Sony Begins Identity Theft Protection for PSN Users

In an e-mail sent out on May 25 to PSN users, Sony Computer Entertainment America began offering identity theft protection in the wake of the security breach that took the system offline for nearly a month. The e-mail reads:

Sony has arranged, at no charge to eligible PlayStation Network account holders, for twelve months of [AllClear ID Plus] service to be provided by Debix to those who choose to enroll.

In order to be eligible account holders must be residents of the United States with active PSN accounts as of April 20, 2011. Interested users must submit their email address by June 28, 2011 at us.playstation.com/news/consumeralerts/identity-theft-protection.