Sega newsletter data breach sees 2.2 million email addresses exposed — gaming giant says it is investigating, but…
- Sega disclosed a third-party breach that exposed nearly 2.2 million customer email addresses through a marketing service provider
- Around 92,000 additional records related to email distribution were also compromised in the incident
- Sega and its provider warned users about phishing risks, though no misuse of the leaked data has been confirmed
Gaming giant Sega has disclosed suffering a third-party cybersecurity incident that exposed email addresses of almost 2.2 million people, as well as other details of at least 92,000.
The company is now investigating deeper, to confirm the details of the leaked information.
What happened
Sega is one of many Japanese companies using the services of Arara, a technology firm providing digital marketing and customer engagement services.
One of its services is called Arara Message, an email distribution platformthat businesses can use to send newsletters and other communications to millions of people. This also means Arara was managing contact...
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