Smart Money just ran a story about the top five data breaches of 2011. While I do not necessarily agree that these are the top five (students, students
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Sony Hit By Data Breach Affecting 77 Million Gamers
By Mark G. McCreary on
Sony announced yesterday that its PlayStation Network and Qriocity services were compromised by an “unauthorized” person. What was the haul? According to Sony, the “name, address (city, state, zip), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login, and handle/PSN online ID” and the “profile data, including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip), and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers” of 77 million individuals.
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