Monday, June 20, 2011

Reports: Sega customer database hacked

IDG News Service - Video game company Sega had a database hacked and sensitive information on about 1.3 million customers has been compromised, according to media reports.

The database of the Sega Pass website includes customer names, dates of birth, e-mail addresses and encrypted passwords.

Various media outlets have been able to confirm the attack with officials from the Japanese company. The news site Playstation Lifestyle posted the text of an e-mail that Sega reportedly sent to Sega Pass registered users on Friday night informing them of the breach.

In the letter, Sega stresses that passwords weren't stored in plain text, but rather encrypted, and that payment information wasn't involved in the incident.    More