Thousands of Sony employees in the United States have had their personal information stolen as a result of a cyber attack. This event occurred in May and the theft was carried out by a group known as CLoP. Soon after the hack, the loophole that allowed the attack was discovered and fixed. The data was stolen due to a flaw in the program MOVEit, a transfer platform used by Sony Interactive Entertainment staff and developed by Progress Software.

There have also been rumors of another cyber attack on Sony by the ransomware group, RansomedVC. The group claimed to have successfully accessed all Sony systems, without specifying which ones. They had plans to sell the data, stating Sony refused to pay the ransom. A deadline was set for September, but to date, there has been no data leak and Sony hasn’t confirmed this attack.

This isn't the first time Sony has dealt with such issues. In 2011, a cyber attack led to the dissemination of personal information belonging to 77 million PlayStation Network users. The Network was offline for 23 days due to this attack, and Sony subsequently issued a public apology.

This summary was prepared from information gathered via Bleeping Computer and other sources. Further developments and updates will be provided by our team as the story unfolds.