According to the notice by Konami on 9th July, they confirmed unauthorized login attempts to the KONAMI ID Portal site and after that they requesting users to change their passwords.
The firm, which makes notable games including Pro Evolution Soccer and Metal Gear Solid, said the unauthorised logins occurred on its Konami ID portal site between 13 June and 7 July. Konami IDs are used to manage logins for all online services provided by the company
Konami also warned 35,252 accounts holders personally to change their passwords because these 30,000+ accounts were seems to be compromised and the ids which were compromised are not accessible till they change their passwords.
According to KONAMI:
- On July 8th, a large number of access errors were detected, and a survey was commenced.
- Unauthorized logins: 35,252 cases (login attempts: 3,945,927)
- Period in which unauthorized logins were detected: Thursday, June 13th, 2013 – Sunday, July 7th, 2013.
- Customer information that may have been exposed: name, address, date of birth, telephone number, and email address.
- No changes to customer s’ personal information, or unauthorized usage of paid services, have been detected.
- Measures have been taken to ensure that IDs and passwords involved in these unauthorized logins can no longer be used to log in, and affected customers have been notified by email.
[ads1]
For changing passwords, please follow the directions listed at the links below.
[Important request] About ID and password management http://www.konami.jp/osirase/130415/
Please reset your password via “Reissue password” below https://id.konami.net/entry_reminder_pass.do
KONAMI OTP (one time password) service details https://id.konami.net/otp.do
[…] Read the rest on their site here. […]