Kasz216 and Max.
I dont actully think this is a big issue anymore, Sony have made it a big issue...
for example Xbox Live was hacked in 2007, which is why i think Microsoft has remained uncharastically silent on this issue for the moment.
many systems are hacked; Iphone, Windows, Android, etc, which contain your personal information. its actully not illegal to obtain your name, since this is considered public information - eg this stuff is freely available over facebook.
nothing illegal has actully happened for the moment, since the data for peoples' credit cards is encrypted.
Sony, have decided to make a big issue out of this probabily to deter the hackers from passing on this information, now its one of the biggest news stories in the world.
Sony also seem to hate the fact their 'impregenable fortress' has been breached. but this has come at a cost, because this is a PR nightmare - try explaining that nothing has actully happened to an ordinary person and they probabily wont understand. my point is, i dont actully think this is that big of an issue. the credit card information cant be used because its encrypted and even if it could, every credit card company in the world is on high alert from media panic.
