Capcom data breach confirmed — around 11.7 million accounts thought to have been affected

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Capcom discloses breach affecting 11.7 million CAPCOM ID users, primarily exposing email addresses

A small number of accounts also lost personal details, and attackers reset passwords on 196 accounts

Company secured the platform, notified authorities, and warned users about phishing attempts

Japanese gaming behemoth Capcom just confirmed suffering a data breach that exposed sensitive information on more than 11.7 million people. Almost all had their emails compromised, with a small subset also losing birthdays and locations…