Playstation Network Gets Hacked

I posted a blog yesterday about the Playstation Network getting hacked. Well it appears that my concern about credit card information being taken by the hackers was warranted. Millions of PlayStation Network users got the scare of their life yesterday when Sony announced that their personal information, including credit card data and billing addresses, may have been stolen by a hacker.

On its company blog page, Sony said that it believed an "unauthorized person" obtained information from its 77 million-strong user base -- everything from names, to addresses to birth dates.

Also at risk: users' credit-card data.

"While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility," a company spokesman said on Tuesday. "If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have been obtained."

Sony has since been criticized for the time it took to reveal this information. Yesterday, a spokesperson posted an update online, saying,

"There's a difference in timing between when we identified there was an intrusion and when we learned of consumers' data being compromised … It was necessary to conduct several days of forensic analysis, and it took our experts until yesterday to understand the scope of the breach. We then shared that information with our consumers and announced it publicly this afternoon."

Meanwhile, thousands of users continue to be pissed off that they can't get on the network. Don't get me wrong, I'm upset that I can't play online with my friends too, but I'm more concerned about the credit card issue and will continue to be until this is resolved.

So, if you are one of 77 million people with your credit card information on the Playstation Network, I would definitely keep checking your accounts or even go as far as to deactivating your credit card and get another one. I know, pain in the ass, but hey, better safe than sorry.

Here is a video explaining the security breach.

[CBS News]