Massive PlayStation data breach sparks staff identity theft fears
A massive data breach occurred at PlayStation. Employees feared identity theft following the breach.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Sony
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- Japan
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- PlayStation employees' fears of identity theft following a massive data breach came to light.
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