{
  "id": 16707231,
  "title": "Sony Investigates Hackers Adding Themselves To PSN Users’ Accounts, Bypassing 2FA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/sony-investigates-hackers-adding-themselves-to-psn-users-accounts",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-27T03:45:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lowyat.NET",
    "slug": "lowyat-net",
    "url": "https://www.lowyat.net/2026/408487/sony-investigates-hackers-psn/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sony is currently investigating a cybersecurity issue involving hackers gaining unauthorized access to PlayStation Network (PSN) accounts. According to Japanese outlet Sankei Shimbun, these hackers have been able to completely bypass passwords and two-factor authentication by adding themselves as child family members to victims' accounts. Once they have successfully added themselves, the hackers can access personal information associated with the accounts, which may include credit card details if that information has been linked to the account. While this is not a new issue, it has recently resurfaced, prompting reports and a statement from Sony regarding their investigation. The source suggests that users should consider enabling multi-factor authentication and refrain from linking their credit cards to their PSN accounts to prevent potential abuse by hackers exploiting this vulnerability.",
  "summary": "Just as the PHP vulnerability is currently rocking the cybersecurity world, other incidents of cybersecurity issues are also popping up all over. Late last week, we saw Capcom confirming that it was breached, though it’s unclear if it was related to the whole PHP vulnerability case. It looks like Sony is not safe either, as […] The post Sony Investigates Hackers Adding Themselves To PSN Users’…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}