Capcom, Japan's leading game company, was hacked. And a lot of information was leaked.

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There is now news that has shocked many gamers all over the world. It's the news of the 'Capcom' Japan's leading video game company, Capcom, is a big game company that has hit many games in various genres, and has produced numerous series including Street Fighter, Mega man, Monster Hunter, Devil May Cry, and Biohazard. 

Although many gamers were shocked by the news of Capcom's hacking, Capcom said on its Web site, "We apologize to all the officials for creating the incident, and we don't see any leakage of customers' personal information so far." But the problems have surfaced about 10 days later, and hackers have leaked a lot of Capcom's secrets. Let's find out about this in this post.

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The origin of an event

According to a press release by Bleeping Computer, problems with certain systems, including e-mail and file servers, occurred in some networks of Capcom around the early morning of November 2, 2020. Capcom confirmed that the reason for this problem was unauthorized access by a third party. Since then, some of the internal networks have been shut down. After the attack, Capcom warned visitors to the site that it would not respond to requests from e-mail and documents. The reason is because of the attack that affects the email system.

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Attack via Ransomware

After the incident, news spread that Capcom was attacked by ransomware. The hacker group that attacked them allegedly attacked Capcom through a ransomware called Ragnar Locker. Ragnar Locker is a kind of ransomware. It is known as the first ransomware to cause damage by running a ransomware payload from the virtual machine after installing the virtual machine. These features of ransomware steal files off-site before encrypting them. Ragnar Locker's operators are attacking not only Capcom but also many companies to demand Bitcoin. In April 2020, Ragnar Locker's operators reportedly demanded 1580 bitcoins after infiltrating the North American branch network of EDP, a Portuguese energy company, and siphoning off 10TB of sensitive corporate data.

In the game industry, attacks through ransomware have also been reported frequently recently. Not long ago, famous European game developers Ubisoft and Crytek were infected with a ransomware called 'Egregor'.

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The negotiations broke down.

The hackers demanded about $11 million worth of Bitcoin in return for important information and confidential data. The data they stole is believed to be information about game users and their clients. About 350,000 cases are estimated to have been leaked, which is very fatal to the company.

Capcom decided not to accept the hackers' demands. This means Capcom will not pay cybercriminals. Many people, including legal experts, will think the Capcom's decision is entirely the right one. Many experts have advised ransomware victims not to give money to hackers. Capcom's decision was a very correct one.

Later, hackers posted a comment in poor English on their 'Darknet web page'.

 

make a right decision and save data from leakage

 

This means no negotiations between the hackers and Capcom have been made, and hackers will leak much of Capcom's information.

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A great deal of classified material leaked.

Before explaining the leak, there was evidence that the hackers claimed server hacking. There were 67GB of data obtained through hacking and two 20.5MB files that they identified as confidential. These were some of the 1TB data they obtained through hacking. And they leaked the above data through bulletin boards such as community 4Chan.

Typical content was that there was a lot of information about the games to be released later. Many gamers were curious about this, so those interested in this content learned all about the future development schedule. But this is not what matters. Most of the sensitive personal information, ranging from passport photos to contracts, is included.

This is a big blow to the company. The leak of such information is also directly linked to a fall in share prices, as the bank statements, contracts and Steam sales reports are confidential to the company. Since then, Capcom's stock has also fallen a lot. I wonder how Capcom will respond in the future. No matter how many Online casino there are, there are no leaks like this.

Information on games learned through leaks.

Currently, a lot of content is being leaked through the 4Chan community. All plans for upcoming games have been leaked. I will explain about the games that were leaked games.

Biohazard Village

Biohazard Village

It is the latest in the Biohazard series. Capcom spills the information to gamers at intervals, and thanks to hackers, many gamers have learned the whole story.

To summarize this information, the release date is written as the end of April 2021, and it is called the offline edition (Legend Eble Village) and the online edition (Code Name: DOMINION). The corresponding platforms have not yet officially announced PS5 and PS4 (PS4 versions). It is estimated that TGS is only being explored. The corresponding languages are Japanese and English, French, German, Spanish, Brazil, Portugal, Russia, Chinese, Arabic, Korean and Thai. Additionally, the DOMINION response language is still under consideration." Rating is reviewed according to schedule, and CERO 'D' and 'Z' versions are planned only in Japan. The target sales volume is 10 million, and the reservation launch was announced in January 2021.

