Sony hacked... again

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Mike Hoxbig

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Har har this is becoming a joke now :D

New York - Sony Corp has been hacked again.

So-Net, the internet service provider unit of Japan's Sony, alerted customers that an intruder broke into its system and stole virtual points from account holders worth $1 225.

This latest setback comes after personal information of about 100 million Sony user accounts was stolen last month when its online gaming systems, the PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment, were hacked.

"What we've done is stopped the So-Net points exchanges and told customers to change their passwords," So-Net said in a statement to customers on its website in Japanese.

About ¥100 000 ($1 225) was stolen from accounts that were attacked. The company said there was no evidence that other accounts in the online system had been hacked.

"At this point in our investigations, we have not confirmed any data leakage. We have not found any sign of a possibility that a third party has obtained members' names, address, birth dates and phone numbers."

Security experts have told Reuters that Sony's networks around the world remain vulnerable to attack.

Sony in the US could not immediately be reached on Friday.

The Wall Street Journal first reported the story
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http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Sony-hacked-again-20110520
 
Ahh, and now some are w@nking in delight for fun just because of it, without even knowing what really happened!
 
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wow. wanna lose market share quick. this is the way to do it.
surely at some stage some heads pretty high up have got to start rolling...
 
Virtual economics has been a pretty shaky medium to begin with.

I'm glad a reign has been placed on it.

I have bought plenty of stuff (thousnds of rands) via electronic means and yet I'm as scared as ever before doing it.
 
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