(AP) -- Sony's PlayStation Network has about 77 million user accounts. But those accounts have been shut down - because of a hack of the computer system that holds information on those millions who use the system to play games and buy content. The incident affects users around the world. Sony says the credit card data from players may have been stolen. Some players have brushed off the breach as a common hazard of operating in a connected world. But industry insiders say the effect may reach much father than that. They say it the extent of the breach was "staggering" and could cost Sony billions of dollars.
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Sony PlayStation site: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/26/update-on-playstation-netw ork-and- qriocity
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