PSN Users Beware: Possible Security Risk

Thanks to the power of scammers out across the world, there’s a small chance your PlayStation Network account may have been accessed without your authorization (I love that word). You shouldn’t have to worry about your credit card being compromised, but nevertheless, it’s good to be sure when it comes to these things.

The statement from Sony:

We have found out that there has been a possibility of unauthorized access to personal information on the PlayStation Store through PCs, a content download service of the PlayStation Network. Although unlikely, it is possible that the passwords of a small percentage of PlayStation Network users may have been changed through unauthorized access, making it possible to view users’ personal information and/or use the Wallet for the PlayStation Store. PlayStation Network accounts do not display entire credit card numbers, so any unauthorized access to your PlayStation Network account is very unlikely to compromise your credit card number.

We have taken immediate measures to rectify this issue and system security is restored.

We have investigated the extent of unauthorized access and possible alteration of passwords that could have occurred before corrective measures were taken, and are directly contacting customers who may have been affected by this incident. In order to verify that your account is intact, we strongly suggest that PlayStation Network users sign in to the service. If you can successfully sign in with your pre-set password, your account is not affected by this incident.

So hopefully you’ve all learned from this. What I’ve learned is that typing “security risk” into Google Images really doesn’t get you any useful results.