Attackers Compromise 93,000 Sony Accounts Using Passwords From Other Sites

In another sign of how rampant password reuse is online, Sony locked 93,000 accounts that were compromised by using password lists obtained from unknown sources. – Sony locked out 93,000 users on the Playstation Network,
Sony Entertain Network and Sony Online Entertainment services after detecting
mass log-in attempts into individual accounts.
Attackers attempted to use a list of username and password
combinations obtained from an unknown source to try to …