The hackers who penetrated Sony’s PlayStation Network, Qriosity music service and Sony Online Entertainment are planning to launch another major attack against the company this weekend, according to a reader of an Internet Relay Chat channel used by the hackers. The hackers claim to have access to Sony’s servers and plan to publicly post all or some of the information they can pilfer, which could include names, credit card numbers and addresses. Meanwhile, Sony CEO Howard Stringer issued an apology to customers on Thursday and said the company is offering a free $1 million identity theft insurance policy to its U.S. customers.
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Sony Sweating a Possible Weekend Invasion
Posted by: Rob Spiegel May 6, 2011 12:40 PMThe hackers who penetrated Sony’s PlayStation Network, Qriosity music service and Sony Online Entertainment are planning to launch another major attack against the company this weekend, according to a reader of an Internet Relay Chat channel used by the hackers. The hackers claim to have access to Sony’s servers and plan to publicly post all or some of the information they can pilfer, which could include names, credit card numbers and addresses. Meanwhile, Sony CEO Howard Stringer issued an apology to customers on Thursday and said the company is offering a free $1 million identity theft insurance policy to its U.S. customers.