nintendo Switch console.
The video game company, main developer of the Pokémon franchise, has confirmed that during the month of August of this year suffered an “unauthorized access” to its servers whose consequences have begun to be noticed now, when a large amount of information has been shared. sensitive datain a large leak that users have referred to as ‘Terales’.
The attack suffered in August, on the one hand, has affected 2,606 employeesboth old and current, as shared by Game Freak through a statement. If they have been leaked personal data such as name and email address of the company. In this sense, the developer has stated that it will contact those who have been affected by the cyberattack individually.
In addition to personal information, malicious actors have taken advantage of this cyberattack to steal and leak information related, above all, to the Pokémon saga. Specifically, internal data has been shared that includes everything from the character design to the source code of different installments of the franchise.
As some users shared this weekend in posts on Reddit and leaks of the source code of previous titles, as Pokémon Gold (HeartGold) y Plata (Soulsilver), in addition to data related to the next Pokémon video game Gen 10which is codenamed ‘Gaia’.
References have also been found to a new online multiplayer Pokémon video game referred to as ‘Synapse’as well as the codename for the upcoming video game Pokémon Legends: ZA, nicknamed ‘Ikkaku’ Another leak includes the code name of the next Nintendo Switch console, known internally as ‘Ounce’.
Likewise, information has been leaked about a possible sequel to the Detective Pikachu movie and other planned productions of the saga, including a new anime series. Furthermore, they have exposed designs of multiple beta Pokémon characters.
However, it must be taken into account that, despite having recognized the cyber attack suffered in August, Game Freak has not made reference to these leaks in the statement. For their part, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have not commented on the matter either.
Despite all this, Game Freak has stressed that they have already carried out the “server rebuild and reinspection”, and that they will continue working to strengthen security measures and prevent possible similar cyber attacks from being repeated. “We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and concern caused to everyone involved,” the developer concluded.