Number: IRCNE2014082301
Date: 2014-08-30
According to “zdnet”, Sony's PlayStation Network has once again become the target of a cyberattack.
In a blog post published Sunday, Sony admitted that a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack impacted online services -- Sony's PlayStation Network and the Sony Entertainment Network -- but insisted that user's personal information remains safe. Sony representatives said that the company has "seen no evidence of any intrusion to the network and no evidence of any unauthorized access to users’ personal information," although the DDoS attack did scupper scheduled maintenance plans.
In 2011, Sony's PlayStation Network was thrown into the spotlight following a security breach which compromised the security of 77 million user accounts. Personal information including names, addresses, e-mail addresses, dates of birth, and account passwords were put at risk, as well as user credit card numbers.
The networks are now back online, and users can once again access Sony services.
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