Sony, recently came to light with a cyber attack. A group of hackers claimed they gained access to Sony’s systems and seized more than 3GB of data. Not long after this attack, it was revealed that Sony had experienced another hacking incident.

The attack that has now emerged was noted in messages Sony sent to its employees. The information also states that the incident actually occurred in May. This, including what happened last week, showed that the company has been attacked twice in the last five months.

Personal data of approximately 6,800 employees may have been stolen

This is evident from messages obtained by Bleeping Computer about the attack in May approximately 6,800 employees impressed. Sony warned that these employees’ data may have been collected by hackers.

The attack took place on the MOVEit Transfer platform, which Sony Interactive Entertainment uses to transfer files. On May 28, a group called C10p It was performed by. Progressive Software, owner of MOVEit, informed its customers, including Sony, on May 31 that its platform had encountered a security vulnerability.

Sony subsequently discovered that a breach had occurred on May 28 and data had been downloaded from the server. As you can guess, this server is owned by Sony employees in the US. personal information It contained. The tech giant stated that support would be provided to those affected by the breach, adding that it had resolved the security issue.

Sony isn’t the only company affected by MOVEit attacks. At the time, thousands of companies from many different fields, from technology to fuel, were victims of the attack. Even places like the U.S. Department of Energy and universities were among the victims of the attack.