It appears that hackers who breached Sony’s networks last year
absconded with more than just the personal information of millions of
Sony PlayStation users. They also stole more than 50,000 music files,
including Michael Jackson’s entire back catalog of published music, as
well as previously unreleased tracks.
The lost music is estimated to be worth around $253 million, according to the Daily Mail.
Sony discovered the theft within weeks of its occurrence, but kept the
news under wraps, though the Jackson estate was told of the breach at
the time. Because no personal customer data was stolen, Sony was not
required to publicly disclose the breach.
Sony discovered the hack through routine monitoring of social
networking sites, Michael Jackson fan sites and hacker forums, according
to the Mail.
