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Task Bar Hero Reports Data Leak at External Server Service

Nugem Studio and Tesseract Studio announced that personal information leaked from Task Bar Hero, the free-to-play idle RPG. Affected accounts are those that played before November 9, 2026.

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Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.

Why it matters

The leak exposes account and device metadata rather than credentials, so the studios' warning centers on impersonation and fraud using that data, not on account takeover.

Task Bar Hero Reports Data Leak at External Server Service

Key Facts

  • Nugem Studio and Tesseract Studio announced the leak in the free-to-play idle RPG Task Bar Hero.
  • Affected accounts are those that played Task Bar Hero before November 9, 2026.
  • Leaked data includes Steam profile IDs, game server account IDs, registration and last login times, last login IP addresses, device information, OS type and version, and account status.
  • The studios said passwords and similar data were not included in the leak.
  • The leak occurred at an external service used to operate the game servers, and the vulnerability was fixed as of the announcement.

The exposed data includes Steam profile IDs, game server account IDs and registration times, last login times and IP addresses, device and OS details, and account status. Passwords were not included. The leak occurred at an external service used to run the game servers.

The vulnerability that caused the leak has been fixed as of the announcement. The service provider told the studios it had re-examined and strengthened server administrative privileges and security settings, and the developers also reviewed and strengthened security for accounts accessing the servers.

No misuse of the leaked information has been confirmed. The studios asked users not to respond to suspicious contacts that reference the matter, including Steam friend requests, chats, and trade proposals impersonating the operator, and not to open links. Users who suffer damages can exercise rights such as claims under the laws of their region of residence.

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