Hackers stole data from 2.5 million PlayStation and Xbox users in 2015, following another incident in 2014

Briefing

Hackers stole data from 2.5 million PlayStation and Xbox users in 2015, following another incident in 2014

March 20, 2017

Briefing

  • 2015 Data Breaches – Hackers stole data from two popular gaming forums for PlayStation and Xbox gamers in September 2015, affecting 2.5 million users
  • Xbox360 ISO and PSP ISO Forums – Low-security websites that allow gamers to upload and download free and pirated copies of games
  • 2014 Hacking Incident – Hackers previously leaked details of 13,000 PlayStation users in December 2014
  • Potential security risks – Stolen data could be sold online, used to penetrate gamers' other online accounts and enable deployment of targeted phishing scams

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February 1, 2017

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