UK retailer GAME website hacking claim

[Stewy12]

Leading UK specialist retailer GAME has had its online security breached in the latest attack by hackers.
Customer information, including email addresses and passwords (stored as plain text) were obtained from the company's website and posted on the internet, according to Softpedia.
There is no word on whether the hackers managed to access any payment or credit card information.
Catalyst-Gaming, a website based in Northern Tasmania, Australia, was also attacked.
Last year, hackers breached the security systems protecting scores of websites, accessing customer information from firms such as Sony, Valve, Nintendo, Epic Games and Bethesda.
MCV has contacted GAME for comment.

http://www.mcvuk.com...e-hacked/089809

Mod edit- changed the title to reflect new information- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/17/game_hack_denied/

 

[Hop2089]

Will websites stop storing passwords on plain text, it's not secure, encyrpt your stuff, even monkeys can encyrpt password information.

 

[shadowmanwkp]

Customer information, including email addresses and passwords (stored as plain text)

They'll never learn do they?

Edit: ninja'd

 

[xist]

PLAIN TEXT!

Cue all the Sony furore....as an online customer of GAME i think this is pretty bad.

 

[Skelletonike]

Nooooes!!
I hope my credit card details weren't included. =S

 

[bazzi_h]

They haven't emailed their customers about the breach and nothing is stated on their website. I guess they just go on as if nothing happened.

 

[Deleted member 473940]

OMFG!
I order a lot of stuff online there :/
PLAIN TEXT!? WTF

 

[Skelletonike]

OMFG!
I order a lot of stuff online there :/
PLAIN TEXT!? WTF

Same, I always order games from them since they're fast and cheaper than buying in local stores at my country... I really hope that the wallets section was included on the hacking...

 

[jalaneme]

damit, my debit card is on there, i don't know if it will be too late to remove my payment details now would it?

i just changed my password, i don't know if that will make any difference though.

just deleted my payment card as a precaution too, game offer paypal as a payment option so i think that is the only way i will be making payments in the future from now on.

 

[megabug7]

http://www.facebook....150610964206000

Statement from GAME UK

We know that some of you have been concerned about the rumour going around today about our data. Please rest assured that we always take data issues very seriously and have investigated this claim thoroughly.

Here are our official words:

"At GAME we guard our customers' details very carefully. We have thoroughly investigated the hacking claims made today by the website Pastebin, and can confirm that they are entirely false. The published email addresses are not registered users of GAME.co.uk, and there has been no breach of our database security.

We would like to assure all our customers that their details are well protected, and advise anyone who has any questions to contact our customer services team via the website, our Facebook page or Twitter account."

Anna-Marie Mason, GAME spokesperson

 

[heartgold]

Oh this looks bad, i dunno if I've registered with them....might have, but ain't ordered anything. Crap!

Okay then, nothing happened.

 

[Mindzpeed]

http://www.facebook....150610964206000

Statement from GAME UK

We know that some of you have been concerned about the rumour going around today about our data. Please rest assured that we always take data issues very seriously and have investigated this claim thoroughly.

Here are our official words:

"At GAME we guard our customers' details very carefully. We have thoroughly investigated the hacking claims made today by the website Pastebin, and can confirm that they are entirely false. The published email addresses are not registered users of GAME.co.uk, and there has been no breach of our database security.

We would like to assure all our customers that their details are well protected, and advise anyone who has any questions to contact our customer services team via the website, our Facebook page or Twitter account."

Anna-Marie Mason, GAME spokesperson

So they're claiming that there was no hack?

 

[Paarish]

*facedesk*
I hope to God this isn't true... for the sake of the people that do order from their website

 

[megabug7]

Another Statement:
http://www.shoptonews.net/2012/01/16/game-database-breached-usernames-and-passwords-stolen/

Update: GAME has just told MCV that its GAME Group websites have not been hacked. The company is expected to provide a full statement in due course.

 

[jalaneme]

So they're claiming that there was no hack?

nope, they are not taking responsibility, i think this is the last time i use them, they obviously don't care about their customers details so i will take my business elsewhere.

also supposed list of details that were hacked.

 

[Deleted member 473940]

I woudnt be surprised if they are lying about not being hacked...

 

[DaRk_ViVi]

Oh well, I don't see my details on that pastebin. *feels better*

 

[Skelletonike]

According to that pastebin, my email isnt there, so no worries for me. =3
Besides I already changed my pass and removed credit information.

 

[ForteGospel]

I woudnt be surprised if they are lying about not being hacked...

i made an account about two weeks ago... only had my email address in there

looked at the list on pastebin and my email wasnt there... then i when to 5 gmail accounts and tried all of them, wasnt able to log in to any of them... so i wouldnt be surprised if they are lying about hacking them

 

[badbob]

Pretty sure they have more than 200 or so customers lol. This supposed hack is completely untrue, looks like they just stole the list from the Pastebin 'EMAILS HACKED BY SEN' which has nothing to do with Game.co.uk