The fixes Sony made to its PlayStation Network last year after its system was hacked may not have made it impenetrable: Reports are circulating that the hacktivist group Anonymous has breached the network again. The rumors started with a tweet posted to the group’s account that has since been taken down. The tweet apparently claimed the hackers had gotten their hands on 50-gigabyte database of sensitive customer information. Some 10 million PSN user accounts, including emails and passwords, were supposedly stolen.
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Anonymous Makes Mischief With Manufactured Hack Claim
Posted by: Erika Morphy August 16, 2012 11:22 AMThe fixes Sony made to its PlayStation Network last year after its system was hacked may not have made it impenetrable: Reports are circulating that the hacktivist group Anonymous has breached the network again. The rumors started with a tweet posted to the group’s account that has since been taken down. The tweet apparently claimed the hackers had gotten their hands on 50-gigabyte database of sensitive customer information. Some 10 million PSN user accounts, including emails and passwords, were supposedly stolen.