HackingTechnologyInformationVulnerability ExploitStolen CredentialsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedEmployee Data InvolvedN-DayIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmploymentMediumContained

SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jun 2, 2023

Filed

Oct 3, 2023

To disclose

18 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC →

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) disclosed a data breach affecting current and former employees and their family members. The incident occurred between May 28 and May 30, 2023, when an unauthorized actor exploited a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer platform, a third-party vendor used by SIE. SIE discovered the unauthorized downloads on June 2, 2023, and immediately took the platform offline. The compromised data included personal information such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and bank account details. SIE engaged external cybersecurity experts, notified law enforcement, and is offering credit monitoring and identity restoration services to affected individuals.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 5 days

discovery → filing · 18 weeks / 123 days

May 28, 2023

Begins

Jun 2, 2023

Discovered

Oct 3, 2023

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of Progress Software Corporation supply-chain incident (2023) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_2e823c2bb2a204882023-10-03Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_5964ebb36d9098bb2023-10-03Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_60c31fb65fb037792023-10-03Verified
Maine State AGbd_9166ebc934535cb12023-10-03Candidate

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Vermont State AGbd_9cc5b58ee85823632023-10-03Verified

Name: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
norm: sony interactive entertainment
Domain: sonyinteractive.com

Name: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
norm: sony interactive entertainment
Domain: sonyinteractive.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jun 2, 2023
Breach occurred: May 28, 2023 – May 30, 2023
Undetected for: 5 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 3, 2023
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmployment
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified law enforcement
Third party: via Progress Software
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Immediately took the platform offline
Remediated the vulnerability
Launched an investigation with assistance from external cybersecurity experts
Notified law enforcement
Increased the monitoring of its systems
Offering complimentary Equifax Complete Premier credit monitoring and identity restoration services
Changes made: Remediated the vulnerability
Increased the monitoring of its systems
Taking other steps to reduce the risk of this type of cyber event occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 weeks(123 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGOct 3 · first

New Hampshire State AGOct 3 · first

Massachusetts State AGOct 3 · first

Maine State AGOct 3 · first

Vermont State AGOct 3 · first

California State AGOct 3 · first · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-574585
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 3, 2023
Raw hash: 4f9aa64b674f450f2d558291d0e5b9c30529cbbb329f719d6f84f6be96bd4879

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC

Victim entitySONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC

Incidentdiscovered Jun 2, 2023

Stated responseImmediately took the platform offline

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov