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The Japanese government has reportedly accused Sony of deliberately keeping quiet about the attack on its PlayStation Network. Sony has always said that the six day gap between the attack on PSN and its first official announcement was due to the need to "forensically" analyse exactly what has happened. However, …
Read More »Greek data loss confirmed by Sony
Sony has confirmed reports of a security breach on some of its Greek Sony Music Entertainment sites. "Sony Music Entertainment Greece learned late Sunday about a data breach involving certain Sony Music Greece websites," a statement read. "These sites, which were artist websites allowing fans to sign up for newsletters, …
Read More »Sony suffers new data loss
PSN remains online, but it seems that hackers are not letting up on their tirade against PlayStation platform holder Sony. Reuters reports that Sony websites from three different countries have been hacked. In addition, it claims that the personal in formation of 8,500 customers has been stolen from its Sony …
Read More »Anonymous accused of hacking Deus Ex site
Notorious hacker group Anonymous has been accused of being behind an online assault on Thursday that brought down both the Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Eidos websites. Krebonsecurity reports that both sites temporarily displayed an erroneous banner reading "Owned by Chippy1337" and were then downed for several hours. The unfolding …
Read More »Chart-Track: Steam must join the 21st Century’
Chart-Track has hit back at download platform Steam for dismissing the need for a digital chart. Steam’s Jason Holtman told MCV last month that the idea of a chart ‘is old’ and that it isn’t ‘super important for a company to know how well everyone else is doing’. Now Chart-Track’s …
Read More »Sony: CC details are not for sale
PlayStation Network operator Sony has dismissed claims that hackers who obtained user information from its servers have been trying to sell the data on the black market. "We want to state this again given the increase in speculation about credit card information being used fraudulently," SCEA’s senior director of corporate …
Read More »Now SOE confirms data theft
Games developer Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed it was attacked by hackers as part of last month’s PSN hack and that user data has possibly been compromised. In total the firm believes that it has lost around 12,700 credit card numbers with some 24.6m accounts being compromised. The attack took …
Read More »SOE safe after PSN breach
Sony Online Entertainment has assured its customers that personal data is safe following the PSN hacking scandal. "We have been conducting a thorough investigation and, to the best of our knowledge, no customer personal information got out to any unauthorised person or persons," the company stated on the DC Universe …
Read More »PSN data liability disagreement
It has emerged that part of Sony’s PSN terms and conditions claim that the company is not liable for any loss of user data. "We exclude all liability for loss of data or unauthorised access to your data, Sony Online Network account or Sony Online Network wallet and for damage …
Read More »Digital charts wont pick up Steam
PC kingpin Valve has insisted it is not interested in handing over data for a digital games chart. The Bellevue-based studio is thought to control in excess of half the PC download market. The man in charge of its Steam platform told MCV charting such content is less useful in …
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