Sony promised PlayStation Network (PSN), which previously hacked by external intrusion and shut down, will go online again in phases from this week. In Sony’s press release, Sony promised to improve security measures, give out free PlayStation Plus & Qriocity subscription and free software. For full press release, read more.

It has been a week since PlayStation Network (PSN) is down . Sony confirmed today that the following personal information of PSN member has been BREACHED :

Name
Shipping Address
Billing Address
Country
E-mail address
Birth date
PSN/Qriocity ID
PSN/Qriocity password
PSN/Qriocity security questions & answer
Purchase history

The public guesses that payment information such as credit card information has also been hacked .

So , what is the solution ?

Top priority : Suspend the credit card associated with PSN / Request a new card with different security code .

Second priority : Monitor your emails and mails . If you find a lot of spam or weird emails sent to you , move your home / change your email address .

Third priority : Register a new PSN account (after the PSN problem solved) , but your game achievements cannot be migrated to new PSN account .

Fourth priority : Play offline / buy a new XBOX360 .

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