Hackers released a collection of leaked data from Pokémon game developer Game Freak over the weekend, including personal information about employees. Game Freak — which develops the main lineup of Pokémon video games — confirmed the breach in a statement,

Game Freak, the developer behind the Pokémon franchise, has confirmed a significant data breach that has led to the exposure of confidential information.

Pokémon developer Game Freak has apparently been hacked and it's seemingly resulted in a large amount of data – from source code to future project details – leaking online.

Game Freak has now put out a statement ( viewable here) which confirms that it was hacked in August with personal information of employees as well as a bunch of other information about Pokemon’s entire history and several details about future games have been confirmed as well within the leaked information.

Pokémon developer Game Freak has confirmed one of its servers was hacked in August and some of its data was compromised. The developer apologized for the breach in a Japanese-language statement and vowed to strengthen its security protocols.

The Pokémon developer has apologized for an employee data breach, but news reports indicate that IP on old and upcoming games has been stolen, too.

Game Freak has confirmed a massive Pokemon hack that took place over the weekend, releasing tons of Pokemon-related info into the wild.

It might not be as dramatic as Team Rocket attacking Silph Co. back in Red and Blue, but it's at least as scandalous as the Nintendo "gigaleaks" of 2020. Pokémon developer Game Freak has reportedly suffered a massive hack,