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Sony: PlayStation Network Personal User Data Stolen

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April 27, 2011
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Sony: PlayStation Network Personal User Data Stolen Things just got a lot worse for users of the Sony PlayStation Network. With the service still offline after almost six days, Sony has now said that an intruder stole user data.
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