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Cyberattack on Sega third-party newsletter distributor reportedly sees over two million email addresses leaked, but Sega accounts unaffected

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Sega have revealed that over two million email addresses have leaked due to a cyberattack on Japanese email delivery provider Arara, whom the Like A Dragon and Sonic publishers use to distribute newsletters. Sega and Arara are currently busy investigating what happened in the breach, which doesn't appear to have affected the Sega accounts you can use receive in-game rewards and access a calendar which reminds you when it's Kazuma Kiryu's birthday. The companies have urged those who signed up for the affected newsletters to be wary of potential phishing attempts.

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  1. Techradar No political lean US
    Sega newsletter data breach sees 2.2 million email addresses exposed

    The Sega breach is part of a much larger supply chain attack that struck a digital marketing company called Arara.

  2. Rock Paper Shotgun No political lean US
    Cyberattack on Sega third-party newsletter distributor reportedly sees over two million email addresses leaked, but Sega accounts unaffected

    Sega have revealed that over two million email addresses have leaked due to a cyberattack on Japanese email delivery provider Arara, whom the Like A Dragon and Sonic publishers use to distribute newsletters. Sega and Arara are currently busy investigating what happened in the...

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