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Our sister site The Consumerist writes of yet another data breach with online gamers as the victims: British game publisher Codemasters reported that hackers were able to gain access to customer information including "Members' names, usernames, screen names, email addresses, date of birth, encrypted passwords, newsletter preferences, any biographies entered by users, details of last site activity, IP addresses and Xbox Live Gamertags." (And kudos to Codemasters for actually encrypting the passwords.)
The company quickly sent an email to customers informing them of the June 3 breach (a move recommended by Consumer Reports to help protect customer data), says game site Joystiq. "Whilst we do not have confirmation that any of this data was downloaded onto an external device, we have to assume that, as access was gained, all of these details were compromised and/or stolen," read Codemasters' letter in part.
The company took down Codemasters.com immediately after discovering the break-in. But anyone who may have had information exposed on the site should immediately change passwords. Please read our story, "Five things to do when a company leaks your personal info" for more tips.
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