Edward 1PSN breach update: Personal Information Encrypted
April 29th 2011 07:08
Worried about your credit card details? Sony say’s not to worry; the hackers will only know where you live. That’s all.
We are on day 9 since the PlayStation Network (PSN) went off line due to hackers cracking into it. Since then, there had been reports of possible personal information stolen from over 77 million users. This resulted in a class action lawsuit in America filed against Sony.
But there is light in this bleak turn of events: your credit card details are apparently been encrypted.
Sony America’s Senior director of Corporate Communications and Social Media, Patrick Seybold, posted a Q&A post on the US PlayStation blog a couple of days ago.
“The entire credit card table was encrypted and we have no evidence that credit card data was taken. The personal data table, which is a separate data set, was not encrypted, but was, of course, behind a very sophisticated security system that was breached in a malicious attack.”
From what I understand, the PSN had two servers, one with your credit card details and the other with your personal information. The hackers breached into the server with your personal information, but not your credit card information.
Personal information maybe taken included your name, address, country, email, birthdate and your PSN ID.
According to Patrick Seybold, if worse comes to worse and credit card information have been obtained, it would be your credit card number and expiration date. Your CVC or CSC number at the back of your card isn’t stored or asked by PSN.
So what are Sony going to do now to protect our data?
They are apparently “moving (their) network infrastructure and data center to a new, more secure location, which is already underway.” And it is expected to be back online around next week.
Also if you are registered on the PSN, expect an email from Sony about the breach.
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