Source:ABC News wrote:An unauthorised person stole names, addresses and other personal data belonging to about 77 million people who have accounts on Sony's PlayStation Network, Sony said.
The "illegal and unauthorised person" got access to people's names, addresses, email address, birthdates, usernames, passwords, logins, security questions and more, Sony said on its US PlayStation blog.
Sony, whose PlayStation online service has been down for about a week, said it saw no evidence that credit card numbers were stolen, but warned users it could not rule out the possibility.
"Out of an abundance of caution, we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have been obtained," Sony said.
It said its users could place fraud alerts on their credit card accounts through three US credit card bureaus which it recommended in its statement.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011 ... ion=justin
Check the blog itself for the full transcript.SonyPS3Blog wrote:Valued PlayStation Network/Qriocity Customer:
We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011, certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network. In response to this intrusion, we have:
1. Temporarily turned off PlayStation Network and Qriocity services;
2. Engaged an outside, recognized security firm to conduct a full and complete investigation into what happened; and
3. Quickly taken steps to enhance security and strengthen our network infrastructure by re-building our system to provide you with greater protection of your personal information.
We greatly appreciate your patience, understanding and goodwill as we do whatever it takes to resolve these issues as quickly and efficiently as practicable.
The SOny PS3 blog.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/ ... -qriocity/
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Ouch. Hope this doesn't impact anyone here.