Breachesby GlyphSony PlayStation Network
Disclosed Apr 20, 201177,000,000 affectedSettled
PlayStation Network intrusion exposes data of up to 77 million accounts
Sony said an intruder obtained PlayStation Network and Qriocity account data including names, addresses, email, birth dates and passwords between April 17 and 19, 2011, and that card data could not be ruled out; the network had about 77 million accounts. The UK ICO fined Sony Computer Entertainment Europe 250,000 GBP.
What is known
| People affected | 77,000,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Apr 20, 2011 |
| Discovered | Apr 2011 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | NamesAddressesEmailsDates of birthPasswordsPayment cards |
| Sector | Gaming · JP |
| Status | Settled |
| Lawsuit or fine | 250,000 GBP ICO fine (2013) (about $396K) |
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History of this record
2011-04-26 to 2011-04-20by admin
First recordedby seedSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.