Hackers break into Sega password database

Hackers struck again and broke into yet another gaming firm's pass system this week, taking the data of many of its pass members. The latest victim, Sega, went offline and took actions to protect its consumers' data and isolate the breach. "We have identified that a subset of SEGA Pass members emails addresses, dates of birth and encrypted passwords were obtained. To stress, none of the passwords obtained were stored in plain text," it said in an email to users. A copy was posted on PlaystationLifestyle.net. It also assured its members that it does not store any personal payment information as it uses external payment providers. As such, members' payment details were not at risk from this intrusion. However, Sega advised its users to change their login information soonest, especially if they use the same login data for other sites. "We have also reset your password and all access to SEGA Pass has been temporarily suspended," it said. Sega also recommended that users take extra caution if they receive suspicious emails that ask for personal or sensitive information. Also, it discouraged users from loggingin to SEGA Pass at present, at least until Sega communicates that the service is available again. "We sincerely apologise for this incident and regret any inconvenience caused," it said. LulzSec denies responsibility The hacker group LulzSec denied responsibility for the attack. "@Sega - contact us. We want to help you destroy the hackers that attacked you. We love the Dreamcast, these people are going down," it said in a Twitter message. LulzSec had targeted gaming company Bethesda Softworks, Minecraft and Escapist Magazine, and other sites at the behest of anonymous requests via a call-in line. — TJD, GMA News