Anonymous denies responsibility for theft of credit card info from PSN users (PlayStation 3)

In a�8-page letter�to Congress concerning the recent security breach that exposed personal and credit card information from millions of PlayStation Network accounts, Sony claimed that the hacker group, known as Anonymous, may have unwittingly aided those responsible for the large-scale identity theft by providing cover for the criminals with a round of coordinated denial of service attacks.

The letter points to a file discovered on one of Sony?s servers on Sunday, May 1, titled ?Anonymous,? with the words ?We are Legion.? While not directly blaming Anonymous for the identity theft, the letter suggests that the hacker group?s denial of service attacks against Sony in response to the company?s lawsuit�against hacker Geoff Hotz, provided an excellent distraction for the thieves who accessed personal information from millions of PSN account holders.

Sony Computer Entertainment of America chairman Kazuo Hirai explains: ?Whether those who participated in the denial of service attacks were conspirators or whether they were simply duped into providing cover for a very clever thief, we may never know. In any case, those who participated in the denial of service attacks should understand that ? whether they knew it or not ? they were aiding in a well planned, well executed, large-scale theft that left not only Sony a victim, but also Sony?s many customers around the world.?

Firing back�in a recent�press release, Anonymous flat-out denied any responsibility for the theft of PSN customers? credit card information, saying that ?Anonymous has never been known to have engaged in credit card theft.?

According to Anonymous, the theft of PSN customers? credit card information and personal identities does not fit with the group?s ?modus operandi.? ?Public support is not gained by stealing credit card info and personal identities, we are trying to fight criminal activities by corporations and governments, not steal credit cards,? continues the statement. Furthermore, the group is confident that any ?legitimate and honest? investigation will find the group innocent of any charges related to credit card theft.

[Source: via�Ars Technica]

May 5, 2011

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