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Visual Arts Suffers Major Data Breach Exposing Up to 10,000 Personal Records and Unreleased Key Game Data
Visual Arts, the publisher behind visual novel brand Key (Clannad, Little Busters), announced on June 4 that it suffered unauthorized third-party access to its servers. The breach potentially exposed personal information of approximately 10,000 individuals, including employees and customers of its official online store. The intrusion was first discovered after master data for Key's upcoming visual novel anemoi was found uploaded without authorization.
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ビジュアルアーツ、不正アクセスで個人情報漏洩の可能性ー新作『anemoi』データのほか、一部はマイナンバー情報も
INSIDE17h
ビジュアルアーツ，不正アクセスによる社内情報・個人情報の漏えいの可能性を公表。「anemoi」のマスターデータ無断アップロードが発覚のきっかけ
4Gamer.net20h
「Key」運営元ビジュアルアーツが不正アクセス被害報告、“1万件規模”の個人情報漏えいの可能性。新作『anemoi』マスターデータの流出で発覚 automaton-media.com/articles/new...
Automaton20h
Keyを擁するビジュアルアーツ、個人情報漏えいの可能性があることを発表。「anemoi」のマスターデータも流出お詫びと影響の範囲を公開
GAME Watch21h
ビジュアルアーツ、不正アクセス被害に遭う。新作ゲームのデータのみならず社員や公式通販サイト利用者などの個人情報も漏洩した可能性
Game*Spark21h
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What we know
- Visual Arts confirmed a data breach caused by unauthorized third-party access, disclosed on June 4.
- Personal information of roughly 10,000 people may have been leaked, including employees and official online store customers.
- Master data for the unannounced visual novel anemoi was found uploaded externally, which triggered discovery of the breach.
- The company has issued an apology and published details on the scope of the incident.
- The leaked anemoi master data was accessible overseas, extending the breach beyond Japan.
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