Sony Stored Identities Unencrypted
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Here's another concern for people with PSN accounts. Sony admitted that they did not encrypt some of the data that was leaked—these include names, addresses, email addresses, birth dates, and log-in information. Although they confirmed that customers' credit card information was encrypted securely, they stored customers' identities separately without encryption.
Currently, Sony advises all users to change passwords to other websites if they used the same password across the Web. They promised to enhance their network security in addition to moving its data center to a different location that can provide more security.
I can't help to question why they did not encrypt this information. It's imbecilic for such a gigantic company with numerous customers like Sony to not encrypt sensitive and private data on their server. Hopefully, if there are more companies like Sony, this crisis will alert them to encrypt their customers' identities in the future. It's also a good time to change universal passwords that are linked to hundreds of different websites—you know you have them. Be advised.
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