Sony Playstation Network Hacked - Danger to Children?

The personal information of more than 70 million users of the PlayStation 3 could have had their personal details stolen by a hacker!

If you or your children have accounts in the Playstation Network, be forewarned!

Use basic common sense. Do not follow links in emails that ask for personal information. Be cautious of phone solicitations, banking and credit card activity.

"We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011, certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network," Sony said in a blog post Tuesday.

Sony now advises users to "remain vigilant" and be on the lookout for e-mail, telephone and postal scams. Hackers will sometimes use personal data they have stolen to target users with phishing attacks or try to trick them into handing over further data.

"Sony will not contact you in any way, including by email, asking for your credit card number, social security number or other personally identifiable information," the company said. "If you are asked for this information, you can be confident Sony is not the entity asking."

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