U.S. Congress Committee Wants Answers On PSN Breach

by Mike Bendel on April 29, 2011 @ 9:19 pm


It’s no surprise that Sony is under extreme scrutiny for the recent security breach that has left 77 million PSN accounts compromised. Users are furious, and understandably so. Heck, even the U.S. Congress wants answers. In a letter addressed to PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai, the Subcommitte on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade has prepared a list of questions related to the intrusion that occurred earlier this month.

The government types want a reply by no later than May 6, as part of a privacy driven effort “to protect consumer information.”

The letter asks several questions that Sony has not disclosed to the public. Specifically, it asks how many PSN users had a credit card on file and why Sony cannot determine if credit card was stolen.  It also asks for insight into Sony’s plans towards preventing intrusions of this nature going forward.

You can grab the PDF here, courtesy NYTimes.

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Comments
Biggy204 says:

$ony just put themselves into a deeper Sh**hole then what has first transpired. Watch People will move to the next money hungry company *Cough* Micro$oft *Cough*

I also hear that someone is suing $ony for Credit Monitoring and Free stuff.

Dan says:

Damnit Congre$$!

RJC4LIFE says:

Press Conference upcoming.

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Adiuvo says:

I think this is the first time the $ made me laugh.

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