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Private details of 2.5 MILLION PlayStation and Xbox users are leaked in major hack - expert comment
January 2017 by Robert Capps, VP of Business Development at NuData Security
Reports are surfacing that private details, including email addresses, account
passwords and IP addresses, of 2.5 million PlayStation and Xbox users have been
leaked in a major data breach. The hack breached forums ’XBOX360 ISO’ and ’PSP ISO’
in 2015, but details of the leak are only just coming to light now.
Commenting on this, Robert Capps, VP of business development at NuData Security,
said “The recently disclosed data theft from the unofficial PlayStation and Xbox
forums is yet another example of the need for consumers to be wary of who they
provide their information to, online. While this site is mostly used to distribute
pirated copies of games, DVD’s and BluRays, consumers who use the forums need to
make sure that they are vigilant. Keep alert to any phishing scams that may appear
in email as a result of this hack, changing passwords on any site where the
passwords or usernames used on these sites are used. This data is likely to be sold
on the Dark Web and used for future cyber crime. It’s a good reminder to choose
unique passwords on all sites that require registration.”
