Sony Breach Gets Worse: 24.6 Million Compromised Accounts At SOE

An anonymous reader writes with an update to yesterday morning's news that Sony Online Entertainment's game service was taken offline to investigate a potential data breach related to the PSN intrusion. SOE has now said that they too suffered a major theft of user data. "... personal information from approximately 24.6 million SOE accounts may have been stolen, as well as certain information from an outdated database from 2007. The information from the outdated database that may have been stolen includes approximately 12,700 non-US credit or debit card numbers and expiration dates (but not credit card security codes), and about 10,700 direct debit records of certain customers in Austria, Germany, Netherlands and Spain."

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BOYCOTT SONY

[tekrat]

So, when are all you losers going to wake up?

Sony just wanted your money, they don't give a crap about you, your rights to privacy, or even making an attempt at keeping your data secure.

If you purchased a Sony product in such a way that they've got your credit card number, you're at risk, and it doesn't seem to matter since when; since the beginning of Sony on the Internet. Hopefully, those of you using Sony Online since the days of the Playstation (one), only have expired credit cards to worry about, but anyone who has used Sony recently is at more risk.

Throw out your Playstation 3. NEVER AGAIN purchase a Sony Product, do not buy their records, do not watch their movies, do not buy their headphones, MP3 players, e-book readers, or any of their other trash.

YOU MUST SEND A MESSAGE: I suggest even writing to Sony if you're their customer and TELL THEM that you are boycotting their products and you are advising your family and friends to do the same.

You *can* live without their crap. Surprisingly, there's a world out there. With trees, grass, flowers, and girls. Put down the controller, sir, and step away from the TV.