Security News > 2011 > April > PlayStation credit card data was encrypted

http://www.zdnet.com.au/playstation-credit-card-data-was-encrypted-339314012.htm By Darren Pauli ZDNet.com.au April 28th, 2011 Sony has confirmed that the credit card details possibly stolen in a breach of its PlayStation Network (PSN) were encrypted. Customer names, addresses, email addresses, birthdays, PlayStation Network and Qriocity passwords and user names, as well as online user handles, were obtained illegally by an "unauthorised person", according to Sony. The data was accessed between 17 and 19 April and potentially affects up to 75 million customers. The tech giant said on its blog that "all credit card information stored in our systems is encrypted", but added that it cannot rule out the possibility that the card data was stolen. It said that it was only an "abundance of caution" on its part that had caused it to advise customers that credit card numbers and expiration dates may have been compromised. Security codes and Card Code Verification numbers are not recorded on the network. While the strength of encryption has not been revealed, its existence is welcome news for users of the compromised networks because it reduces the likelihood that details can be used to commit fraud. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/

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