Details of 1.3 million Sega Pass users stolen
By Joe Elvin
21/06/2011
Sega is the latest video game developer to announce that its security has been compromised.
After being hacked last week, the firm announced that the personal details of 1.3 million Sega Pass Portal users have been stolen.
According to SC Magazine, the names, dates of birth, email addresses and encrypted passwords have all been taken by the unknown hackers.
Although no financial information has been stolen from users, the passwords for all Sega Pass users have been changed and the service has been taken down until further notice.
The announcement comes soon after Nintendo, Codemasters and Sony all had their security compromised in the space of a month. The increasing ease with which hackers can get the hands on sensitive data should be significant motivation for local businesses to protect their networks with quality systems management software.
Notorious hacking group, LulzSec, which was responsible for hacking into the Sony system, denied breaking into Sony Networks and even offered to track down and the culprits via Twitter.
Speaking to Reuters, Sega spokeswoman Yoko Nagasawa issued an apology to users on behalf of the company. She said: "We are deeply sorry for causing trouble to our customers. We want to work on strengthening security."
Sega has warned all users to change any passwords which may be similar to the ones used for Sega Pass.
