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Playstation Network user info breached

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A hacker attack on the online arm of Sony’s PlayStation 3 has compromised the personal information of 70 million members.

Sony, in a statement on its company blog, announced the extent of the breach on its PlayStation Network and Qriocity systems Monday, adding that it was still uncertain if any credit card information tied to those accounts was accessed as well. Sony shut down the PlayStation Network six days ago after discovering the breach, but Monday’s announcement was the first that gave substantial information about the scope of the intrusion.

Read more at Daily Variety

PlayStation Network hack worse than anyone expected

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After six days of silence, Sony has revealed more about the security breach of its PlayStation Network – and it’s much worse than expected.

The company says hackers obtained personal information for all of the service’s 70 million subscribers. Still unclear is whether the credit card information on file with the service was compromised.

Read more at Variety’s Technotainment blog