In a statement made public today, Bandai Namco confirmed that the breach took place on July 3 in the internal systems of several of the group’s companies, all of which are located in the Asian region (excluding Japan). After confirming the break-in, the company took steps to block access to the servers and prevent the trouble from spreading.
Regarding the possible exposure of consumers’ personal information that may exist on servers and PCs, Bandai Namco stipulates that only Asian companies participate in the activity toys and hobbies Worry.This part of the group involves many toys and derivatives and is not the same as the activity digital business It is in charge of everything related to video games.
So not only is the player’s personal information untouched, but there seems to be no need to scour all corners of the internet for Bandai Namco Studios’ secret projects, like Capcom’s massive leak. end of 2020.
At present, Bandai Namco continues to investigate the cause of the incident and has not yet reported ransomwarethat is, a person demanding money for unpacking classified data, as was the case with CD Projekt last year.
“We will continue to investigate the cause of this incident and will release the findings in due course. We will also work with external organisations to strengthen security across the Group and take action to prevent this from happening again. We sincerely apologise to all involved for any complications or concerns arising from this incident.“, the press release ends.