Sony Says No Card Data Was Exposed in Latest Breach

Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Network has been struck by hackers – again. And the company insists that the intruders did not get access to any credit card details – again.

The newest incident affected 93,000 PSN and other online Sony accounts, which is less than a tenth of a percent of Sony's online audience, Philip Reitinger, Sony's chief information security officer, said in a blog post Tuesday. The hackers logged in with stolen usernames and passwords, and Sony locked he affected accounts.

"Only a small fraction" of the compromised accounts "showed additional activity prior to being locked," Reitinger wrote.

"Please note, if you have a credit card associated with your account, your credit card number is not at risk," and any unauthorized purchases of games or other digital content will be refunded, he wrote.

In April, Sony disclosed a massive breach of that affected up to 77 million PSN users. It stressed that those customers' card data was not misused, though there were anecdotal reports of card fraud from some users. The breach was not bad for business – in August, Sony reported that 3 million new customers signed up to use the PSN since the breach was disclosed.