Sony stated on Wednesday it was working with a law enforcement agency to help its investigation into last week's PlayStation Network breach that resulted in 70+ million users' personal data being stolen. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's cyber crimes unit, based in San Diego, has confirmed it's involved as has the Department of Homeland Security. This development comes amidst reports of a list up for sale which contains up to 2.2 million credit card numbers acquired in the attack.
The breach has been posited a number of times by Sony as being "malicious" and a "criminal act." It's clearly not the only one who believes so, given the two government agencies' involvement. The FBI confirmed to Kotaku yesterday that it's been in contact with Sony and is looking into the matter. "The FBI is aware of the reports concerning the alleged intrusion into the Sony on line game server and we have been in contact with Sony concerning this matter," said FBI special agent Darrell Foxworth. "We are presently reviewing the available information in an effort to determine the facts and circumstances concerning this alleged criminal activity."
"The Department of Homeland Security is aware of the recent cyber intrusion to Sony's PlayStation Network and Qriocity music service," DHS spokesman Chris Ortman told NextGov (via Gamasutra). "DHS' U. S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team is working with law enforcement, international partners and Sony to assess the situation."
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