In an update on the PlayStation Network published on the PlayStation Blog, Sony has admitted that because of a attack on the company's server the personal data of users may be at risk. All account holders of PSN, Sony is sending a warning e-mail that states: "We found that between 17 and 19 April 2011, certain account information of users of services PlayStation Network and Qriocity has been compromised in relation to illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our system.
" Sony claims to have "temporarily disabled services PlayStation Network and Qriocity; hired an outside agency responsible for security, to conduct a thorough and extensive investigation into what happened, immediately took measures to improve security and strengthen the infrastructure of our network, rebuilding the entire system to provide greater protection of your personal information.
" "As we investigate the details of this incident, we believe that an unauthorized party has obtained the following information you previously provided: name, address (city, state / province, postal code), country, email address, birth date, password , login and online PSN ID / laptop. It is also possible that the data in your profile have been identified, including purchase history and billing address (city, state / province, postal code).
If you have authorized a sub-account to a family member, we inform you that the same data can be collected. Although there is no evidence that the data in your credit card has been taken in this circumstance, we can not exclude this possibility '. If you have provided the details of your credit card over the PlayStation Network or Qriocity to inform you that the security of your credit card number (except the security code) and the expiry date may have been detected.
"" For your safety, please be extra vigilant against scams via email, phone, and snail mail that ask for personal information or sensitive data. Sony will contact you in any way, including via email, asking the number of credit card, social security number, or other similar data or information that is personally identifiable with you.
If you are asked this information, you can be sure that it is not Sony. Also, if using the same username and password for your account or Qriocity services PlayStation Network and for other services or accounts they are not connected, you strongly urge you to change them. When services PlayStation Network and Qriocity will again be operating at all, we recommend that you also have access to change your password.
"" Please contact us at www. com. playstation. com / psnoutage if you have further questions. " 
" Sony claims to have "temporarily disabled services PlayStation Network and Qriocity; hired an outside agency responsible for security, to conduct a thorough and extensive investigation into what happened, immediately took measures to improve security and strengthen the infrastructure of our network, rebuilding the entire system to provide greater protection of your personal information.
" "As we investigate the details of this incident, we believe that an unauthorized party has obtained the following information you previously provided: name, address (city, state / province, postal code), country, email address, birth date, password , login and online PSN ID / laptop. It is also possible that the data in your profile have been identified, including purchase history and billing address (city, state / province, postal code).
If you have authorized a sub-account to a family member, we inform you that the same data can be collected. Although there is no evidence that the data in your credit card has been taken in this circumstance, we can not exclude this possibility '. If you have provided the details of your credit card over the PlayStation Network or Qriocity to inform you that the security of your credit card number (except the security code) and the expiry date may have been detected.
"" For your safety, please be extra vigilant against scams via email, phone, and snail mail that ask for personal information or sensitive data. Sony will contact you in any way, including via email, asking the number of credit card, social security number, or other similar data or information that is personally identifiable with you.
If you are asked this information, you can be sure that it is not Sony. Also, if using the same username and password for your account or Qriocity services PlayStation Network and for other services or accounts they are not connected, you strongly urge you to change them. When services PlayStation Network and Qriocity will again be operating at all, we recommend that you also have access to change your password.
"" Please contact us at www. com. playstation. com / psnoutage if you have further questions. "
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