The BBC’s technology correspondent, Rory Cellan-Jones, has been told ‘off the record’ by Sony that PSN users’ credit card details are ‘probably not compromised’. Sony are still investigating the full extent of the intrusion which is probably why they are erring on the side of caution and have yet to release an official statement regarding credit card information.
You can watch the clip via this link.
In related news, the BBC News At Ten has just featured Christopher Ingram from ICO who has said Sony have some “pretty serious questions to be answered’ and will be fully investigated.
As we’ve said before – be vigilant. Keep a close watch on your bank account and seriously consider taking out ID Theft protection.
Source: BBC
david
Like I said, my bank was contacted on the 18th-19th.
Cole2k11
This blog states that the BBC and Sony are “Probably” sure, “Probably” sure, I’ve seen this word used multiple times on the post they have given so this seriously doesn’t justify the fact that our financial data is exactly safe at all….
Seems as though a few people have had calls from their Banks stating that a suspicious amount of money has been taken from the owners account and were concerned to let them know……
Also if anyone says that their Banks aren’t aware of this and that Sony haven’t informed them. Also get this right people, this news has been out for a while now so your Bankers should already be aware of this issue as I’ve seen a few posts saying that their Banks aren’t aware of any Credit Fraud happening with the Sony Hack issue….BULLSHIT!!
Cole2k11
Where we were only informed yesterday through the News, Blogs and Sony themselves about the Personal Data of 77 million PS3 owners/users being compromised, but can’ty be sure for definate…Well to be honest, Sony really didn’t think any of this through from the start….Reasons listed below.
A) Customers who imput their Card Information into the PSN, Sony did not encrypt their Customers Data otherwise we wouldn’t have been in this mess in the first place.
B) Sony should have thought at first “Customer Financial Data”. Fuck the PSN, the Financial Data should have come first before shutting down the PSN, now Users therefore cannot change any of their Passwords which they keep on being advised in many many Blogs stating: “When the PSN is back online, first thing you should do is ‘Change Your Password’.” Therefore I quote: “Sony should have informed Customers to change any details by a certain date, then on the following day(s) shut it down”. Basically my point is Sony Fucked Up.
job
i contacted my cc company and as soon as i said psn they told me to cancel my card and get a new one . i was happy to let them decide for me.
bunimomike
For Sony to be insured over credit card details being stolen, they’d have to adhere to the standard practice of all credit/debit card details being stored in a standalone digital “vault”, as such. Not even the admins have access to it. Sony couldn’t have any sort of insurance unless they did this so that’s why most people are confident that these particular nuggets of information are still safe.
rht992
well even if someone has gotten into my bank acount have fun with the the 2 squid 57 pence there is in it
willbuchanan
This is the statement on my banks webpage as soon as you log in…
Internet Banking Noticeboard
Sony PlayStation Network Data Breach – Important Customer Information
You may have seen the recent news in relation to the Sony PlayStation Network data breach. Please be reassured that The Co-operative Bank treats data compromises extremely seriously. We do not believe at this time that enough information has been compromised to put your account at risk and therefore do not feel it necessary to block our customer’s cards. We are however monitoring the situation and working closely with the Industry and will advise our customers if any further action needs to be taken.