{"id":3449,"date":"2011-04-26T19:04:02","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T23:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/?p=3449"},"modified":"2011-04-26T19:04:02","modified_gmt":"2011-04-26T23:04:02","slug":"senator-wants-answers-after-psn-security-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/senator-wants-answers-after-psn-security-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Wants Answers After PSN Security Breach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/files.g4tv.com\/ImageDb3\/268430_S\/psn-accounts-hacked-how-to-protect-yourself-from-identity-theft.jpg\" alt=\"PSN Accounts Hacked: How to Protect Yourself From Identity Theft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The news of the PlayStation Network&#8217;s security breach has reached Capitol Hill. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut has  written a public letter to the President and CEO of Sony demanding  answers in regards to the theft of personal information and more  specifically the company&#8217;s failure to notify its users of the security  breach. &#8220;I am troubled by the failure of Sony to immediately notify  affected customers of the breach and to extend adequate financial data  security protections,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"readmore\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The data breach took place on April 20,  and the first confirmation to users any type of data may have been  compromised went out today, six days later. &#8220;Although the breach  occurred nearly a week ago, Sony has not notified customers of the  intrusion, or provided information that is vital to allowing individuals  to protect themselves from identity theft, such as informing users  whether their personal or financial information may have been  compromised. \u00a0Nor has Sony specified how it intends to protect these  consumers.&#8221; The security breach is suspected to affect up to 75 million  customers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When a data breach occurs, it is essential that customers be  immediately notified about whether and to what extent their personal and  financial information has been compromised.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He concluded his letter by saying, &#8220;PlayStation Network users deserve  more complete information on the data breach, as well as the assurance  that their personal and financial information will be securely  maintained. I appreciate your prompt response on this important issue.&#8221; I  can&#8217;t help but agree, I have personal information stored on the PSN,  and I want to know how Sony is protecting it.<\/p>\n<p>Blumenthal also called for Sony to make some quick changes. For one,  Sony should provide PSN users with financial data security severs with  free access to credit reporting services. This free service would need  to be available for at least two years. Sony would foot the bill for  these services. He also argues that Sony should offer affected consumers  with insurance to protect them from possible financial problems caused  by identity theft.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/712158\/psn-security-breach-prompts-us-senator-to-demand-answers-from-sony\/#ixzz1KfndEg8d\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The news of the PlayStation Network&#8217;s security breach has reached Capitol Hill. 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