Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Sony says that 25 million accounts hacked


NEW YORK - Sony Corp. said Monday that hackers can use the personal data of 24600000 user accounts to introduce, after seeing the latest PlayStation Network division of a violation of the theft, which makes multiplayer games online. Violations of 77 million PlayStation account has already said that he was vulnerable to malware. The latest incident occurred April 17, 1916 - the theft of PlayStation, which took place on 17 and 19, Sony said.

Approximately 23,400 records from the old database from 2007 to persons outside the United States in violation of the recent discovery may have been stolen, of which 10 700 cases of direct customers to pay in Austria, Germany, Holland and Spain, he said. Historical information that a credit card, debit card and the expiration date, but not the three-digit security code on the back of your credit card. The files contain a debit account number, names, account names and addresses of customers. A spokeswoman for Sony said Taina Rodriguez is no evidence the information from Sony Online Entertainment, SOE was obtained illegally or used for profit.

We had already said that customers of state-owned enterprises have not won in the attacks on business, but on May 1, revealed that account information can be stolen, NOS, and inform you as soon as possible, Sony said in a message customers. Sony said last week he finished his service game from Sony Online Entertainment is available on computers, Facebook and PlayStation 3 His favorite game EverQuest, Free Realms and DC Universe Online. The company says it will not allow players to 30 days more time on their subscriptions, fell a day every day. It 's also a well-executed plan, online multiplayer game.

Sunday, welcomed the Sony executives apologized and said that security has been caused by a previous accident, which closed April 20 PlayStation Network meat. The company with the FBI and other agencies and to explore what it is, an attack cyber-criminals, Sony's data center in San Diego, Calif., said the company is called, I would like to return the gifts, including the free downloads, and 30 days of free service offers customers around the world feel sorry for the PlayStation and recognition.

PlayStation spokesman Patrick Seybold, on my blog on Monday denied a report by the group to try to sell a million credit card numbers, Sony said back. He also said that the encrypted password, which were transformed using a simple hash function is not detected in the course.

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