Sony has confirmed that the unknown in an attack on the PlayStation Network between the 17th and 19 April personal user data are captured. Of these, possibly more than 70 million customers are affected. The hackers had access to Sony, according to information such as names, addresses, email addresses, birthdays, as well as usernames and passwords for the PlayStation Network and streaming service Qriocity.

It is unclear whether the attack also credit card information was compromised. “Although there are currently no signs that were illegally accessed to credit card information, we can not ignore this possibility entirely out of consideration,” a company spokesman wrote in a blog entry. “If you provided your credit card information on the PlayStation Network or Qriocity, we would like to inform you on the safe side, that could be accessed on your credit card number (not including your security code) and the validity.”

As a result, Sony has temporarily shut down both online services. A security company is now investigating the burglary. Sony has taken steps to improve security and strengthen the structure of the network. For the entire system be rebuilt. Whether the FBI or law enforcement authorities have been turned on, the company said no.

In the last week of PlayStation Network users had problems from the first log-in reports. Sony on Friday admitted a failure of the service without giving a reason. On Monday it was said that the cause was a hacker attack. Of a data loss at that time was not yet mentioned.

The Democratic U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal criticized in a letter to Jack Tretton, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, the information policy of the electronics group, “When it comes to data loss, it is essential that customers are immediately informed if and extent to which their personal data has been compromised. ” Concerned had not been able to protect themselves from identity theft, for example.

With possibly up to 70 million cases of data loss is one of Sony’s largest known incidents. 2009 captured a hacker breaking into the network of the U.S. financial services provider Heartland Payment System around 130 million records. In an attack on the retail chain TJ Maxx 2007 there were approximately 94 million records.

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Sony has confirmed that the unknown in an attack on the PlayStation Network between the 17th and 19 April personal user data are captured. Of these, possibly more than 70 million customers are affected. The hackers had access to Sony, according to information such as names, addresses, email addresses, birthdays, as well as usernames and [...]

Sony has confirmed that the unknown in an attack on the PlayStation Network between the 17th and 19 April personal user data are captured. Of these, possibly more than 70 million customers are affected. The hackers had access to Sony, according to information such as names, addresses, email addresses, birthdays, as well as usernames and [...]

Sony has confirmed that the unknown in an attack on the PlayStation Network between the 17th and 19 April personal user data are captured. Of these, possibly more than 70 million customers are affected. The hackers had access to Sony, according to information such as names, addresses, email addresses, birthdays, as well as usernames and [...]

Sony has confirmed that the unknown in an attack on the PlayStation Network between the 17th and 19 April personal user data are captured. Of these, possibly more than 70 million customers are affected. The hackers had access to Sony, according to information such as names, addresses, email addresses, birthdays, as well as usernames and [...]

Sony has confirmed that the unknown in an attack on the PlayStation Network between the 17th and 19 April personal user data are captured. Of these, possibly more than 70 million customers are affected. The hackers had access to Sony, according to information such as names, addresses, email addresses, birthdays, as well as usernames and [...]

Sony has confirmed that the unknown in an attack on the PlayStation Network between the 17th and 19 April personal user data are captured. Of these, possibly more than 70 million customers are affected. The hackers had access to Sony, according to information such as names, addresses, email addresses, birthdays, as well as usernames and [...]

Sony has confirmed that the unknown in an attack on the PlayStation Network between the 17th and 19 April personal user data are captured. Of these, possibly more than 70 million customers are affected. The hackers had access to Sony, according to information such as names, addresses, email addresses, birthdays, as well as usernames and [...]