Biohazard Village

Information on the additional DLC pack was also revealed. The package is called 'Ethan's Trauma Pack ($25)' and contains additional weapons, screen filters, additional BGMs, weapons accessories, additional difficulty levels, BH7GE digital sound tracks, digital art books and more. DCL's reservation bonuses are weapons accessories and survival resource packs. Reservation bonuses for PS4/5 stores were unveiled as Village Mini Sound tracks. PS4 Store's exclusive booking bonus is provided with the PS4 theme, and PS5 store booking bonus is still pending (found to be selected with SSE, showing some possible items). Finally, the steam reservation bonus is said to provide wallpaper.

Reveral Trial

Reversal Trial

In the case of a Reversal trial, it is an outflow that cannot be seen as a major blow. It is a newly released series with three works of the first half of Capcom's legal battle series, which was released as a GBA, transplanted into several platforms and added 3D functions based on HD graphics. It was a game that caused people to wonder about what package it would be released in the future, but it can be said that there is a certain amount of damage because it leaked the hidden parts. However, there are not many leaks.

According to the leaked information, the reverse 1,2,3 + reversal 1&2 will be sold in a set, and will be released exclusively for PS4 and Nintendo switches. There is also a digital bundle, and the package bundle set is said to present the original storage BOX.

 

Monster Hunter

It is currently the most controversial leak. This part probably hit Capcom the hardest. Capcom had announced that it would only release 'Monster Hunter : Rise' the next installment of the Monster Hunter series, on Nintendo Switch. That's why gamers who used to enjoy the previous series on PCs, PSs, or Xboxes started buying Nintendo switches. Only to enjoy Monster Hunter.

 

However, both Monster Hunter : Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2 games were expected to be released on the PC after the release. You could say, "Isn't it good that the information on the PC has been revealed?" This is only for gamers.

Generally, it is not revealed first that multi-platform support is supported when games are released. Because the gamer who had both Nintendo Switch and PC will enjoy Nintendo game first, and when it is released as a PC, he will buy it once again and make a total of two purchases. From Capcom's point of view, the leak will probably cut sales by half. It can be said that it has been hit hard.

 

 

Further leaked future schedule

The schedule for 2021 was also leaked. I will summarize the contents of the table above.

Collaboration with Division 2 is scheduled in January 2020, and reservations for Biohazard Village will begin. Additionally, there will be an experience version of SNOW on January 8. Code name: SNOW means Monster Hunter: RISE.

In February 2020, it announced that it would release Gilotin on Nintendo Switch, and on February 18, it is stated that Parklai 6 will be released.

In March 2020, RE: VERSE is said to be distributed, and Rainbow 6 S Collaboration, SNOW Experience #2, Switch is scheduled to be released.

In April 2020, the announcement of the Oculus edition of BioHazard 4 and the presentation of PIPE are scheduled.

In May 2020, the company will distribute BioInfinite Darkness, which is expected to be Netflix, but it is still undecided. Additionally, Gilotin is scheduled to be released outside of the switch and REIWA is to be released.

Further news is that from March to June, the company is scheduled to distribute the bio7 Google Stadia.

RUSH and PIPE are scheduled to be released in July.

HIGHWAY's announcement is scheduled for September.

In mid-October, the distribution period of the XBOX game pass expires, and SNOW will be released in the PC version.

To summarize the above roughly, DOMINION is expected to be in a similar online-only mode as RE3, and SNOW is assumed to be contextually Monster Hunter: Rise. The code name "GUILLOTINE" is estimated to be a new IP dedicated to the switch, and a multi-platform game will give you a three-month pre-release of the switch.

REIWA appears to mean a Great Reversal trial. RUSH is estimated to be Monster Hunter Story 2 through additional leaked data. PIPE is currently unknown.

Details of the biohazard village were leaked. Information such as the current generation launch, April launch, and pre-launch demonstration has been released. Additional information includes a new multi-player format called Project Highway / Village Online. It looks like a kind of Battle Royale game.

A new collection of reversal trials (AA1-3 and DGS1-2) dedicated to PS4 and switches has been released.

It can also be seen that the VR version of the bio-hazard 4 will be released. In addition, a new multi-player shooting game titled "SHIELD" for streamers will be released.

From what it says, Stadia paid Capcom $10 million to deploy Biohazard 7 and Biohazard Village on the platform, while Sony paid $5 million for VR / Time DLC / Demonstration monopoly.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the hacking has seriously damaged Capcom. But thanks to this leak, many gamers got the information they wanted to know. Of course, these information is not obtained in the right way. The incident will inevitably disrupt future schedules, preventing gamers from meeting games at the right time. I hope this situation will be settled gently and Capcom will rise again. As a monster hunter, this hacking incident is quite heartbreaking for me.

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