Sony provides an update on the system attacks that led to the portal downtime and the resulting fear of user personal data loss. While admitting the hacking and account breaches, the numbers are nevertheless downplayed.
We are returning to cover Sony, repeatedly attacked by hackers in recent weeks. In addition to working to restore full service operations, the company has also conducted investigations to precisely determine what happened to the compromised accounts.
While initially reports suggested around 1 million profiles stolen following the cyberattack launched by LulzSec, these estimates are today decidedly refuted and downsized by Sony itself.
According to these internal studies, in fact, the tampered accounts were relatively few: only 37,500, compared to the aforementioned million.
Sony goes even further, reassuring users: it states that credit card data was not stolen, as it was not present on the server.
The only data that could have been breached (and likely was) would relate only to certain aspects: name, phone number, email address, date of birth, sex, username, and password.
Therefore, according to what was stated by Sony via official press release, users can breathe a sigh of relief if they were concerned about the theft of credit card data.
Sony therefore advises changing the password, especially if the same password is used for other services not related to Sony sites: this will at least avert the danger of that data being used to fraudulently re-enter personal accounts, also protecting the rest of one’s online presence associated with the same access key.
The story, far from being concluded, will continue to involve Sony: in the same press release, it is stated that the company is currently working to identify those responsible for the cyberattack, with the assistance of the FBI.
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