CA Video Games Plus 2012 Hacking (Q16241)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | CA Video Games Plus 2012 Hacking |
A data breach risk event |
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83FB438C-2470-445C-A963-D040EC8C6A21
January 2012
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Canada-based Video Games Plus (VGP), a major gaming website that commercializes games and console accessories has been breached after the hacker xdev@b4lc4nh4ck managed to bypass their security protocols. Names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers and encrypted passwords belonging to 21,000 of their users were leaked online. Apparently, no credit card information has been obtained by the hackers. (English)
