WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers are pressing Sony Corp. for more information about the loss of personal data in a breach of security that has touched $ 77 million accounts on the PlayStation Network.
Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-in California, and Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D - n BW, sent a letter Friday to the President of Sony Computer Entertainment America, Kazuo Hirai, demanding answers on when Sony discovered the violation and advised others, why it can not determine if the credit card information has been stolen, and what measures to take the crisis.
Parliament sought a response by May 6, two days after a Subcommittee of the Congress was to hold a hearing on the security laws proposed data.
Pressure mounts on Sony to restore services and to compensate the players. Close the network which connects the players to play live in the world and its Qriocity music & cinema service, Wednesday after an attack of hacker in the days preceding the powers. The system is rebuilding with the best guarantees of security and some services are expected to be restored by Tuesday.
On Wednesday, lawyers filed a lawsuit against the company on behalf of the applicant to lead Kristopher Johns for negligence protection of personal data and the failure to inform the players in a timely manner that their credit card information has been stolen. The suit seeks class action status.
Sony said credit card numbers are encrypted and no there was no direct evidence that the numbers have been stolen, but he could not rule out the possibility. He said also he asks, but does not collect, the security code of three digits on the back of the card to protect against fraud. He is working with the application of the Act to find those responsible for the violation.
A spokesman for the company does not immediately return a message seeking comment about from other development.
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