French video game maker Ubisoft has disclosed a cyberattack on its IT infrastructure targeting the popular game Just Dance.
Ubisoft explained that the incident “was the result of a misconfiguration, that once identified, was quickly fixed, but made it possible for unauthorized individuals to access and possibly copy some personal player data”.
“The data in question was limited to ‘technical identifiers’ which include GamerTags, profile IDs, and Device IDs as well as Just Dance videos that were recorded and uploaded to be shared publicly with the in-game community and/or on your social media profiles. Our investigation has not shown that any Ubisoft account information has been compromised as a result of this incident,” the game maker said in a short community forum post.
The Just Dance team did not provide any details about how data breach occurred, or for how long the Just Dance servers were exposed.
All players impacted by the incident will receive an email from Ubisoft and will be given more information through the company's support team. Ubisoft has advised all Just Dance users to reset their passwords and to use two-factor authentication.
