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Type Incident

Data breach

Capcom confirms data breach affecting 11.7 million accounts

1 source

At a glance

Low
30-day window, from the last update
Evidence-weighted, not popularity
Why Low

Low rather than Medium: exposure is scored at a default because we cannot see your systems or suppliers. If it touches your systems or suppliers, treat it as Medium.

Briefing

There is no written leader briefing for this story yet. These questions come from the facts we hold.

Questions to ask IT

  • Does this reporting name any supplier, product or service we rely on?
  • Would our monitoring spot an attack like this, and who would we call if it did?

Next steps

  1. Confirm whether this affects systems or suppliers in your estate

Summary

  • Japanese gaming giant Capcom has confirmed that hackers breached its membership service, CAPCOM ID, exposing more than 11.7 million customer email addresses and associated information.

Read the original reportBleepingComputer(opens in a new tab)

Pulse

Last checked 3d ago · Recheck overdue since 6 Nov 2026, 17:06 UK time · 2 quiet checks collapsed

  1. Story23 Oct 2026, 00:02 UK time · 23 Oct

    Linked reporting from BleepingComputer (independent original reporting).

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Sources

How we know

Statements extracted from sources. Higher confidence means stronger corroboration.

  • ClaimedHeadline60% confidence

    Capcom confirms data breach affecting 11.7 million accounts

  • ProbableSummary fact75% confidence

    Japanese gaming giant Capcom has confirmed that hackers breached its membership service, CAPCOM ID, exposing more than 11.7 million customer email addresses and associated information.