Hackers Take Credit for Playstation Network Attack

If you are an active user the Sony Playstation Network, are you aware that the “game over” last week when hackers make their way into the network and make off with a ton of your personal information. Sony has said not sure if the sensitive credit card information is taken.

According to the discussion forum on underground hacker, hackers get your number.

Comments on this forum, which is monitored by a security researcher, reported claims that the name of the customer database hacked, addresses, usernames, passwords and credit numbers to 2.2 million cards are listed.

The hackers hoping to sell information for $ 100,000 according to senior researcher Kevin Stevens threats Trend Micro. According to one of the potential hacker, the information presented to Sony itself, but the company has reportedly not yet responded to the demands.

“To my knowledge there is no truth in reports that Sony has the opportunity to purchase a list of offerings,” said Patrick Seybold, senior director of corporate communications and social media at Sony.

Not everyone buys.

“Sony said credit card is coded, but we heard that the hackers managed to get into the main database, which will give them access to all, including credit card numbers,” said Mathew Solnik, a security consultant for the U.S. Partners.

The hackers on the forum has detailed information about the server being attacked. They illustrate the vulnerability exploit is in line with assumed – to hack the Playstation 3 console and attacks by the hardware reference once on the network.