Hackers have it in for the video game industry, apparently. After waging attacks on the likes of Sony, Nintendo and others, cyber criminals have now added Sega to the growing list of hacked gaming companies.
According to a Reuters report, Sega recently revealed that the accounts of 1.3 million Sega Pass customers were compromised when hackers stole information from its database.
Among the information breached are names, email addresses, birth dates and encrypted passwords. The news provider stated that no credit card or other payment information was apparently compromised.
Sega Pass, the company’s online network, has been taken offline, and Sega is reportedly working on bolstering its security practices.
“We are deeply sorry for causing trouble to our customers. We want to work on strengthening security,” said Sega spokesperson Yoko Nagasawa, according to Reuters.
The attack against Sega was small potatoes compared to the April hack of Sony’s PlayStation Network, which compromised the information of more than 100 million account holders. According to Sony, it anticipates the breach will cost it nearly $171 million.
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