2K confirms user data stolen and placed on sale after recent security breach Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. 2K confirms user data stolen and placed on sale after recent security breach They're still urging folks to change their password News by Graham Smith Contributor Published on Oct. 11, 2022 7 comments 2K Games have confirmed that personal data was stolen during a security breach last month. The game publisher had previously announced that their support services had been hacked and asked users not to open any links received from them via email. They're now contacting users whose information was accessed and made available for sale by the hackers. Watch on YouTube The email 2K has been sending affecting to users was shared via Reddit, as spotted by VGC. "We are contacting you to let you know that an unauthorized third party gained access to, and a copy of, a limited volume of your personal data held in 2K's helpdesk system and made it available for sale," begins the message. The personal data copied by the hackers includes user's name, email address, and gamertag. 2K say that there is "no indication that any [...] financial information or password(s)" were compromised. 2K Games reiterated the advice they gave last month, encouraging "all of our players" to reset passwords and enable multi-factor authentication if they haven't already. pic.twitter.com/yOXC8pC4SV- 2K Support (@2KSupport) September 23, 2022 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings The data breach took place as hackers were able to access to 2K's support platform and used it to send emails to users with a malicious link inside. As a result, 2K Games took their help deks offline while they investigated the issue, although it's back now and 2K say it's safe to use. Their email to affected users says that 2K "remain in communication with the appropriate law enforcement agencies." This hack is also wholly unrelated to the security breach at 2K studio Rockstar, which led to the leak of footage of the in-development GTA 6. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 22 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here