In an official statement posted in their website, Sony announced that it has discovered a security breach of the PlaystationStore through PCs, a content download service of the Playstation Network.
“Although unlikely, it is possible that the passwords of a small percentage of PLAYSTATION Network users may have been changed through unauthorized access, making it possible to view users’ personal information and/or use the Wallet for the PLAYSTATION Store. PLAYSTATION Network accounts do not display entire credit card numbers, so any unauthorized access to your PLAYSTATION Network account is very unlikely to compromise your credit card number” the company said.
Sony said that the system security was restored, but still urged the users to sign in to the service in order to verify that their accounts are intact.
“If you can successfully sign in with your pre-set password, your account is not affected by this incident’ said the company.
The Playstation Store through PC was unveiled by Sony last
year in November. According to a statement released by Sony there are 2.9
million registered PlayStation Network accounts in