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Pokemon Home, Pokemon Champions, and Pokemon Sleep go offline following cybersecurity alert

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Briefings

A global cybersecurity alert caused the Pokemon Home, Pokemon Champions, and Pokemon Sleep apps to go offline due to PHP vulnerabilities. Nintendo and other agencies urged affected organizations to take their websites offline if fixes were not applied in time. The incident occurred in October 2026, with the BBC reporting the event. The specific number of affected users or the exact date of the vulnerability discovery remains unknown.

Key points

• The Pokemon Home, Pokemon Champions, and Pokemon Sleep apps went offline following a global cybersecurity alert.
• PHP programming language vulnerabilities were identified, prompting agencies to advise organizations to take websites offline if fixes were not applied in time.

Context

Nintendo and other cybersecurity agencies issued warnings about PHP vulnerabilities affecting Pokemon apps. Organizations unable to apply necessary fixes were advised to take their websites offline to prevent potential security breaches.

Limitations

Evidence is limited to a BBC report stating the apps went offline; specific numbers of affected users, the exact date of vulnerability discovery, and the precise timeline of the fix are not provided.

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