Sony Corp. said Wednesday it had found a "large amount" of unauthorized sign-in attempts on its PlayStation Network and other online entertainment services, and that it has temporarily suspended about 93,000 user accounts for those services.
The Japanese electronics and entertainment giant said in a statement
that credit card details for those user accounts are "not at risk," Dow
Jones Newswires reported.
The attempts took place between October 7 and 10 and succeeded in
verifying valid sign-in IDs and passwords of about 93,000 accounts on
its PlayStation Network, Sony Entertainment Network and Sony Online
Entertainment services.
Sony has temporarily locked these accounts and is continuing
investigations into the extent of unauthorized activity. It said it
would notify affected account holders to advise them to reset their
passwords, AFP reported.
The discovery of sign-in attempts came after Sony earlier this year
suffered unauthorized access to its PlayStation network database and
other online entertainment services, which affected more than 100
million user accounts worldwide and forced the company to temporarily
suspend those services.
Analysts say such breaches threaten to further damage Sony's brand
image and undermine its efforts to link its gadgets to an online
"cloud-based" network of games, movies and music that relies on consumer
confidence in their security.
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