Sunday, May 1, 2011

Sony: No evidence of stolen cards



TOKYO Sony said on Sunday there was no evidence that the information for 10 million credit cards registered in the company's online PlayStation Network games hacker penetrated was stolen, but could not exclude these. video-based services to companies in video games and hacker streaming music services and Qriocity breached two weeks ago, after the name, address, e-mail address and date of birth of about 77 million registered PlayStation Network accounts . The two departments signed on April 20, when he learned of the injury. Sony said it expects that these services would be restored in a week.

Kazuo Hirai, head of the Sony PlayStation video game, still do not know the profit potential impact of security breaches. Sony is the additional cost of implementing additional security measures and users free access to premium services after the accident. The company says it is unclear whether the pirates, the number of users of credit cards and expiration dates, shopping, and the reactions of password protection.

Although there is no evidence that the credit card details have been violated, one can not exclude Mr. Hirai said in a press conference at the weekend called on Sunday, the perceived seriousness of the situation. Mr. Hirai is one of the most responsible and has been replaced as the leading candidate for Chief Executive Howard Stringer has been identified. Sony said that the investigation of the precise injury while working with police to identify and responsibility for the attack.

The company said that creates a new Chief Information Security management to protect customer data. In addition, Sony said that the detection of future attacks and improve the protection of privacy and encryption to improve. Sony is planning further action to take additional firewall, which are already planning for the transition to a new computer center and asks users to change their password to access the introduction of the PlayStation Network.

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