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Capcom confirms CAPCOM ID breach affecting 11.7 million accounts — what users need to do

Japanese gaming giant Capcom has confirmed unauthorized access to its CAPCOM ID membership service, exposing the email addresses and related account metadata of roughly 11.7 million users. While the company says passwords for the vast majority of accounts and payment card data were not exposed, a small number of accounts contained additional personal details and a few had their passwords maliciously changed. Capcom detected suspicious activity on October 19, launched…

Saugata DattaOct 23, 20264 min read261

Cloud Computing

Google Lets You Change Your @gmail.com Address — Here’s How to Do It Safely

For more than twenty years, the email address you chose when creating a Google Account was effectively permanent. That meant awkward childhood handles, name changes after marriage, or simply wanting a cleaner, more professional address often required creating a brand-new Google Account and manually migrating data. Google has quietly changed that rule: users with @gmail.com addresses can now replace their existing username with a new @gmail.com handle while keeping the…

Saugata DattaApr 1, 20264 min read679

Capcom confirms CAPCOM ID breach affecting 11.7 million accounts — what users need to do

Google Lets You Change Your @gmail.com Address — Here’s How to Do It Safely

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