Sony has confirmed that hackers penetrated the company’s servers in Greece, exposing the usernames, passwords, e-mails and phone numbers of 8,500 people. The hack affects users of Sony BMG Greece, and Sony said it discovered the attack on Sunday, according to Dow Jones Newswires.
It’s not clear whether Sony uncovered the hack on its own or was alerted to the problem after initial reports by the security firm Sophos and The Hacker News.
Making matters worse is that hackers, again via Sophos and The Hacker News, now claim that servers running SonyMusic.Co.Jp are also vulnerable to attack. Hackers were able to grab database information from the Japan-based site and posted the information online. The exposed database didn’t appear to contain any personal user information, but there are other databases on the site that may also be open to attack.
It’s unclear whether those databases contain any personal information. A group called Lulz Security discovered the latest Sony exploit and announced its findings via its Twitter account. The same group is reportedly responsible for a recent hack into Fox.com servers that exposed the usernames and passwords of Fox employees.
In a separate development, Sony Europe has confirmed that the PlayStation Store probably won’t be coming back this week, despite the contents of a leaked memo a short while ago.
James Gallagher, Blog Manager for SCEE has confirmed via the European PlayStation Blog that the PlayStation Store won’t be back today or tomorrow, as previously rumored thanks to a leaked memo.
“We are aiming to have it live by the end of May,” he said. “Contrary to popular rumours, it will not be reopening tomorrow but we will let you know here as soon as the date is confirmed.”
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