Hacker Got PlayStation 77 million PSN customers Network Users info !

Mohit Kumar 27 Apr, 2011

Hacker Got PlayStation 77 million PSN customers Network Users info !

Sony Corp. said Tuesday a hacker had obtained customer information, possibly including credit-card numbers, of members of its online PlayStation Network, a potential problem for the quickly growing field of online gaming.

The Japanese electronics giant said it is informing its 77 million PSN customers that personal information--including names, addresses, billing history and birthdays--was obtained by an "unauthorized person" following a hacking attack that prompted Sony to shut down its Internet gaming service last week.

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