Playstation users input their personal data when using the gaming system's store.
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With recent news that Sony's Playstation network has been hacked, the video gaming system's 77 million users are now worrying that their personal information—including credit card details—may have been stolen.
And the alarm goes right round the world - we hear from concerned gamer Perry Davis in Buffalo, New York and technology journalist and expert, Adrian Mars.
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Comments [6]
that sony motherf******s will go to hell
This is really stupid they really should have more protection! Now everybody is at risk of there credit card details and all that i dont trust Sony at all anymore i want a refund and im sure other's do to!!!
I FEEL BAD FOR THE SONY COMPANY FOR WHAT HAPPENED. THERE PROVIDING A SERVICE FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE BUT NOW I HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR IDENTITY THEFT.. SORRY SONY BUT IF SOMEONE STEALS MY IDENTITY I WOULD BE FORCED TO FILE A LAWSUIT.
Wow!!!!!!!!! i cant wait to file a law suite if my info gets stolen all i can say is f you sony!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
am so angry at sony for this , i dont know if i can ever trust them again when you know my credit card details are at risk ps users trusted them now the proof of pretection has been thrown back in are faces ! and i expect many people to turn to another console ! they should have been more prepared !!
I use my PS3 mainly as a Blu-Ray player and for NetFlix access. So, the outage itself has not had a great impact on me.
Honestly, I can't remember if I ever input my credit card data or not. However, I am VERY disturbed that Sony took a full week to announce credit card data may have been exposed.
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