2K slowly warning users about a data breach that happened in September
The breach occurred back in 19th September when a vendor’s credentials were used to access the help desk platform.2K has directed customers to a support page should they have concerns or queries.The Californian publisher has sent emails out to customers warning that it experienced a breach on 19th September. The breach saw an unauthorised third party accessing the credentials of one of 2K’s vendors which were in turn used to access the help desk platform 2K uses.
Perhaps most alarming, however, is the revelation that the bad actor sent out an email that purportedly contained a software update from 2K. That update was actually a malicious link that, “contained malware that had the potential to compromise data stored on your device, including passwords.”
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