Sony could be in huge trouble with the Japanese government and possibly the US government/FBI after the Japanese report showed Sony knew even earlier than originally revealed that their databases were hacked and information was stolen.
Sony's original stance was they had no clue when their servers had been hacked and if any information was compromised.
Sony even considered just ignoring telling PSN users their email and passwords were taken if the attack didn't also go after the actual credit card and other sensitive personal info on the servers.
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The report, submitted to the Japanese government and obtained under a freedom of information request, says that SCE was able to confirm internally on April 25 (American time) that a "fairly large amount of data" had been exposed to hackers. A press release issued the next day, however, only stated that Sony could not "rule out the possibility" that personal information had been compromised.
It's also claimed that PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai gave incorrect information in a statement issued on May 1, in which he said Sony didn't learn about the extent of the attack until April 26 (American time), a full day later than the company confirmed matters internally.
The official document also says that Sony delayed informing the public of the extent of the breach so as not to "bewilder" its customers, a spokesperson saying "We hadn't figured out (at that time) what kind of data had been leaked. If only passwords and IDs (were breached), they cannot be considered personal information, and so we didn't want to bewilder our customers."
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http://kotaku.com/5812053/report-son...ed-to-tell-you