PDA

View Full Version : sony locks down 93,000 psn accounts



billy8791
13-10-2011, 07:26 AM
Who's locked out of their PSN account? The other night I was at my friend's house and he was denied access; me though, fortunately, I'm a-okay! But the other 92,999 users, check your email; Sony sent out email notifications and password reset procedures to the "less than one tenth of one per cent" of their user base affected by the recent attack. And don't worry: Your credit cards are safe.
From CBC News:
Sony confirmed the latest incidents after its security systems detected an unusually high number of login attempts that failed, said Sony spokesman Sean Yoneda. The company suspects that those responsible obtained large data sets from other companies or sources, which were then used to try to access Sony accounts.

Apparently these access attempts happened between Oct. 7 and 10 and targeted accounts 'round the world. Poor Sony... At least it was thwarted before anything major happened ... like the attack earlier this year (http://ps3.dashhacks.com/2011/04/26/your-psn-info-got-jacked).

TAKEN FROM PS3-HACKS.COM