Sega hacker attack, stole millions of user data

The Japanese game company said that hackers stole names, birth dates and passwords of 1.29 million customers at the website of its European subsidiary.

Japanese video game company Sega said that hackers stole personal details of 1.29million customers in an attack on an Internet portal of its European subsidiary.

Sega Pass The website, operated by Sega Europe in London, did not contain credit card information, said the company, but stole names, birth dates and passwords of customers, the company said.

"We apologize for any inconvenience caused to our customers for this incident," saidSega in a statement.

The service, which was suspended, provided information on new products to registered customers.

It has opened an investigation to understand the cause and the channel used for the intrusion, "the company said, adding that has not affected any other group portal.

This attack comes after the electronics giant Sony was the victim of other attacks byhackers.

The last was on June 6 claimed by a group of hackers known as the Lulz Security, whichlast week had said that had access to more than a million passwords, email addresses and other information SonyPictures.com .