No, but you should use common sense.  true, they say may but that pretty much means they did.

You're acting as if there's nothing to be concerned about because they either didn't use the information or they're doing some horribly uncomplicated scene because you don't know anyone that has had their information used.  That is just plain stupid.

I don't know how else to tell you that.  The possibility that someone has all the information tied to your PSN account is absolutely certain (whether they took it or not) so people should be worried.  They should take every precaution to change their information on the PSN.  And while it's not certain, it's likely they may have your credit card info so it's very reasonable to keep a very close eye on your credit reports.

You also keep saying there's no reports of anyone using that information but their is talk on Gaf of people getting scam emails and even the guy I share an office with got his first piece of spam ever on his mail account tied to his PSN.  It's not nearly unreasonable as you make it that someone took that information.

One more time-- they did not say for certain they took the information, what is certain they had access to it.  Why wouldn't you assume they took it?

-edit-

(and that last bit was a purely rhetorical question, it's pointless to argue with people with blinders on)

Ow I got mine just now... I know why it took so long for us Europeans... they translated into our native languages.... which took the entire day...... >_>

I'm not saying you should do nothing, keep an eye out for scams and check your credit card statements but thats not a big deal, if the only issues so far are of spam on emails I think Sony is doing pretty good seeing how theres a million ways to get someones email, there's nothing to panic over just be a little more cautious why is everyone thinking it's such a big deal 

EDIT: also the possibly that someone hacked into your computer and got all your personal information which is more then is tied to psn is also absolutely certain

ive recieved an email from sony telling me that an unautorised person has gained access to my data. i received it about 3 hours ago, has anybody else received anything?

ive got my girlfirend checking up on my back account constantly for any signs of ID theft.

Are you from the UK, the fact that some people are getting emails and some aren't is interesting so far everyone that said where they are from said UK so it could be the laws if you don't live in UK they might have conformation someone actually looked at it and it's not just the had ability to acess that everyone is panicing about 

yes dude, im from the UK. Ive spoke on some other forums and they said although what is stated in the email sounds like it's been personally sent out to me, it actually isnt and that everyone who has signed up are going to be receiving it as a warning.

Maybe because im a PS member theres some sort of priority. I was also one of the first 500,000 people (in the UK) to sign up for PSN on launch day because i recieved some free gifts for doing so off sony, whether thats given priority i dont know. I suppose more research is needed.

Im just glad that the email isnt actually a personal email and its just a warning for all members.

What do you know, finally got my email, you know, more than a week after the outage, more than three days after they said they found about the incident, and two days since they said they started sending emails.  Keep up the good work Sony!

I got my email at 7:15pm EST. Thanks for the prompt notifiicaton Sony.

I are haz an emailz

it sayz teh follu-wing,

deer uzer, 

we are teh incopentece and lozt all urz data O_O!!!!!@! ur ID, hous addruss, life, and Cred-it curd numbah haz been totallyz stolenz and teh awesome fighten 4 ya rightz haxors are now buyin tonz of free shitz son, in shurt... UR FUCKKKKKED, and we wood jus like to say sorryz, like supa sorryz 4 our incudible stupidity

                                                                                                              wuv

                                                                                                                           SONEE

P.S. Portal 2 iz teh ROXXERS online, sorry u are not have teh chance to play *insert sad face*

Q: Was my personal data encrypted?
A: All of the data was protected, and access was restricted both physically and through the perimeter and security of the network. The entire credit card table was encrypted and we have no evidence that credit card data was taken. The personal data table, which is a separate data set, was not encrypted, but was, of course, behind a very sophisticated security system that was breached in a malicious attack.

Q: Was my credit card data taken?
A: While all credit card information stored in our systems is encrypted and there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility. If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have been obtained. Keep in mind, however that your credit card security code (sometimes called a CVC or CSC number) has not been obtained because we never requested it from anyone who has joined the PlayStation Network or Qriocity, and is therefore not stored anywhere in our system.

Bold is reasuring but underline is scary so it's a draw :)

from this thread: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=127915&page=1