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Cloud Imperium says no financial data or passwords were taken in the leak, but some players say the studio should have done a better job of notifying them anyway.
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Star Citizen studio Cloud Imperium has reported a data breach following "a systematic and sophisticated attack," which it says resulted in unauthorized access to some of its backup systems, "including limited access to users' personal data." The studio says it doesn't believe the breach constitutes a safety risk and no financial or payment information was taken, but it's nonetheless facing some criticism for how it disclosed the breach, and how long it took to do so.
The breach was reported in a message on the Roberts Space Industries website, which states, "On 21 January 2026, CIG was targeted by a systematic and sophisticated attack, resulting in unauthorised access to some backup systems, including limited access to users’ personal data. CIG acted quickly to contain the activity and block further access to this data and CIG systems, and we have refreshed security settings to ensure that there is no threat to our games or our users.
"While CIG is still monitoring the situation, we do not consider that the incident poses a risk to the safety of our users. The data impacted relates only to basic account details (i.e. metadata, contact details, username, date of birth, and name). No financial or payment information was stored in the affected systems and was not accessible. No passwords were impacted, and the access was read-only. No data-injection or modification occurred.
"We are closely monitoring the situation and our systems to ensure that no further incidents occur. We are also taking steps to assess and detect whether any data that was accessed is released publicly. At this stage, there are no indications of any such activity. We are sharing this update in the interests of transparency. However, we do not anticipate that this incident will have any impact on our users."
That message is not actually linked on the RSI front page, however, and players weren't notified of the breach via email, according to posts in the Star Citizen subreddit. There's also no mention of it on Star Citizen social media channels. Instead, the notification reportedly appears as a pop-up when players log into their Star Citizen accounts, and the incident only came to more widespread light after players ...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
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Star Citizen studio Cloud Imperium has reported a data breach following "a systematic and sophisticated attack," which it says resulted in unauthorized access to some of its backup systems, "including limited access to users' personal data." The studio says it doesn't believe the breach constitutes a safety risk and no financial or payment information was taken, but it's nonetheless facing some criticism for how it disclosed the breach, and how long it took to do so.
The breach was reported in a message on the Roberts Space Industries website, which states, "On 21 January 2026, CIG was targeted by a systematic and sophisticated attack, resulting in unauthorised access to some backup systems, including limited access to users’ personal data. CIG acted quickly to contain the activity and block further access to this data and CIG systems, and we have refreshed security settings to ensure that there is no threat to our games or our users.
"While CIG is still monitoring the situation, we do not consider that the incident poses a risk to the safety of our users. The data impacted relates only to basic account details (i.e. metadata, contact details, username, date of birth, and name). No financial or payment information was stored in the affected systems and was not accessible. No passwords were impacted, and the access was read-only. No data-injection or modification occurred.
"We are closely monitoring the situation and our systems to ensure that no further incidents occur. We are also taking steps to assess and detect whether any data that was accessed is released publicly. At this stage, there are no indications of any such activity. We are sharing this update in the interests of transparency. However, we do not anticipate that this incident will have any impact on our users."
That message is not actually linked on the RSI front page, however, and players weren't notified of the breach via email, according to posts in the Star Citizen subreddit. There's also no mention of it on Star Citizen social media channels. Instead, the notification reportedly appears as a pop-up when players log into their Star Citizen accounts, and the incident only came to more widespread light after players ...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
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