In another hacking incident, Sega has become the latest victim of the cyber attack. The gaming company received an offer of help from unexpected quarters when infamous hacking group LulzSec tweeted a message offering help in tracking down the hackers.

A blog PlayStation ‘LifeStyle’ on Friday, posted the letter which states that Sega has informed its Sega Pass service users that they have been hit by the hackers who have gained an unauthorized entry

LulzSec hacked Sony website again and leaked the information of its users, the company has confirmed the latest incident involving hacking and compromising of information.

LulzSec has leaked the confidential and personal information of the users on Sony website. The information consisted of email addresses of the users, phone numbers, date of birth, full postal address and also the Sony passwords of users.

Miffed by the recent hacking of its Playstation network, Sony chairman and chief executive Howard Stringer apologized to all the users who were a victim of the attack, and announced its plan to protect the users with an identity (ID) theft protection program and $1 million insurance guarantee.

With the help of Debix, a popular ID protection service provider, the offer will be available to millions of users of PlayStation network and Qriocity for free for a year from the time they register for the service.

In his blog post Stringer wrote, "As a company we — and I — apologize for the inconvenience and concern caused by this attack."

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