Sony Online Entertainment and PlayStation Networks Hacked, 93, 000 Accounts Compromised

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

(This is a *new* breach of SoE playstation data)

http://www.inquisitr.com/149788/sony-online-entertainment-and-playstation-networks-hacked-93000-accounts-compromised/

Sony Online Entertainment and PlayStation Networks Hacked, 93,000 Accounts Compromised
James Johnson
October 12, 2011

Sony chief security officer Philip Reitinger warned Sony Entertainment 
Online customers and PlayStation Network users on Tuesday night that their 
accounts may have been compromised after a hack led to 93,000 accounts 
being compromised.

Sony announced that all 93,000 accounts have been locked to prevent 
further hacks.

The company says they have noticed .additional activity. in a few accounts 
and they are currently checking their network for rogue access.

Sony officials say everyone will have to undergo a mandatory password 
change process the next time they log in while SOE customers must undergo 
additional steps to ensure the safety of the network.

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