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Activision Games And Employee Data Stolen By Hackers

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Activision, a games giant, was hit by a data breach.

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Screenshots of the stolen data, including Call of Duty's release schedule, were published on Sunday by vx-underground.

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Insider Gaming confirmed the breach on Monday and obtained the entirety of the stolen data.

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TechCrunch has not been able to verify the legitimacy of the data or breach details.

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The breach occurred on December 4th, according to vx-underground.

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The hackers used a phishing attack to target a privileged user on the network.

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It is not clear how many users were affected by the breach.

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Activision has not yet commented on the breach.

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The stolen data could be used to create cheats or gain a competitive advantage in online games.

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This is not the first time Activision has been targeted by hackers.

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