Cloud Imperium Games

Disclosed Mar 3, 2026Confirmed

Star Citizen developer discloses January breach of user account data

Cloud Imperium Games, maker of Star Citizen, said attackers gained read-only access to backup systems in January and viewed account metadata, contact details, usernames and birth dates. No passwords or payment data were involved.

What is known

People affected	Not stated in the sources we have
Disclosed	Mar 3, 2026
Discovered	Jan 21, 2026
Happened	Jan 21, 2026
Attack	Hacking
Data exposed	NamesEmailsDates of birthOther
Sector	Gaming · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeoag.ca.gov

California Attorney General breach notice: Cloud Imperium Games

Newsbleepingcomputer.com

Star Citizen game dev discloses breach affecting user data

Notices filed

TotalMar 3

ResearchCount not stated

Residents of CAApr 21

California AGCount not stated

History of this record

attack2026-09-25

unknown to hackingby seedSource

data_types2026-09-25

[] to ["names","emails","dob","other"]by seedSource

disclosed2026-09-25

2026-04-21 to 2026-03-03by seedSource

discovered2026-09-25

empty to 2026-01-21by seedSource

summary2026-09-25

empty to Cloud Imperium Games, maker of Star Citizen, said attackers gained read-only access to backup systems in January and viewed account metadata, contact details, usernames and birth dates. No passwords or payment data were involved.by seedSource

title2026-09-25

empty to Star Citizen developer discloses January breach of user account databy seedSource

Added2026-09-25

First recordedby backfillSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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