Sony's Kaz Hirai Either Confused or Contrary on PSN Hack Details to US and Japanese Governments
Freedom of Info report indicates Sony delayed informing customers
A report based on a freedom of information (FOI) request by the Kyodo News site apparently shows that SCE President Kazuo Hirai, and leader in waiting, was either confused or contradictory in his responses to the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and to the US Congress.
The FOI, in the form of a document from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry states that, "Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. was aware in late April that the data breach of its PlayStation Network services was in fact massive but only announced that some information may have been leaked."
According to the Kyodo News, "The document comprised of a chronology of events submitted by SCE to the ministry and was dated May 6. It showed that SCE confirmed on April 25, U.S. time, a 'fairly large amount of data'' was compromised in an illegal intrusion into its systems, although it was unable to determine specifically whose or what kind of personal information of its registered users was leaked."
One of the problems with this is that when Sony presented a letter to Rep Mary Bono Mack's House Committee on Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on May 1st, Kaz Hirai said "Sony didn't learn about the extent of the attack until April 26 (American time), a full day later than the company confirmed matters internally."
The report also quotes Sony stating that, "We hadn't figured out (at that time) what kind of data had been leaked. If only passwords and IDs (were breached), they cannot be considered personal information, and so we didn't want to bewilder our customers."
Sources:
Kyodo News
Marketwatch
The FOI, in the form of a document from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry states that, "Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. was aware in late April that the data breach of its PlayStation Network services was in fact massive but only announced that some information may have been leaked."
According to the Kyodo News, "The document comprised of a chronology of events submitted by SCE to the ministry and was dated May 6. It showed that SCE confirmed on April 25, U.S. time, a 'fairly large amount of data'' was compromised in an illegal intrusion into its systems, although it was unable to determine specifically whose or what kind of personal information of its registered users was leaked."
One of the problems with this is that when Sony presented a letter to Rep Mary Bono Mack's House Committee on Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on May 1st, Kaz Hirai said "Sony didn't learn about the extent of the attack until April 26 (American time), a full day later than the company confirmed matters internally."
The report also quotes Sony stating that, "We hadn't figured out (at that time) what kind of data had been leaked. If only passwords and IDs (were breached), they cannot be considered personal information, and so we didn't want to bewilder our customers."
Sources:
Kyodo News
Marketwatch
Read More Like This