Playasia store goes offline after weeks of relentless cyberattacks

Hong Kong-based game retailer Playasia has temporarily shut down after weeks of increasingly sophisticated attacks, CEO Jan Neuhäußer said. The company is running a full security audit, hardening its systems and has reported the attacks to authorities and cybercrime units worldwide.

• Playasia, founded in 2002, sells region-exclusive games and collectibles
• CEO called the attacks a coordinated campaign against thousands of digital companies
• The store is offline during a full security audit and system hardening
• No evidence links the shutdown to the PHP2Shell vulnerability