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Top security incidents of 2011

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Sony locks accounts after breach

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Sony blocks 93,000 user accounts on its PlayStation Network after unauthorised sign-in attempts.

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Another PSN Attack May Be Imminent – Just Push Start

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CNET Another PSN Attack May Be Imminent Just Push Start This has driven a new group, who has named themselves “Unknown”, to threaten Sony . Unknown states that they are orchestrating a large-scale PSN attack that may rival that of the network's recently resolved troubles. We wanted to contact Graf, …

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BSA urges US Congress to pass Data Breach legislation

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Afterdawn.com BSA urges US Congress to pass Data Breach legislation Afterdawn.com Some of the high profile cases include Sony's PlayStation Network (PSN) and SEGA's ongoing investigation of a data breach that affects over one million people. Other attacks of an even more serious nature have targeted the International Monetary Fund ..

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Sony subdued PS3 PSN breach severity

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Tech Know Bits Sony subdued PS3 PSN breach severity, says report Punch Jump Kyodo News this week reported that Sony Corp. subdued the severity of the external breach of the Playstation Network according to document filed with the Ministry of Economy, …

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LulzSec: Some love them, others loathe, yet others don’t care about them.

Posted by deepcore under Privacy, Security, Sony, twitter (No Respond)

International Business Times LulzSec: Some love them, others loathe, yet others don't care about them International Business Times When the Sony hack resulted in a month long shut down of the PlayStation Network , a large section of PSN users were disappointed with the Japanese corporation than with LulzSec. A PSN user responded to Sony's comeback gifts, “They ( Sony ) are 100% at ..

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Bethesda hacked, we wonder who is next?

Posted by deepcore under Lulz, Security, Sony (No Respond)

Game Rant Bethesda hacked, we wonder who is next Ubergizmo Starting off with Sony's much publicized downtime for their PlayStation Network ( PSN ) as well as Qriocity service (which incidentally has been brought online just recently), not to mention having Codemasters and Epic Games being breached (in addition … 'Skyrim' Publisher Bethesda Softworks Hacked Game Rant Bethesda's Brink Website Hacked, Lulzsec Takes Credit [Lulzsec Turns Their …

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Sony PSN Hackers Arrested in Spain

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Boston Globe Sony PSN Hackers Arrested in Spain Top Tech Reviews Those arrested helped attacks on web site for BBVA bank, Italian utility ENEL, Sony PlayStation Store, and governments of Chile, Iran, Libya, Egypt, Algeria, New Zealand, and Colombia. The authorities are not convinced that they got all members of the … Spanish Police Arrest Sony PSN Hacktivists, But It Won't Stop The Attacks: Expert Fast Company Spain Nabs Alleged 'Anonymous' PlayStation Network Hackers TIME Spanish police arrest suspected Anonymous members accused of hacking Sony PSN The Next Web Kotaku

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E3 2011: Sony’s Kaz Hirai on the PSN Network hack – The Guardian

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Fox News E3 2011: Sony's Kaz Hirai on the PSN Network hack The Guardian Kazuo Hirai … no answers as to who hacked Sony's PlayStation Network

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Sony apologizes for PS3 PSN hack; network usage over 90 percent

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The Guardian (blog) E3: Sony apologizes for PS3 PSN hack; network usage over 90 percent Punch Jump Sony Corp. this week apologized to consumers for the breach of the Playstation Network division at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

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