Initial ESA Data Breach Expands As Recent Reports Shares More Private Information Has Been Leaked

This past weekend it was revealed that a data breach for the ESA (Entertainment Software Association) occurred which following the incident released information for over 2,000 participants that attended E3 2019. Specifically, this extends to analyst, content creators, and journalists who attended the event earlier this year.

The recent leak also applies to events under the ESA in 2004 & 2006. But now it was revealed today that the data breach affected not only those who attended this year, but also people that registered for the event in the same categories for the year prior in 2018. According to GameDaily.biz, their source that was affected from the initial leak shares that those who attended last year’s E3 show has also been leaked.

The unanimous source discloses to have discovered the list almost a year ago after searching their email through search engine Google. This then brought the directed to the full media list for E3 2018, similar to the leak including 2019 as well as 2004 and 2006.

“I was absolutely infuriated when the ESA released their statement saying it had never happened before,” our source said. “They lied, knowing what they did, and that’s why I decided to bring the evidence to you today,” the source told GameDaily.biz.

The source shares that upon discovering last year’s media list, which could easily be downloaded if someone was lucky enough to stumble upon it, was left with a few options as told from their attorney: “wait for the possibility of actual damages to press charges against the ESA, get everyone riled up and bring attention to it—which would put people at risk, and that was my biggest fear,” the source explains,” or tell the ESA to take it down. Telling the ESA about it and having them take it down would mean they wouldn’t have to face any consequences, and could brush it under the rug. I didn’t want that.”

Ultimately, this leaves the ESA to answer for why the breach happened in the first place. Seeing that there is literally no encrypted protocol towards protecting the information of those who attend these events, it only leaves the question of what else might be lingering out there as well.

Source: GameDaily.biz