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Summary Sony Pictures Entertainment apologised from its consumers over a personal data breach.
Hackers said that they had stolen more than one million passwords, email addresses and other information.We deeply regret and apologise for any inconvenience caused to consumers by this cybercrime, the company said in a statement after the latest online attack targeting the Japanese electronics giant.The cybercrime wave that has affected Sony companies and a number of government agencies, businesses and individuals in recent months has hit Sony Pictures as well, it added.A group of hackers calling themselves Lulz Security claimed on Thursday to have compromised more than one million passwords, email addresses and other data from SonyPictures.com.SonyPictures.com features movie trailers and information about films and television shows and also allows users who sign up to receive email updates.Earlier, the hackers had also stolen credit card passwords of millions of users.According to Sony, more than 100 million accounts have been affected, making it one of the largest data breaches ever.
