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Sony

Disclosed Dec 4, 201337,103 accountsUnverified

In 2011, Sony suffered breach after breach after breach , it was a very bad year for them. The breaches spanned various areas of the business ranging from the PlayStation network all the way through to the motion picture arm, Sony Pictures. A SQL Injection vulnerability in sonypictures.com lead to tens of thousands of accounts across multiple systems being exposed complete with plain text passwords.

What is known

People affected37,103 (accounts in the leaked data, per Have I Been Pwned)
DisclosedDec 4, 2013
HappenedJun 2, 2011
AttackNot stated
Data exposedDates of birthEmailsNamesPasswordsPhone numbersAddresses
SectorTech
StatusUnverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization
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Added2026-09-25
First recordedby backfillSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (Have I Been Pwned). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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