Kadokawa also confirmed that the Nico Nico services and ebten, the online shopping site of KADOKAWA Game Linkage, have been affected by the suspected cyber attack.
Nico Nico is also investigating the incident and taking preventive measures, but the company stated it cannot begin to restore services until it is confident it has completely eliminated the effects of the suspected cyber attack, and its safety has been confirmed.
Kadokawa stated that in the early hours of Saturday (June 8), an issue occurred that prevented access to multiple servers in the company.