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Pokémon developer faces major data leak


The leak appears to include source code from past games.

By Adi Robertson, a senior tech and policy editor focused on VR, online platforms, and free expression. Game Freak said the leaked personal information — which it characterizes as names and company email addresses — included around 2,600 items. Game Freak Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Satoshi Tajiri, hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) has discovered that the personal information of our employees and others was leaked in connection with unauthorized access to our server by a third party in August 2024.

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