
In addition, the profiles of those players who had registered via Facebook or had connected to Facebook may include some of their public Facebook profile information (at most first name, last name, gender and date of birth, if that is what the player has added to their Facebook profile). The database contained the in-game profile, including game progress and leaderboard scores, of each player who had started playing by August 25, 2020. We also involved our lead data protection authority without delay. The database would have been very difficult to find and we have no evidence that anyone has accessed the data with malicious intent.Īs soon as this was discovered, we immediately prevented all external access to the database on May 24, 2021. More info can be found on the company’s site.įrom Augto a copy of the Angry Birds Friends game database was publicly accessible on the internet.

Those who opened the game yesterday were greeted with an unexpected message that begins "A copy of the Angry Birds Friends game database was publicly accessible on the internet for a period of time." It then attempts to assure users that it did not contain contact or payment information.
