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Sony finally ‘fessed up earlier today that the PlayStation Network outage previously blamed on an “external intrusion” was in fact a direct result of a network breach. What does this mean? Your personal information has likely been exposed. At minimum, this means your email address and password have been compromised. However, the news is much worse if you’ve been storing your credit card information on the console, as your home address and credit card information may have been swooped up by the hackers that invaded the system last week.  So what can you do about this? First off, change all your passwords ASAP. If you use the same password for the PSN that you use for other accounts, you should consider those accounts unsafe for the time being and monitor all usage for the immediate future. If you stored a credit card number on the PSN, you should also call your credit card company and either have your number changed or put your card on “Fraud Alert” (an optional feature many credit cards have that alerts you to atypical charges and requires extra approval). Although this is all a pretty big hassle, it is unfortunately necessary, as this hack affects everyone who uses the PlayStation Network. As of this writing, Sony has not said when the PlayStation Network will be coming back online, and has not detailed what (if any) measures will be taken to help those affected by this catastrophic security breach. |