Sony’s U.S. Director of Corporate Communications Patrick Seybold today revealed that the hacker(s) who infiiltrated Sony Online Entertainment’s network service placed a file on the servers named "Anonymous."
Responding to question raised by U.S. Congress on the security threat posed by the hacking of the PlayStation Network on April 18, Seybold said that the file also sported the words “We are Legion.”
"Anonymous" refers to an infamous group of hackers, who were also notoriously involved earlier this year with a WikiLeaks scandal that involved bringing down the sites of Mastercard, Visa and PayPal. It was previously believed that "Anonymous" were not involved in the attacks on Sony’s services.
In the official statement on the PlayStation Blog, Sony goes on to reassure users that none of the major credit card companies have received reports from customers affected by the data breach.
"As of today, the major credit card companies have not reported any fraudulent transactions that they believe are the direct result of this cyber attack," reads the statement.
Stay tuned for more information.