The Sega Pass site, operated by the Sega Europe, headquartered in London, did not contain credit card information, assured the company. But hackers have stolen, on Friday, names, birth dates, and encrypted passwords of customers, Sega said. Also the Japanese company Sony has recently been the victim of attacks performed by hackers.
The last attack was claimed on June 6 by a group of "hackers" American, known as the LulzSec, who said he had had access to more than one million passwords, e-mail and other information SonyPictures. com.
A Sony spokesman confirmed to EFE that opened an investigation about this case that happens after hackers stealing data from mid-April more than 100 million users of various Internet services company.
The group of "hackers" LulzSec claimed responsibility for the attack last few hours online to Sony nipónica after the company announced the restoration of the network for video games PlayStation Network.
This attack on the Sony was another episode of the supposed "crusade" started several months ago by some groups of hackers against the giant Japanese electronics and is a setback for the company in May announced losses of 2,250 million in fiscal year 2010, after also have been affected by the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March in the Northeast.
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