Capcom confirms data breach affecting 11.7 million users

Video game maker Capcom has confirmed that its Capcom ID membership service suffered unauthorised third-party access affecting more than 11.7 million users, mostly exposing account emails. Birth dates and other details of 43 accounts were exposed and 196 passwords were changed without permission. Credit card data was not affected. Capcom detected the suspicious activity on October 19 and blocked access.