Congress Directing Questions Towards Sony About PlayStation Network Security Breach

With over 77 million accounts compromised (over 100 million, bundled with Sony Online Entertainment), it was only a matter of time before Congress started asking questions. The New York Times obtained a copy of a letter sent to Sony on Friday by the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, addressed to Sony executive Kaz Hirai.

The questions covered what you might expect, from "When did you become aware of the illegal and unauthorized intrusion?" to "Please explain why you do not believe credit card information was obtained and why you cannot determine if the data was in fact taken." 

This letter was sent last week, prior to Sony disclosing at a press conference that 10 million credit card details were potentially obtained. The company is still investigating.

The letter demanded answers by May 6, and Venture Beat confirmed with Sony it is complying.

The New York Times made the letter publicly available on its website, too. You can read it here.