users that try to connect to the PlayStation Network are met, with an error, Sony has message users of their PlayStation Network warned that their personal data, credit card details, including can have been stolen.The company said that the data in the hands of an "unauthorized" after a hacker attack on its online service could have fallen.
Access to the network was stopped last Wednesday, but Sony only now revealed details of what happened.
Users be attempted telephone and E-mail scams eighth warned.
In a statement published on the official PlayStation blog, Nick Caplin, head of corporate communications for Europe, said: "we have found that between April 17 and 19 April 2011, certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service account information in connection with an illegal or unauthorized intrusion into our network at risk".
The blog posting lists that personal information that Sony has been given.
NameAddress (city, state/province, zip code) CountryE-mail AddressDate BirthPlayStation network/Qriocity passwords and LoginHandle/PSN online ID.Mr. Caplin added: "it is also possible that acquire your profile data, including history and billing address (city, State, zip), and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security responses obtained can."
"For your security be sure the personal or confidential information questions, in particular by e-Mail, phone and by mail fraud."
Credit cardsSony conceded, that credit card information, uses, can buy games, movies and music, were also stolen.
"Although there is no evidence that made credit card details at this time, we can rule out the possibility", said Mr. Caplin.
"If you the data of your credit card via PlayStation Network or Qriocity have made available, are on the safe side we will advise you, that your credit card number (without the security code and expiration date can be also."
Sony has not indicate how many PlayStation Network users may have had their information, but the service has around 70 million members around the world.
"PR disaster"The theft of so much detailed customer data would be seen as a "PR disaster", according to Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at security firm of Sophos.
"This is a great," he told BBC News.
"PlayStation Network is a true consumer product." It is in many homes around the world.
"Much bigger than your typical Internet hack could the effects of this."
Mr Cluley warned that even without credit card information that hit was enough information, more criminal attacks on other services help.
"Some people will use the same passwords on other sites." "If I was a hacker now, I would be take these E-mail addresses and try these passwords", he said.
User anger
some streaming media services on PlayStation affected by the outageUsers have their first indication that something was wrong with the service, when it was unavailable on Wednesday 20 April PlayStation.
In the following days, Sony three short statements require users be patient while it studied a "external intrusions", issued or hack.
However, the fact that it angered some players almost seven days for the company, that data had been taken over, has.
The Sony blog commented on Tacotaskforce wrote: "our personal waited a week to tell us, information was at risk?" "Should have said last Thursday."
Another user Sid4peeps wrote: "This update is about 6 days late." "I think it is time, in the other network, without regard for customers here."
But some users of PlayStation appeared to be happy with Sony's handling of the matter. Ejsponge61 commented: "Wow, that's a lot of information." "Thank you, this is very different from all of us PlayStation fans appreciated."
The Sony PlayStation Network is not available to users. The company did not say when service will be restored.
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