Sony Pictures Entertainment

Disclosed Jun 2, 2011Unverified

LulzSec claims theft of over 1 million Sony Pictures user accounts

The LulzSec group said it used an elementary attack to take data from SonyPictures.com and claimed Sony stored more than 1 million customer passwords in plain text; the count is the attackers' claim.

What is known

People affected	Not stated in the sources we have
Disclosed	Jun 2, 2011
Attack	Hacking
Data exposed	PasswordsEmailsNamesAddressesDates of birth
Sector	Media · US
Status	Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization

Sources

Newstheguardian.com

Hackers attack another Sony network

Notices filed

TotalJun 2, 2011

ResearchCount not stated

Other breaches at Sony Pictures Entertainment

Destructive attack on Sony Pictures leaks films, emails and employee dataHacking exposed internal documents, employment records, names, Social Security numbers, government IDs and payment cards. Reported to the California AG.HackingMediaUSNov 24, 2014

History of this record

Added2026-09-25

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First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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