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Data theft: Top 5 most expensive data breaches

Data theft is off to a troubling start this year, with two massive breaches occurring in March and April. Hackers' success in grabbing millions of records at Epsilon and Sony are just the latest example of increasingly sophisticated attempts to steal sensitive personal information. Here's a list of the five most expensive data theft cases in the United States:

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Secret Service probes major credit card breach

Credit card breach at an Atlanta card-processor affects Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. The number of accounts affected by the security breach is not yet known.
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PlayStation 4 'Orbis' could rewrite the rules for used games

Sony will release its next console – the PlayStation 4, code-named 'Orbis' – in 2013, according to a new report. 
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PlayStation 3 price drop: Enough to bolster Sony sales?

The PlayStation 3 is getting a price drop of fifty bucks. Meanwhile, will the Sony Vita portable be DOA?
Spain police crack Anonymous cell accused of hacking PlayStation

The three members of the Anonymous group are alleged to have hacked government websites as well as the Sony PlayStation online store – though they were apparently not involved in the larger recent hacking of PlayStation users.
Nintendo Wii 2 will rock E3: reports

Nintendo Wii 2 will be the biggest news coming out of E3, according to reports. But with titles like Halo 4, Modern Warfare 3, and Mass Effect 3, can the new system (which most likely will not be called the Nintendo Wii 2) hold on to headlines for long?
Stocks end modestly higher; Microsoft gains

The Dow rose about 8 points, closing higher for the second session in a row
Sony hackers breach Greece music site security

Sony hackers: Sony Corp. spokesman Shigenori Yoshida said Tuesday that personal data including names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses may have been stolen. Yoshida said no credit card numbers have been affected.
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PSN hit with new security snag, but Sony says it was no hack

Part of the PlayStation Network went black again yesterday – an outage that Sony has chalked up to a 'URL exploit.'
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PlayStation Network back online beginning this week

The PlayStation Network outage will soon be over. (Mostly.)
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Dark Souls development dogged by PSN outage

The PlayStation Network remains offline. And that has caused some headaches for the developer of the game Dark Souls.
Stocks gain for third session. Microsoft falls.

Dow rises 75 points as stocks put together a three-day rally. But Microsoft falls after it announces purchase of Internet calling company Skype.
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PlayStation Network back online fully around May 31: report

PlayStation Network service may not be completely back online until the end of the month, according to one source. Meanwhile, PSN today remains offline.
PlayStation Network still down: Sony has 'begun' restoring service – sort of

PlayStation Network remains down as parent company Sony conducts further testing to determine the security of the system. How testing counts as 'restoring' service, Sony didn't say.
Stocks end up on job news, but off highs

Dow closes up 54 points, after moving more than 170 points higher. For the week, all three major US indexes fell more than 1 percent.
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PlayStation Network breach not our work, Anonymous says

The PlayStation Network outage roils onward. But Anonymous says it had nothing to do with the attack on the PSN system.
Data theft: Top 5 most expensive data breaches

Data theft is off to a troubling start this year, with two massive breaches occurring in March and April. Hackers' success in grabbing millions of records at Epsilon and Sony are just the latest example of increasingly sophisticated attempts to steal sensitive personal information. Here's a list of the five most expensive data theft cases in the United States:
Credit-card fraud: Is Sony doing enough to stop it?

Credit-card fraud scandal has put Sony in the hot seat. Critics say it's not moving fast enough to help customers avoid credit-card fraud.
Sony data breach could be most expensive ever

Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment suffered data breaches that could cost up to $2 billion.
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PlayStation Network outage: An end in sight?

PlayStation Network outage continues, but Sony is playing down the extent of the PSN security breach.
PlayStation Network will be down longer than six days

PlayStation Network down: the PlayStation Network has been down for six days and Sony isn't making any promises to bring it back up anytime soon.
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Mass Effect 2: Arrival available now. But is it worth the price?

Mass Effect 2: Arrival is the last installment in the Mass Effect 2 saga.
Microsoft Kinect vs. Nintendo Wii vs. Sony PlayStation Move: What's the best motion gaming platform?

Microsoft Kinect vs. Nintendo Wii vs. Sony PlayStation Move reviews: A look at the pros and cons of each motion gaming platform.
What's next on your 3D TV? Get ready for 3D videogames!

3D TV is great but watch out for 3D videogames. The biggest videogame publishers will unveil stereoscopic 3D videogames next week.
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Why is PlayStation Network down? Sony needs a personal day.

PlayStation Network down for the evening – but don't panic. It's just for scheduled maintenance.
POW! Online comic books start to pull fans to the Web

Online comic books offer a more immersive experience, even as collectors savor hard copies.