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4 May 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 00:09 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sony has hired investigators after a breach of security, in which the personal data of more than 100 million online game users was compromised.<\/p>\n

Cyber-security detectives from Guidance Software and Data Forte, among others, have been brought on board, said Sony.<\/p>\n

The Playstation Network and Sony Online Entertainment have been taken offline.<\/p>\n

Information including names, addresses and potentially even credit card numbers was stolen in the attack.<\/p>\n

Officials from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said they were looking into the breach of data, which might include some credit card numbers.<\/p>\n

‘Outdated database’<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, Sony said the personal details of 77 million Playstation users may have been stolen by hackers.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, it said a further 25 million gamers had their personal details stolen because of a security breach.<\/p>\n

The company said credit card details and other personal information had been taken from an “outdated database”.<\/p>\n

The new attack went beyond users of Playstation hardware, affecting PC and Facebook gamers.<\/p>\n

Sony said direct debit information for about 10,700 customers in Austria, Spain, the Netherlands and Germany was stolen.<\/p>\n

It also said credit or debit card details of some 12,700 non-US customers were compromised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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