Sony Interactive Entertainment became the victim of another cyber attack, as a result of which the personal data of almost 7,000 current and former employees was compromised. Data has already leaked from the platform this summer. Transfer MOVEit. This is what the people at Sony use to transfer files.
SIE confirmed the breach and simultaneously reached out to victims to warn them and offer free services to monitor credit risks, identity theft and other types of fraud. According to the Bleeping Computer server, The CL0P ransomware group gained access to the confidential data of 6,791 current and former employees.
“On June 2, 2023, SIE detected the unauthorized download and immediately shut down the platform and patched the vulnerability.” – Sony said in a letter sent to employees. An investigation was conducted with the help of external cybersecurity experts, and law enforcement agencies were also notified.
“Once SIE discovered the downloads, it began the process of determining what types of personal data were affected and who was affected. Although we worked quickly, it was a labor-intensive process and we wanted to provide you with accurate information.” stocks. Progress, which owns MOVEit, disclosed the platform vulnerability on 05/31/2023, but three days before that, an outsider used it to download SIE files.
Another attack remains under investigation. At the end of September, the group Ransomed.vc boasted on the Internet that it had hacked all of Sony’s security systems and obtained confidential information about the Japanese company. However, the group provided less than convincing evidence. They appear to include screenshots of the internal login page, an internal PowerPoint presentation, several Java files, and a list of the entire leak, less than 6,000 files long. According to Sony, there is no indication that customer or business partner data is stored on the affected server..
In 2011, Sony had a big problem. There has been a massive attack on the PlayStation Network, resulting in the personal information of approximately 77 million accounts being compromised. The service was down for 23 days. Sony estimates the hack will cost it more than $100 million. She also apologized to players and developers.
Source :Indian TV
