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<p dir="ltr">European retailer CEX has suffered a security breach, with up to 2 million customers&#8217; details at risk. The company says the data includes &#8220;some personal information such as first name, surname, addresses, email address, and phone number,&#8221; as well as &#8220;encrypted data from expired credit and debit cards up to 2009.&#8221;</p>
<p dir="ltr">CEX says it is liaising with &#8220;the relevant authorities, including the police,&#8221; regarding the hack, which was carried out by an &#8220;unauthorised third party.&#8221; It&#8217;s currently unclear precisely what data has been shared about specific customers, but the company is contacting up to 2 million people &#8220;as a precaution.&#8221; It also notes that no valid financial information has been lost as it stopped storing customers&#8217; credit and debit card details in 2009.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The retailer claims no in-store customers should be affected, only online ones&#8211;and although passwords are not stored in plain text, customers are advised to create a new one as &#8220;a third party could still determine your original password and could attempt to use it across other, unrelated services.&#8221; Finally, the company states that if you do not receive an email containing recommended next steps, then your account is safe.</p>
<p>CEX specializes in second-hand video games, entertainment, and technology products, and is now one of the biggest entertainment retailers in the UK and Europe. It also owns a limited number of stores in the US. For more, check out <a href="http://ift.tt/2vBNY4q" rel="nofollow">CEX&#8217;s advice on the hack</a>.</p>
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<p><em>Source: <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="http://ift.tt/2xMghxZ">GameSpot</a></em></div>
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