Sega Pass intercepted by hackers

Another day, another major publisher apologizing for losing its customers' personal information. Today's publisher is Sega, which sent out an email to Sega Pass members informing them that their information may have been swiped by hackers.

According to Sega, the publisher yesterday discovered that its Sega Pass database had suffered an unauthorized entry and the information of "a subset of Sega Pass members" was taken. The pilfered personal information included email addresses, dates of birth, and encrypted passwords, but Sega is still investigating the extent of the breach.

Sega apologized for the security breach and advised those who used the same password for multiple sites and services to change their access codes immediately. As of press time, Sega Pass remained down, with a note telling visitors the site is unavailable because it "is going through some improvements." When it does return, Sega Pass will require all existing members to create new passwords.

Sega joins an increasingly inclusive list of game makers that have reported being hacked and losing customers' personal information this year. While Sony's high-profile breach was the largest of the gaffs, Electronic Arts/BioWare, Codemasters, Bethesda, Epic Games, Minecraft maker Mojang, and CCP have reported attacks or service disruptions due to hackers in recent weeks.