The alleged white hats create a habit of breaking into corporations to alert them of security holes, and on this occasion seems to be claiming far more than simply the Twitter account, however additionally saying they breached the PlayStation Network Databases.
The tweets have currently been deleted, signifying that Sony has regained management of their twitter account, however may be seen preserved in the screenshot above.
Sony doesn't have the most effective record for security, having seen their company network and additionally the PlayStation network being breached repeatedly, losing many millions of dollars within the process.
OurMine is actually capable of such a hack, having been concerned in a} range of very high-profile hacks over the last 2 years, most recently including HBO’s Game of Thrones.
The breach of the PlayStation Network is in fact not confirmed, however given OurMine’s history it's going to be knowing modification your password there and, if shared, elsewhere, and to keep a close eye on your accounts if you've got payment info there.
Update: The PlayStation Facebook account might also have been hacked, tho' at the moment everything seems to have been fixed.
IBTimes reports that the hack of the social media accounts was achieved using PlayStation’s Sprout Social management account which they'd access to user registration info like names and email addresses.
They, however, denied any intention to distribute these, saying “we are a security group. we decide the folks that have bad security to hack them and notify them regarding their security.”
So far Sony has not made any comment.
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