Sony data breach: 2.58 million users affected as bank details and passwords exposed

Sony data breach: 2.58 million users affected as bank details and passwords exposed

Sony data breach: What actually happened

How many records were exposed

So-net: 2,141,986 records

plala: 443,495 records

Email and password combinations: 54,401 identified within the exposed data

Other customer information

16 bank account records, including account numbers

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Shut down the affected servers

Blocked the unauthorized access

Reset passwords for the impacted email accounts on October 27

Reported the incident to Japan's Personal Information Protection Commission

What affected users should do

Watch for phishing emails or texts that use your name or phone number.

Change the password on any other account that shares credentials with your So-net or plala login.

Use a unique password for each service, ideally through a password manager.

If you were among the 16 bank account records, your bank and monitor your account.