Entertainment firm Bandai Namco says about 340,000 personal records leaked

TOKYO - Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., a major Japanese video game publisher, announced late Tuesday that one of its contractors suffered unauthorized access, resulting in the leak of approximately 346,000 records, including email addresses.

Subscriber information from The Gundam Base Members, a point-based service that allows users to earn and redeem points for merchandise, was leaked following a security breach involving an email service provided by contractor Ymirlink Inc.