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<a href="https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/artificial-intelligence/gta-6-may-be-the-last-blockbuster-built-without-ai" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Capcom Co.</a> (TYO: 9697), the video game company behind Resident Evil, reported a hack last week that affected 11.7 million user accounts.
Founded as&nbsp;I.R.M. Corporation in 1979,&nbsp;Capcom is a Japanese video game company which&nbsp;has sold millions of units over the years.
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<h2 id="capcom-warns-users-against-phishing-email-after-data-breach">Capcom warns users against phishing email after data breach&nbsp;</h2>
On Oct. 22,&nbsp;Capcom <a href="https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e261022.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">disclosed</a> a hack on its&nbsp;online account system called&nbsp;CAPCOM ID, which registrants use to play certain popular Capcom games online, such as&nbsp;Resident Evil,&nbsp;Monster Hunter, and&nbsp;Street Fighter franchises.
The company said the breach affected&nbsp;11.7 million accounts whose email addresses, date and time of account creation, date and time of last login, number of logins, and IP address used during last login&nbsp;have been exposed.
196 accounts had their login passwords changed, the company said but added the passwords of these accounts have already been reset, and it is investigating&nbsp;the scope of any impact resulting from this incident.
43 accounts had their&nbsp;date of birth, gender, country/region, and nickname leaked, the company said.
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 "Credit card information was not included among the affected information," Capcom said.
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The game maker laid out the timeline:
Oct. 19: Detected and confirmed the&nbsp;unauthorized access.
Oct. 20: Confirmed the account data leak and notified its external advisory body.
Oct.21: Reported the incident to the Osaka city prefectural police and Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission.
The source of the hack remains unknown, but&nbsp;Capcom warned&nbsp;affected users to watch out for phishing emails or messages from actors impersonating Capcom executives.
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