Kadokawa Corporation, the parent company of FromSoftware, has confirmed a major cyberattack by a ransomware group. The attackers, identifying themselves as 'BlackSuit,' have threatened to release 1.5TB of confidential data if their demands are not met. The breach has affected Kadokawa's subsidiary, which operates the popular video streaming site Niconico, leading to the exposure of personal information of all employees. The cyberattack took Niconico offline. It remains unclear if the cyberattack has impacted FromSoftware, the developer of Elden Ring and Dark Souls.
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Data breach found after cyberattack hits Japan's niconico video site: Kadokawa Corp says it has confirmed that the personal information of all employees of its subsidiary operating the popular video streaming website niconico was… https://t.co/DHeVn67BGi #japannews #japantoday
Data breach found after cyberattack hits Japan's niconico video site https://t.co/vHNkyVfr4w
FromSoftware’s parent company Kadokawa confirms major #cyberattack - Unnamed assailants threaten to release 1.5TB of data and personal details if demands are not met. - Currently unknown if #EldenRing and #DarkSouls developer, FromSoftware, is impacted. https://t.co/gzbDeCASVY
Kadokawa confirms large-scale hack, with attackers threatening to release 1.5 TB of internal data https://t.co/xPoo2rubEw #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev
A group of hackers that call themselves “BlackSuit” have claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that took video site Niconico offline and have threatened to release stolen data if their demands have not been met. https://t.co/0mGO1T3ETF
Elden Ring developer FromSoftware's parent company was hacked by a ransomware group, threatening to make 1.5TB of Kadokawa's confidential data public if they refuse to cooperate. Details: https://t.co/My5lUK5Tar #gamedev #gameindustry #CyberSecurity #RansomwareGroup https://t.co/KrVB8x2PAw