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Sony Says 25 Million More Accounts At Risk In A Second Security Hack
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Sony CEO Howard Stringer faced criticism of his leadership after the consumer electronics giant revealed hackers may have stolen the data of another 25 million accounts in a second massive security breach. as reported today by Reuters.
Sony’s latest revelation came just a day after it announced measures had been put in place to avert another cyberattack like that which hit its PlayStation Network, hoping to repair its tarnished image and reassure customers who might be pondering a shift to Microsoft’s Xbox.
The Japanese electronics company said its Sony Online Entertainment PC games network had been hacked on April 18, but did not find out about the breach until the early hours of Monday and shut down the service shortly afterwards.
The breach may also have led to the theft of 10,700 direct debit records from customers in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain and 12,700 non-U.S. credit or debit card numbers, it said. Stringer has not commented on the security breach, leaving No.2 Kazuo Hirai to lead the news conference and apology on Sunday. Hirai headed the networks division and is seen as the likely successor to Stringer, who in March committed to stay in his role for the current year at least.
The attack that Sony disclosed on Monday took place a day before a massive break-in of its separate PlayStation video game network that led to the theft of data from 77 million user accounts. Sony revealed that attack last week.
Sony said late on Monday that the names, addresses, emails, birthdates, phone numbers and other information from 24.6 million PC games accounts may have been stolen from its servers as well as an “outdated database” from 2007.
Sony executives apologized on Sunday and said the company would gradually restart the PlayStation Network with increased security and would offer some free content to users, pleasing a number of its users.
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Sony Executives Apologize For Security Breach in Playstation Network
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Sony executives bowed in apology for a security breach in the company’s PlayStation Network that compromised the personal data of some 77 million accounts on the online service, said the Associated Press.
“We deeply apologize for the inconvenience we have caused,” said Kazuo Hirai, chief of Sony Corp.’s PlayStation video game unit, who was among the three executives who held their heads low for several seconds at the company’s Tokyo headquarters in the traditional style of a Japanese apology.
Hirai said parts of the service would be back this week and that the company would beef up security measures. But he and other executives acknowledged that not enough had been done in security precautions, and promised that the company’s network services were under a basic review to prevent a recurrence.
Hirai said the FBI and other authorities had been contacted to start an investigation into what the company called “a criminal cyber attack” on Sony’s data center in San Diego, California.
Sony said account information, including names, birth dates, email addresses and log-in information, was compromised for players using its PlayStation Network. Hirai asked all users to change their passwords.
He said data from 10 million credit cards were believed to be involved, and that Sony still does not know whether information was stolen.
Sony has added software monitoring and enhanced data protection and encryption as new security measures, he said. The company said it would offer “welcome back” freebies such as complimentary downloads and 30 days of free service around the world to show remorse and appreciation.
According to Sony, of the 77 million PlayStation Network accounts, about 36 million are in the U.S. and elsewhere in the Americas, while 32 million are in Europe and 9 million in Asia, mostly in Japan.
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God of War 4 To Be Released In September 2012
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Business website Linkedin has provided a small piece of information which suggests that God of War 4 is in development, or at least in pre-production as found by PlayStation Systemlink,
An animator, whose name shall be withhold for security reasons, has the following entry under his work with Motion Logic Studios:
Game Cinematic for God of War 4 Cinematic Test (PS3)
Now gamrfeed claims that an unofficial PlayStation magazine, PSM3, has claimed that an unnamed source has informed them that God of War 4 will launch in September of next year.
“PSM3 has heard from another source that God of War 4 is coming, and will hit in September 2012. Our source works closely with the God of War universe, and let slip he’d be working on a related project at the same time.”
Most God of War fans are aware of the fact that God of War 3 marked the end of the trilogy. The game’s producer, Steve Caterson, stated that Kratos’ ending is “not the end of the franchise.”
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Battlefield 3: Amazing New 12 Minute Gameplay Trailer
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EA and developer DICE have just released their amazing new 12 minute gameplay trailer for Battlefield 3. If you had reservation about the ambitions of Battlefield 3, we believe this latest footage should give you a piece of mind.
Based on this trailer, the game is looking spectacular and looks to play even better. Battlefield 3 is launching later this year for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
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