![]() ![]() It was launched as a protest against Sony defending itself against a hacker in federal court in San Francisco.Ī denial-of-service attack makes a server or system unavailable by overwhelming its network with internet traffic.Īnonymous, a grass-roots cybergroup, launched attacks to shut down the sites of MasterCard and Visa in December using simple software tools available for free over the Internet. Sony said its video game network was breached at the same time as it was defending itself against a major denial-of-service attack by a group calling itself Anonymous. ![]() We're sorry: Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kazuo Hirai (centre) bowed his head in apology at a press conference after revealing delays to the start-up Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter said Sony's public disclosures have not been sufficient to quell customer concerns about the theft. Justice Department and the FBI had opened an investigation into the theft, which it is taking 'extremely seriously', according to U.S. It accused internet vigilante group Anonymous of allowing a hacker to gain access to the data. In a letter to Congress, Kazuo Hirai, chairman of the board of Sony Computer Entertainment America, said: 'Sony has been the victim of a very carefully planned, very professional, highly sophisticated criminal cyber attack.' The company said it waited two days after first discovering data was stolen from its PlayStation video game network before contacting police, and did not meet with FBI officials until five days later. Sony has come under fire for taking too long to notify customers - and police - that data had been stolen. Sony said the site was 'out of date and inactive', and it took the site down as soon as it was discovered. ![]() clients who had entered a competition in 2001. The company also revealed it had removed 2,500 customer names and partial addresses which had been stolen by hackers and posted on a Sony website. This account offers each customer the facility to purchase add-ons including new games, in-game upgrades as well as renting or buying films for download. In order to play online, every PlayStation user needs to have a PlayStation Network account. ![]() Sony Online Entertainment enables users to play multi-player games with friends or strangers over the Internet.Īmong the most popular current games are DC Universe, Star Wars Galaxies and Everquest. ![]()
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