A report from Reuters yesterday claimed that hackers had posted the user details of some 2,500 Sony sweepstake contestants, but that the company had later got them removed.
The data wasn’t from the current PlayStation Network but was connected to the “continued attacks of Sony,” said a Sony spokesperson. The user info, which didn’t include credit cards or passwords, was from an “out of date” website which was also compromised in the attacks.
Sony say they have removed the published information from the internet.
The PlayStation Network remains down, despite Sony claiming it would be up “within a week” back on the 30th of April – gamers, developers and publishers eagerly await the ability to play games (and, in the case of those currently unable to sell their games on the Store, make some money).
Sony may be offering a reward to anyone that can assist with finding the hackers.
Ferrick
I would love it if Sony asked for help from a group such as Anonymous…
GTRsannin
Yeah why aren’t the anonymous people trying to find these hackers if they are so computer smart they could clear their name in the process (although i still wouldn’t like them) or are they just afraid that it might actually be one of their own people who did this whole thing
8BALL
i often wonder if the hackers visit sites the day after, view disgruntled comments, as another way to get their disturbed kicks
Broonba
Nothing that those freaks did would surprise me :/
thedriffter50
If I even seen these hackers on the street I would hurt them :P