KR Nexon Korea Corporation Nov 2011 Hacking (Q16408)
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A data breach risk event
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| English | KR Nexon Korea Corporation Nov 2011 Hacking |
A data breach risk event |
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November 2011
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The police are investigating the hacking of 13.2 million users of Nexons massively multiplayer online role-playing game Maple Story. On Thursday, Nexon found that Maple Storys backup server had been hacked, and personal information of 13.2 million of the 18 million registered users stolen. The company reported the incident to the Korea Communications Commission at about 5 p.m. on Friday and requested the police to investigate the incident. According to Nexon, the hacker gained access to names, game IDs, resident registration numbers and passwords of the 13.2 million users. The resident registration numbers and passwords were stored in codified form, the company said. The investigations are ongoing and police are leaving open the possibility that an insider was behind the hacking or that t (English)
