Threat Pulse 62High
So-net and plala member database breach: about 2.58 million records
Severity 7ActiveconfirmedTelecomCredentials and personal data

Sony Network Communications says an outsider accessed the So-net member database on Oct 19: 2,141,986 So-net and 443,495 plala records (names, birth dates, phones, email addresses, IDs), 54,401 email account passwords (reset Oct 27) and 16 bank account records. No card data.

What to do: Oct 29: BleepingComputer covers it as a Sony ISP subsidiary breach of 2.5 million records. Oct 31: SecurityWeek: 2.6 million records.

· 17 days ago · so-net.ne.jp
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@IntCyberDigestverifiedOct 27, 15:23 UTC

‼️ BREAKING: Sony Net was hacked, leaking 2.58M member records. Names, birth dates and phone numbers leaked, plus 16 bank account records and passwords to 54,401 email accounts. The break-in was on October 19. So-net spotted it four days later.

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@BleepinComputerverifiedOct 28, 16:46 UTC

Sony ISP subsidiary data breach exposes 2.5 million customer records

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@SecurityWeekverifiedOct 30, 00:01 UTC

Hackers Steal 2.6 Million Records From Sony’s Japanese ISP So-net

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