More Hurdles Activision Deal? It Did Not Disclose Employee Info Data Breach

On December 4, hackers phished into an Activision Blizzard, Inc ATVI employee account gaining access to some internal employee and game data.
Activision did not divulge the data breach until last weekend, TechCrunch reported.
A third-party cybersecurity research group posted screenshots of the stolen data on Twitter and the hackers' messages on Activision's internal Slack channel.
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The hacker accessed a series of spreadsheets that included employee data like full names, some telephone numbers, corporate email addresses, and in some cases, the offices where they work.
Activision has not notified its employees of the data breach, including stolen data, if relevant.
Activision spokesperson Joseph Christinat previously stated that Activision "swiftly" responded to an SMS phishing attempt and "quickly resolved it."
The company "determined that no sensitive employee data, game code, or player data was accessed."
Microsoft Corp's MSFT acquisition target Activision, publishes household games like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft.
Microsoft's $69 billion deal faced opposition from regulators in the U.S., the EU, and the U.K.
Price Action: ATVI shares traded higher by 1.14% at $77.88 premarket on the last check Tuesday.