 Data Breaches Affecting Wisconsin Citizens
Data Breaches: What To Do If It Happens To You (2 page PDF)
October, 2011
Date Public Notified |
Date of Breach |
Company |
Data Stolen |
October 2011 |
April and October 2011 |
Sony PlayStation Network (PSN) |
Usernames and passwords |
Who’s affected |
Details |
An estimated 93,000 users have been affected. It is unknown whether any of those affected are Wisconsin residents.
This incident is linked to the Sony breach from April 2011 where over 77 million users accounts were compromised. |
Consumer accounts were exploited and credentials were stolen from third parties vendors and reused. Sony has notified approximately 100,000 users and has locked the affected accounts. If those accounts were compromised and purchases were made, Sony has offered to refund any loss. Sony is asking all users to reset their passwords in an effort to mitigate any further fraud.
If you feel you are a victim of identity theft as a result of this breach, contact the Office of Privacy Protection at (800)422-7128 or email us at wisconsinprivacy@wisconsin.gov. |
Data Breaches 2011
September 2011 details>>
- September 2011: GoDaddy.com
- September 2011: Vacationland Vendors, Inc.
August 2011 details>>
- August 2011: Purdue University, Indiana
- August 2011: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
June 2011 details>>
- June 2011: CitiGroup, Inc.
- June 2011: Krist Oil Company, CITGO Gas Stations
- CitiGroup, Inc.
May 2011 details>>
- May 4, 2011: Michaels Stores
April 2011 details>>
- April 20, 2011: Sony PlayStation Network and Qriocity
- April 1, 2011: Alliance Data Systems, Corp. – DBA Epsilon
March 2011 details>>
- March 14, 2011: Health Net Inc
January 2011 details>>
- January 18, 2011: MicroBilt Corp, Integrity Bank Plus
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