October 10, 2024
Game Freak Inc.
Notice and apology regarding disclosure of personal information due to unauthorized access
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 has been compromised in connection with unauthorized access to our server by a third party August 2024.
We sincerely apologize for the great inconvenience and distress caused to everyone involved.
1. Leaked personal information
Personal data of our employees etc.*
Elements: Name, company email address
Number of cases: 2,606
*Our employees, contract workers (including G-appointed employees and former employees)
2. Respond to those whose personal information has been proven to have been leaked
We contact the relevant employees etc. individually.
For those who cannot be contacted in person due to resignation, etc., we will notify them with this announcement and set up a hotline to handle inquiries on this matter.
3. Measures to prevent recurrence
We have already rebuilt and re-checked our servers, but we will work to prevent a recurrence by further strengthening our security measures.
4. Inquiries on this topic
Inquiries from those affected can be made via the hotline below.