Tremendous data breach incidents occurred. Again. In today's roundup, we'll discuss how unauthorized access to Game Freak's servers and a ransomware attack on Casio resulted in the leak of a trove of confidential personal and corporate data.

Game Freak, the developer behind Pokémon, recently suffered a serious data breach that resulted into exposure of the personal information of its employees and details of company’s projects. The incident occurred as a result of unauthorized access to the company's server. 

Nintendo Life reported that the leak exposed:

• Codenames for various projects, 
• Source code 
• New games, 
• Past projects and beta Pokémon designs that were never used.

In addition, personal information of over 2,600 individuals, including both current and former employees, as well as contractors was leaked as a result of the incident.

According to a statement from Game Freak Inc, the following personal information was compromised in the breach:

• Names 
• Company email addresses.

The total amount of data leaked is estimated to be around 1TB.

In response to the breach, Game Freak issued an apology, acknowledging the distress caused by the incident and committing to improving security measures. 

Another data breach occurred at a Japanese multinational electronics company. Casio has confirmed that it was recently targeted by a ransomware attack, leading to a significant data breach. The company detected unauthorized access to its network on October 5, which resulted in system failures and service disruptions.

In a recent update on its website, Casio disclosed that the breach involved the theft of personal information, confidential files, and various internal documents, including:

• Personal information of employees (including temporary and contract employees)
• Personal information of business partners
• Job applicants' details
• Customer data 
• Sensitive business documents like contracts and financial records and more.

The ransomware group known as Underground has claimed responsibility for the attack, asserting that they stole over 200 GB of files from Casio. Following the breach, they have begun leaking some of this stolen data, indicating that Casio has opted not to pay the ransom.

Casio has urged the public not to disseminate the leaked information, emphasizing the potential harm to individuals affected and the broader implications for privacy and security. The company has also stated its intention to cooperate with law enforcement to address any related criminal activities and to protect the privacy of all involved parties.

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