Sony details how it plans to protect PSN users passwords

The PSN breach has led many PS3 owners to fear that their account passwords are at risk of being compromised once again after PSN is bought back online, since the hackers also know what they put in as the answers to their security questions. But today, Sony has assured us that they will take steps which prevent any such occurence.

A comment on the Official PlayStation Blog US states  the password can only be changed on the hardware it was created , or through a validated email confirmation. Although Customer Service representatives have alternative methods of validating accounts, primary means will be through the console on which the account was created. He also said, the security questions, put in prior to the hack will become invalid.

It was given as a reply to the following question:

Are we going to be able to change other aspects of our profiles that we were previously not allowed to after the initial sign up process?

I’ve already had to go through an extensive process of protecting myself because of this leak. And I have already had unauthorized charges show up on my cards, but at this time can’t be proven to be related to this incident.

As in, our security questions and answers. Considering this information was also leaked it does not seem feasible to just change my password; as the person/persons in questions have all information needed to just steal the account back or take it all together.

The response of Patrick Seybold can be read below:

Regarding the other threats, Sony had this to say:

To protect against possible identity theft or other financial loss, we encourage you to remain vigilant, to review your account statements and to monitor your credit reports.

You can read the full statement at the Official PS Blog.