Sonys not having a good morning. In addition to having to recall 1.6 million Bravia TVs, its also been forced to temporarily lock 93,000 customers out of their PSN and Sony Online Entertainment accounts. You wont be surprised by the reason: an attempt by hackers to “test a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords” against Sonys network database. Some of the affected accounts showed “additional activity prior to being locked” and are being investigated. On the flip-side, Sonys Chief Information Security Officer, Philip Reitinger, stressed that most of the hackers details resulted in failed logins and in any case credit card details are not at risk. Users are being told to expect an email if theyve been affected, which will contain further instructions. Has Sony finally realized the value of timely communication?

via Sony locks 93,000 PSN and SOE accounts due to massive hack attempt — Engadget.