{"rewrite":{"id":"r_79ab56cc3b14ca3941eb4939","clusterId":"c_1c0bf21150da87fc1247b6cd","slug":"so-net-data-breach-reaches-members-who-canceled-after-march","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"So-net Data Breach Reaches Members Who Canceled After March","summary":"Sony Network Communications said on November 6 that unauthorized access to the So-net member database exposed personal data. Current members and former members who canceled after March 2026 are affected. Leaked items include names, phone numbers, user IDs, connection IDs, and So-net basic email addresses, plus dates of birth, gender, and contact email addresses where users registered them. The access happened on October 19 and was confirmed on October 23.","whyItMatters":"The breach follows canceled accounts after March 2026, so the exposure extends past the current membership list and reaches people who already left So-net.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe access was detected on October 19 and confirmed four days later. Sony Network Communications shut down the affected servers to cut communication with the attack source, then determined in an October 24 investigation that information had leaked and identified the affected items and record count.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe company says it has confirmed no unauthorized use of the information or secondary damage so far. It is asking users to watch for suspicious messages that impersonate So-net or the user\u0026#39;s own email address. The leaked set also includes the address on record for members whose basic email use had ended.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sony Network Communications says the October 19 breach exposed data of members who canceled after March 2026, so the affected pool keeps growing as people leave.","twitterPost":"Sony Network Communications confirms October 19 access hit the So-net database. Former members who canceled after March 2026 are in the exposed set.","threadsPost":"Sony Network Communications confirmed the So-net breach on October 23, four days after the October 19 access. The exposed data includes former members who canceled after March 2026, which means the affected list is not fixed to today's roster.","newsletterBlurb":"Sony Network Communications disclosed on November 6 that unauthorized access to the So-net member database leaked personal information, including for former members who canceled after March 2026. Names, phone numbers, user IDs, connection IDs and basic email addresses are affected, along with dates of birth, gender and contact email addresses where registered. The company says no misuse or secondary damage has been confirmed and is warning about impersonation messages.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/449/4449281/?rss\",\"title\":\"So-net Personal Information Leak Affects Members Who Canceled After March\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4992,"outputTokens":658,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793944193,"createdAt":"2026-11-06T05:43:59.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T05:48:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-06T05:48:51.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1c0bf21150da87fc1247b6cd","canonicalTitle":"So-netで個人情報漏えい、3月以降の退会者も対象に　氏名、電話番号、メールアドレスなど","representativeArticleId":"a_a1ea270cd7e49cc03ba4f0ef","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Sony Network Communications\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-06T05:10:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-06T05:10:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-06T05:48:52.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/449/4449281/?rss","title":"So-netで個人情報漏えい、3月以降の退会者も対象に　氏名、電話番号、メールアドレスなど"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Sony Network Communications"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Sony Network Communications announced the So-net member database breach on November 6.","Unauthorized access occurred on October 19 and was confirmed on October 23.","Former members who canceled after March 2026 are among those affected.","Leaked items include names, phone numbers, user IDs, connection IDs, and So-net basic email addresses.","The company says no unauthorized use or secondary damage has been confirmed."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["sony-network-communications"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"sony-network-communications","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}