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This time it's Sega: 1.3 million customer records hacked

Summary: There's no denying it. Cyberattacks are accelerating.

David Gewirtz

By for ZDNet Government |

There's no denying it. Cyberattacks are accelerating. This time, it's Sega that's been attacked, losing 1.3 million customer records, including logins and passwords.

So far (and it's Sunday, so information is notoriously hard to come by), we have no information that credit card information has been stolen. Even so, 1.3 million customer ids and passwords (and password reset questions, presumably) means that it's time to change all your passwords (again!) and be sure to check your bank and credit card information on a daily basis.

I'm of mixed feelings about these attacks. They're illegal, of course. And they cost companies millions, if not billions. But I know personally how often senior executives have ignored warnings about these sorts of possibilities, and so, while no company, person, or government should ever be attacked, it's important to take these ongoing attacks as an even stronger warning.

Beef up your security, folks! If you haven't been listening in class so far, this is yet another wake-up call.

See also: Sega: 1.3 million customer records hacked, LulzSec promises retribution

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  • Not that anybody ever cares about the publication anymore.

    ....but I could see the hacker groups vying for Time Magazine's Person-of-the-Year.

    Is 2011 going to be the "Year of the Hacker"?
    Joe_Raby
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    Linux Geek
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    • RE: This time it's Sega: 1.3 million customer records hacked

      @Linux Geek

      Hope that was a joke, because you suck at reality.
      Qbt
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    • No, it just goes to show...

      @Linux Geek

      How 'secure' Linux really is... all of these people getting hacked are running Linsux.

      Obviously the security of Linux is not what you and dtschmitz tout it to be.
      SonofaSailor
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      • RE: This time it's Sega: 1.3 million customer records hacked

        @SonofaSailor

        I don't know what they are running or how they have it locked down, so I can't comment on that. However, given your assertion, "...all of these people getting hacked are running Linsux."..., could you share your information source, if you have one?
        richdave
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      • RE: This time it's Sega: 1.3 million customer records hacked

        @richdave

        "Could you share your information source..."

        Well, all the Linux zealots always go on and on about how "Linux runs the Server market" and "Linux runs networks"...

        Seeing as those pieces are what's being attacked and hacked time and time again... I'd say the fault lies on the lack of security within Linux.
        SonofaSailor
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      • RE: This time it's Sega: 1.3 million customer records hacked

        @SonofaSailor <br><br>...Well, all the Linux zealots...<br><br>So, you don't have a source for your assumption and don't really know, in any demonstrable way, what you are talking about, or at least not willing to share if you do. Just talking out of your nether region, right?
        richdave
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  • RE: This time it's Sega: 1.3 million customer records hacked

    Why are all the industry know-all's and Wall Street wonderkins touting the "Cloud" as the future? Are they playing both sides and also have invested in the hackers?

    Just wonderin'
    Chris S
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