Sony hacked april to june 2011

Sony's letter to Congress pointed out that the company recently landed in Anonymous' crosshairs for suing two people who were distributing instructions on how to hack a PlayStation 3 game system -- and then going after identifying details on anyone who ever viewed the instructions. A purported Anonymous news site, AnonNews.

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Big Data knows you're sick, tired and depressed. Your car is a giant computer - and it can be hacked. The hack attack has put it out of action and it says that it may be up to a week before it is operational again. Sony said it had hired an outside security firm to investigate what happened and has taken steps to rebuild its system to provide greater protection for personal information.

PlayStation members are required to submit credit card and personal details to play online games and download software, films and music. Warning users of the network to be on the look out for telephone and email scams, Sony said: "To protect against possible identity theft or other financial loss, we encourage you to remain vigilant to review your account statements and to monitor your credit or similar types of reports.

PlayStation Network posted an apology to users through the Sony website saying it would email those who are suspected to be victims of the hacking. It said: "We don't have an exact date to share at this moment as to when we will have the services turned on, but are working day and night to ensure it is as quickly as possible. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at security firm Sophos, told the BBC that the theft of so much detailed customer information would be seen as a "public relations disaster".

One positive from the hack, Mr Smith said, was that polls conducted after the breach suggested a greater awareness of the risks in handing over personal data. PS3 'master key' leaked online. Sony restores PlayStation network.

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