Some genius hackers have illegally obtained Sony PlayStation's online gaming records. The records included the names, birth dates and possibly credit-card numbers for approximately 77 million people who play online video games through Sony Corporation's PlayStation console, in what could rank among the biggest data breaches in history!!!
Sony, whose gaming network has been offline for six days, announced Tuesday that an "illegal and unauthorized intrusion" between April 17 and April 19 resulted in the loss of a significant amount of personal information that could be used in identity theft.
Sony warned members of its PlayStation Network and a related entertainment service called Qriocity to closely watch their credit card statements for unauthorized charges. It also told members to be on guard against email, telephone and postal scams aided by the lost personal information.
"While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility," Sony said in a blog post. The PlayStation Network, remains out of commission. In the blog post, Sony spokesman Patrick Seybold said the company has a "clear path" to restore "some services within a week."
For all you online gamers, I am sincerely sorry for your loss and hope that this blows over without severe damage to any users. Read the official SONY Updates HERE.
SCREAM @ ME!!!
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A few people have said they had unauthorized charges on their credit cards. I just cancelled mine,thankfully no charges.
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