@Big_Belly_Bob ...
"Sony got a bad luck again after the PS3 hack. Sony Corporations online data of PlayStation Gamers just got stolen. It included the theft of 77 million user accounts that consisted of their names, addresses and credit card data. Due to this Sony has shut down its all servers. Reports say that this theft took place 7 days ago by an illegal and unauthorized person. Sony immediately shut down all its networks thus preventing the players to play online and even the online purchases. This theft is said to be the biggest internet security break-ins ever. Sony claimed that there is only a small probability of credit cards of users are being stolen but it could not promise it. The data stolen is estimated of worth about $5oo millions. Alan Pailer, the research director of SANS institute said that they didnt pay enough attention to the security system of the servers as they were more focused on the innovation of the new products. This could be a major reason for this security break-in. Pailer suspected that Hackers succeeded to break-in security system by taking over the PC of a system administrator who had the rights to access the information about Sonys customers. He also claimed that they hacked into the administrators system by sending an email that contained malware. Reports also say that the same group of hackers hacked into the systems of other major corporations. To all its online buyers, Sony suggested to place fraud alerts on their credit cards accounts through three U.S credit card bureaus. Sony said it could restore some of the networks services within a week."
http://www.techextant.com/sony-playstation-data-break/
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