Koei Tecmo takes down EU and US sites following cyberattack

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(Image credit: Koei Tecmo)

A cyberattack on Koei Tecmo has seen its English-language websites temporarily taken offline.

In a statement, the publisher confirmed it had taken down both its European and North American websites and forums as a precautionary measure after its servers were hacked on Christmas Day, December 25.

Right now the publisher does not believe any financial information has been compromised, but it did confirm that the information that may be at risk includes account names, encrypted passwords, and addresses. At the time of writing it's unclear if that means email addresses or full postal ones.

Though this remains unconfirmed at this time, Famitsu further intimates IPs, usernames, dates of birth, and country of origin may also be at risk, and reports that information gleaned from the hack is already for sale on the black market (thanks, PC Gamer).

Anyone with a Koei Tecmo account is advised to check if the email and password combinations used on that account is duplicated at other places, and update your login details wherever possible.

ICYMI, Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires will release in 2021. Koei Tecmo made the announcement at Tokyo Game Show earlier this year via a brief cinematic teaser.

We don't know much else about the game, but the "strategic battle experience" is confirmed for PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, and all current- and new-gen consoles – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It's expected to release in "early 2021".

We take a look back at the last console generation with GamesRadar's pick of the 100 best games of the generation

Vikki Blake
Weekend Reporter, 12DOVE

Vikki Blake is 12DOVE's Weekend Reporter. Vikki works tirelessly to ensure that you have something to read on the days of the week beginning with 'S', and can also be found contributing to outlets including the BBC, Eurogamer, and GameIndustry.biz. Vikki also runs a weekly games column at NME, and can be frequently found talking about Destiny 2 and Silent Hill on Twitter. 

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