Gamers furious as Brit studio Cloud Imperium quietly admits to data breach
TL;DR
Gamers are angry at Cloud Imperium for quietly disclosing a data breach that occurred on Jan. 21, where attackers accessed backup systems and user data. The company announced it via a low-key popup after sitting on the news.
Source: The Register
Gamers are ready to unleash their mightiest virtual weapons and point them at British games studio Cloud Imperium, after it sat on news of a data breach and then announced it without fanfare. Readers have contacted The Register to point out that the company’s (CIG’s) sites have, in recent hours, included a meek popup “Service Alert” that advises “We are aware of an IT incident that impacts some of our users” and offers a link to this page that reveals the incident took place on Jan. 21 when the company says it was “targeted by a systematic and sophisticated attack, resulting in unauthorised access to some backup systems, including limited access to users’ personal data.” Full Story