ReportedUpdated 3 Nov 2026
PSN users report hijacked accounts
Unauthorized access1 source
What happened
Reports spread on X from PlayStation Network (PSN) users who say their accounts were hijacked and unknown child accounts were added to their family groups without permission.
Reported impact
An affected population has not been established in the accepted evidence.
- Attack method
- unknown
Source evidence
1Read the original reporting and statements. Multiple articles may rely on the same underlying source.
Help Net Security01Data breach at Sony-owned internet provider compromises 2.6 million customer records - Help Net Security
Published 28 Oct 2026Retrieved 3 Nov 2026
At the time of writing, Sony Interactive Entertainment had not confirmed a vulnerability, named a cause or released a statement about the reports
Attributed reporting
Updates and corrections
- Revision 1
Incident updated.