Sega

 Sega Database Breached – Hackers Inside

You must be already fed up with all the hacking news and victims of the hack attacks but today it has been announced that the database of the largest video game developer Sega was hacked.

The company did all the possible to inform customers on the hack attack and warned them that such private information as that email addresses, dates of birth and encrypted passwords was stolen.

But at the same time the company stressed that no financial information was at risk and they started a probe to fix the breach. However, it is still unknown how many users were affected by the breach. Sega also stated that it uses external payment providers to exclude the risk of its being hacked.

It all seems that there were the same hackers that compromised Sony Corp. and Nintendo user databases. As you remember that Sony put at risk about 100 million online accounts and the security breach is considered to be the largest ever.

This hackers’ group called Lulz Security took all the responsibility for hacking Sony. Moreover, they appeared to be involved into the recent breaches of the U.S. Senate computer system and the CIA website.

Sega Corporation

Sega Corporation, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. Sega previously developed and manufactured its own brand of home video game consoles from 1983 to 2001, but a restructure was announced on January 31, 2001 that ceased continued production of its existing home console, effectively exiting the company from the home console business. While arcade development would continue unchanged, the restructure shifted the focus of the company's home video game software development to consoles developed by various third-party manufacturers.

Sega's head offices, as well as the main office of its domestic division, Sega Corporation (Japan), are located in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. Sega's European division, Sega Europe Ltd., is headquartered in the Brentford area of London in the United Kingdom. Sega's North American division, Sega of America Inc., is headquartered in San Francisco, California; having moved there from Redwood City, California in 1999. Sega Australia is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales, and Sega Publishing Korea is headquartered in Jongno, Seoul, Korea. The company also has smaller offices in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Italy.