PlayStation Account Hacking Problem Getting Worse, Sony Silent
PlayStation users are experiencing a worsening account hacking problem where attackers gain access to accounts, even with two-factor authentication and passkeys enabled, by contacting PlayStation Support. Victims like journalist Nicolas Lellouche and podcaster Colin Moriarty have had their accounts compromised using publicly available information, with Moriarty needing internal Sony connections to recover his. Sony has remained silent on the issue, prompting advice for users to separate public and private email addresses and avoid sharing their PlayStation account names online.
- Entities
- Company: Sony
- Topic: Account Security
- Person: Nicolas Lellouche
- Topic: Cybersecurity
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Person: Colin Moriarty
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