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Sony has admitted that the hackers responsible for the company’s current PlayStation Network woes have been able to access users’ personal information, including address details and potentially credit card information.
In a statement published on the PlayStation Blog, the company has finally come clean about the extent of information stolen:
“We believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following information that you provided: name, address (city, state/province, zip or postal code), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity passwords and login, and handle/PSN online ID. It is also possible that your profile data, including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip), and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may have been obtained. If you have authorized a sub-account for your dependent, the same data with respect to your dependent may have been obtained.
“While there is no evidence that credit card data was taken at this time, we cannot rule out the possibility. If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, to be on the safe side we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may also have been obtained.”
Speaking on their US blog, Sony said it has “a clear path to have PlayStation Network and Qriocity systems back online, and expect to restore some services within a week.”
It is not known how many of PlayStation Network’s 70+ million users have been affected, but the e-mail has been sent to all account holders.
“Please note that we are as upset as you are regarding this attack and are going to proceed aggressively to track down those that are responsible,” Sony said.
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