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Bandai Namco Breach: 346,247 Gundam Base Emails Leaked

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Bandai Namco Breach: 346,247 Gundam Base Emails Leaked In brief Bandai Namco confirmed 346,247 Gundam Base emails leaked through email vendor YmirLink. What was taken, what was not, and how to spot the phishing that follows. Bandai Namco Entertainment and BANDAI SPIRITS said on October 27, 2026, that 346,247 email addresses registered with THE GUNDAM … Read more

Sony So-net Breach: 2.58 Million Records Exposed, What to Do

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Sony So-net Breach: 2.58 Million Records Exposed, What to Do In brief Sony says hackers accessed its So-net member database on October 19, exposing 2,585,481 records — plus email passwords for 54,401 addresses. The total splits into 2,141,986 So-net membership records and 443,495 plala (S Course) records, including former customers who cancelled from March 2026 … Read more

GMO Internet Breach: Hackers Posted Customer Data After the Company Refused a ¥8 Billion Ransom

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GMO Internet Breach: Hackers Posted Customer Data After the Company Refused a ¥8 Billion Ransom In brief GMO Internet says attackers published data allegedly linked to Onamae cloud-desktop customers after it refused a ¥8 billion ransom demand. What traders should do. GMO Internet confirmed on October 27, 2026 that people believed to be the attackers … Read more