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The WildWorks statement broke down precisely what information was accessed from the hacked accounts: The database of 46 million records stolen in the cyber breach of Animal Jam, dating back to the game’s launch in 2010, is being circulated by the hackers. All of the usernames in Animal Jam, on both mobile and PC, are moderated by real people upon creation to ensure that none of them contain a real name or personally identifying information.

This means that the ability for the hackers to potentially identify the parents of players is greatly limited. In the statement, WildWorks reassured parents that no real children’s names were stolen during the hack and only 0.02% of the compromised records contained billing names or billing addresses. RELATED: Activision Responds to Claims Accounts Have Been Hacked This cyber breach occurred sometime between October 10-12, spurring game developer WildWorks to release a statement notifying parents of the attack on November 11. Recently, Animal Jam, a National Geographic game whose target demographic is 9 to 11-year-old children, was hacked and 46 million records were stolen.

Hackers can pose a serious threat to the security of a company and the account information of users who provided personal details to that company in good faith. But when the hack involves a popular children’s game, Animal Jam, the news can be even more alarming. It’s dismaying enough when hackers manage to steal data on adults, like the recent Capcom ransomware cyberattack that resulted in employee information and details about future projects being leaked.