We report on the violation of Sony security in April. Met all that the word may pass change you have been for nothing: Barely two days after PSN came back online after nearly a month, the password page was exploited, allowing hackers to reset your account password using your email address and birthday. Hackers were able to obtain data during the first attack.
But do not panic! If you signed up for the service protection against identity theft as we have suggested, you can rest easy knowing that your personal information is protected. Beware alerts your protection service against identity theft indicating unusual activity in your name. If you do register you for this service, the PSN system was taken down soon after the event was discovered, but you will always want to subscribe to a protection service against identity theft, especially one that monitors also black markets on the Web and helps to restore your credit.