Tag: data breach

CyberThreats Daily: Sony PlayStation Network hit by an external attack

April 26, 2011

Sony has yet to determine if customers’ personal information and credit card details have been stolen as part of an external intrusion into its system that has left its PlayStation network inaccessible for five days. Sony has confirmed on the official PlayStation Blog that it turned off the PlayStation Network (PSN) and Qriocity services on … More CyberThreats Daily: Sony PlayStation Network hit by an external attack

CyberThreats Daily: Texas breach affects millions of state employees and retirees

April 13, 2011

The names, addresses, Social Security numbers, birth dates and, in some cases, driver’s license numbers of approximately 3.5 million individuals were posted to a public FTP server used to transfer files, the Texas comptroller’s office said Monday. The  comptroller’s office will begin notifying millions of state employees and retirees that their unencrypted personal data was … More CyberThreats Daily: Texas breach affects millions of state employees and retirees