The contact information of more than 2,000 journalists and content creators was left publicly accessible by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the firm responsible for organising the computer and video game event E3. In a statement, the ESA said "Once notified, we immediately took steps to protect that data and shut down the site, which is no longer available. A total of 1,776 people were contacted in total, including journalists, developers, publishers and other industry figures. Furthermore, the incident could result in fines related to GDPR.
The contact information of more than 2,000 journalists and content creators was left publicly accessible by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the firm responsible for organising the computer and video game event E3. A total of 1,776 people were contacted in total, including journalists, developers, publishers and other industry figures. Furthermore, the incident could result in fines related to GDPR.