Sony Announces That 25 Million More Accounts Were Compromised In Network Intrusion
Sony has just announced more mind-numbing news that deals with the PlayStation Network intrusion that the company has been dealing with for over two weeks now. They state that 25 million accounts were compromised, on top of the already 77 million that they said were already endangered by the malicious attack. This new information came in a recent review and investigation into the intrusion that took place back in April.
According to Sony, this incident took place on April 16 – 17, which was before the attack that the company initially reported. Around 23, 400 financial records from an outdated 2007 database were taken in the newly found breach, with 10,700 direct debit records dealing with users from Austria, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands. The outdated information contained credit card numbers, debit card numbers, and expiration dates, however they did not contain the 3-digit security codes that were printed on the back.
Sony’s company spokeswoman, Taina Rodriguez, stated that the company had no evidence that the stolen records were used for any sort of financial gain, up to this point. Sony is still working with the FBI on this issue, and they continue to investigate further into the matter.
In response to this, the PSN should still be up and running sometime this week, possibly on Wednesday (according to Sony). The company will be issuing 30 free days of PlayStation Plus to affected users, along with one free day of online service for every day that the network is down. We are currently awaiting more word from Sony on the matter, to see to what further extent this intrusion has gone to.
