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Data breach

Around 2.2 million Sega newsletter email addresses leaked

First reported · Last reported · 21 related reports

Unauthorised access to the systems of Arara, Sega’s newsletter distribution provider, resulted in the leak of 2,196,044 subscriber email addresses. Sega investigated the incident and advised users to be alert to phishing emails. Sega accounts and users’ financial information were not affected.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Sega
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
2,196,044 newsletter subscriber email addresses
Cause / method
Unauthorised access to the systems of Arara, the newsletter distribution provider
Location
Japan

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Timeline

  1. It emerged that unauthorised access to Sega’s newsletter distribution provider’s systems had exposed 2,196,044 email addresses.
  2. Sega announced the leak of subscriber email addresses and urged users to be alert to phishing emails.
  3. It was reported that Sega was investigating the incident and that users’ financial information had not been affected.

21 related reports

The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.