Koei Tecmo takes down EU and US sites following cyberattack

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Compromised account information includes account names, encrypted passwords, and email addresses

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A cyberattack on Koei Tecmo has seen its English-language websites temporarily taken offline.

In a statement, the publisher confirmed it had taken down both its European and North American websites and forums as a precautionary measure after its servers were hacked on Christmas Day, December 25.

Right now the publisher does not believe any financial information has been compromised, but it did confirm that the information that may be at risk includes account names, encrypted passwords, and addresses. At the time of writing it's unclear if that means email addresses or full postal ones.

We don't know much else about the game, but the "strategic battle experience" is confirmed for PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, and all current- and new-gen consoles – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It's expected to release in "early 2021".

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Vikki Blake
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