Sony Drops Megaton - All Your Information Potentially Stolen

Via the Playstation Blog, Sony announced after nearly a week of silence that they believe essentially every piece of personally identifiable information they obtained through the PSN registration process may have been compromised.  In addition, they have no evidence as to whether credit cards stored on the PSN have also been compromised, but have nonetheless advised that this information may have been obtained.  Below is the quote from the post:

"Although we are still investigating the details of this incident, we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login, and handle/PSN online ID. It is also possible that your profile data, including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip), and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may have been obtained. If you have authorized a sub-account for your dependent, the same data with respect to your dependent may have been obtained. While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility. If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have been obtained."

Further information has been given in the post regarding preventative measures to take regarding identity theft.  This information is planned to be distributed by email to every PSN subscriber.

The post also mentions that they expect to restore some PSN services "within a week".  No word yet on if any compensation will be offered to Playstation Plus subscribers, or subscribers that are unable to use the PSN with other services that they've purchased, such as Hulu+, Netflix or DC Universe Online to name a few.