Sony Admits To A Data Breach That Exposed Thousands Of Employees’ Personal Info

Late last month, Sony’s systems were supposedly breached by a new hacker group who threatened to leak the compromised data after the company stubbornly refused to give in to their demands. To be fair, the data being held for ransom seemed like they were just random files stolen off of a dead Japanese FTP server and didn’t look as if they were important enough to matter.

In comparison, another data breach at Sony recently came to light which included more sensitive information. The breach apparently happened back in May but Sony only admitted to it earlier this week after learning about the incident in June.

According to Bleeping Computer, Sony sent a memo to thousands of current and former employees as well as their relatives, informing them that its third-party FTP server was compromised earlier this year. Hackers were apparently able to gain access to the personal information of exactly 6791 employees and their families, although the memo suggests that the perpetrators were only able to get names and passwords.

Sony confirmed that the hackers were indeed able to download the files but claims that it’s not aware of any leaks or misuse of the compromised data. However, the company is offering credit monitoring and identity restoration services to those affected by the data breach.