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House Committee Generates Support for Data Security Legislation
Executives from Sony Network Entertainment and Epsilon Data Management recently testified at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing. Ostensibly, the hearing was held to further examine the recent Sony and Epsilon data breaches, and the state of the ongoing investigations. While there was some gentle criticism related to the handling of the breaches, the … Continue reading
Sony’s Security Woes Continue
Even as Sony finally brings its PlayStation Network (PSN) back online after a massive security breach that began in April, it still remains a tempting target for hackers. In recent days there have been at least three Sony related incidents. Sony has shut down a website that had been set up to allow users to reset their passwords in … Continue reading
Sony Hacking Incident Grows — Legal Fallout Continues From PlayStation Network Breach
The Sony breach keeps growing, right along with the regulatory investigations. As we posted here previously, the Sony PlayStation Network (PSN) suffered a massive hacking incident, affecting over 77 Million individuals. In what is believed to be a related incident, a separate Sony entity, Sony Online Entertainment (SOE), is now reporting that it was also hacked, affecting … Continue reading
Sony PlayStation Network Hacked — Exposes Information on Millions
There is now an explanation behind the mysterious outage of the Sony PlayStation Network (PSN), the online videogame service that enables millions of subscribers to play games over the Internet. The explanation is not likely to make angry gamers any happier. The PSN outage was first reported around April 20, 2011. Originally Sony simply said it was looking … Continue reading