You know all that information you put onto PSN because Sony, well, asked you for it? Yeah, that's gone. Not gone as in "we accidentally erased it," but gone as in "your identity is probably at risk."
If your late to the party then here's the gist so far: Sony made an example of the hacker George "Geohot" Hotz for openly hacking the PS3 and sharing his info with the general public; the hacker group Anonymous threatened to make Sony taste their wrath like it's never been tasted before; The PlayStation Network goes down Wed. April 20 due to an "external intrusion"; Anonymous subsequently assures gamers they are not resposible for the intrustion; angry blue-thumbed gamers blame Anonymous anyway, cause who else are they going to blame, right?; Anonymous continues to reassure gamers -- "we're on your side, bros!"; Sony informs gamers on Tue. April 26 that the private information of users might be a bit...stolen; Senator Blumenthal (D-CT) writes angry letter to CEO and President of Sony demanding user compensation and protection; Microsoft continues to laugh all the way to the bank.
Recently, Patrick Seybold sent the following message to all PSN account holders:
"Although we are still investigating the details of this incident, we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login, and handle/PSN online ID," Sony's Patrick Seybold said. "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."
As of Thurs. April 28, the PSN is still down and gamers are thinking mutany. According to to a survey commissioned by CouponCodes4U to "assess gamer attitudes towards the affair," 41 percent owned a PS3, 89 percent were concerned their private data was stolen, 65 percent lost faith in Sony and PSN's ability to protect their privacy and 21 percent claimed they were selling their PS3 in favor of an Xbox 360.
If Sony's stream of bad luck continues, Microsoft is going to pay Charlie Sheen for official use of the term "winning!"
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