Sony Pictures Entertainment
Disclosed Jun 2, 201115 years agoUnverified
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 | Passwords, Emails, Names, Addresses, Dates of birth |
| Sector | Media · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Hackers attack another Sony networktheguardian.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Jun 2, 2011 |
Other breaches at Sony Pictures Entertainment
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructive attack on Sony Pictures leaks films, emails and employee dataNov 24, 201411 years agoHacking | Nov 24, 201411 years ago | Hacking | Media | Confirmed | Unknown |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.