[PS3] Official PSN discussion thread

[Point Blank]

Im trying to play some fucking Socom man!

 

[Spidey]

Passwords were hashed, not plain text. So, anyone who took them still has/had work to do in order to break it.

EDIT: Sony is also claiming that the rumor about stolen credit cards being offered back to them is false.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/02/playstation-network-security-update/

I stand corrected.

 

[MrBill]

Sony's networks hacked again

Sony's networks hacked again

The whole online gaming thing isn't working out so good for Sony these days. Their PC gaming network was hacked in the past few days and over 25 million customers have had their data compromised.

Bill Gates is somewhere masturbating :yep:

Sony says 25 million more users at risk in second data hack


* Sony says personal information hacked on PC games system

* Says personal information of 24.6 mln users stolen

* Says debit card records for 10,700 users in Europe taken

* Facebook games also suspended

* Japan mkts shut, shares down 4 pct since revealing breach

(Recasts, adds TOKYO dateline, Sony comment from Tokyo)

By Isabel Reynolds and Liana B. Baker

TOKYO/NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - Sony's Internet security crisis deepened on Monday with the company revealing hackers had stolen data of another 25 million users of its PC games system in a second massive breach for the consumer electronics giant.

Sony's latest revelation comes just a day after Sony No. 2 Kazuo Hirai announced measures had been put in place to avert another cyberattack like that which hit its PlayStation Network, hoping to repair its tarnished image and reassure customers who might be pondering a shift to Microsoft's Xbox.

The attack that Sony disclosed on Monday took place a day before a massive break-in of a separate video game network that led to the theft of 77 million users accounts. Sony revealed the initial attack last week.

The Japanese electronics company said it discovered the break-in of its Sony Online Entertainment PC games network on May 2. The breach also led to the theft of 10,700 direct debit records from customers in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain and 12,700 non-U.S. credit or debit card numbers, it said.

The PlayStation network lets video game console owners download games and play against friends. The Sony Online Entertainment network, the victim of the latest break-in, hosts games played over the Internet on PCs.

Sony said late on Monday that the names, addresses, emails, birth dates phone numbers and other information from 24.6 million PC games customers was stolen from its servers as well as an "outdated database" from 2007.

A spokesman for the online games unit based in San Diego said the service was taken down at 1:30 am Pacific time on Monday.

Sony spokeswoman Sue Tanaka, asked about the risk other data could be at risk, listed the precautions that the company has taken such as firewalls,

"They are hackers. We don't know where they're going to attack next," Tokyo-based Tanaka said.

The PlayStation Network incident has sparked legal action and investigations by authorities in North America and Europe, home to almost 90 percent of the users of the network, which enables gamers to download software and compete with other members.

On Monday, Sony declined to testify in person in front of a U.S. congressional hearing, but agreed to respond to questions on how consumer private data is protected by businesses in a letter on Tuesday, said a spokesman for Rep. Mary Bono Mack, a Republican Congresswoman from California, who is leading the hearing.

SONY FACEBOOK GAMES DOWN

The incident that Sony disclosed on Monday also forced it to suspend its Sony Online Entertainment games on Facebook.

Sony posted a message on Facebook saying it had to take down the games during the night.

A Sony spokesman said the Facebook games make money from microtransactions and the sale of virtual goods like costumes and weapons.

It was not immediately clear if the data theft included data from players of Sony games including "PoxNora," "Dungeon Overlord," "Wildlife Refuge" on Facebook.

Facebook could not immediately be reached for comment.

Sony Online Entertainment is a division of Sony Corp , the global electronics company that operates online games such as "EverQuest" and is separate from the PlayStation video game console division.

The servers for both the Online Entertainment unit and the PlayStation Network are based in San Deigo but are completely separate, said Sony's Tanaka.

Sony denied on its official PlayStation blog on Monday that hackers had tried to sell it a list of millions of credit card numbers.

The news comes less than a week after Sony alerted customers that a hacker broke into Sony's PlayStation video game network and stole names, addresses, passwords and possibly credit card numbers of its 77 million customers.

Sony alerted customers a week after discovering the break-in.

Sony executives apologized on Sunday and said it would gradually restart the PlayStation Network with increased security and would offer some free content to users. [ID:nL3E7G101C] (Additional reporting by Edwin Chan in Los Angeles and Alexei Oreskovic in San Francisco; Editing by Andre Grenon, Richard Chang and Lincoln Feast)

 

[tigstah]

i think i will sell my ps3......this is beginning to be a trend.

 

[NAHSTE]

God dammit.

 

[Colonel Angus]

So when will PSN be back up?

 

[calgaryballer]

Free stuff is nice. However, this whole thing is going to turn out to be a much bigger hassle than a fucking $10 game. I've had to call up my credit card company to let them know. Their advice 'watch your statements and contact the credit bureaus'. I contact the credit bureaus, which means that any time I am looking for more credit, it's more hoops to jump through (which I will be soon as I'm getting married and want to buy a house/car/other shit). They got my password/username, which is similar to what I use for many other services and I think they checked out my e-mail before I could change that password. Have to go through all my online services and change those passwords (Amazon, netflix, Rogers, etc etc).

So, do I feel satisfied? No. Now, I have the specter of possible identity theft hanging over my head because I was stupid enough to buy Dead Nation and use the same password I do for other stuff on the PSN. Should I have used a different password? Perhaps, thats something I take away. Should I have to worry about it? FUCK NO. FUCK Sony for being so FUCKING stupid that they can't secure any of their shit on their servers.

 

[Swarley]

Are they ever going to fucking learn? lol

 

[JayDizzle]

If the PSN gets back up, I'll play online but at this point... just buying games, PSN cards for DLC (if the store ever comes back) and that's about it.

XBox 720 is the way to go unless they do something incredibly fucking stupid as well within the next year or two.

 

[SethMode]

I just want PSN to come online long enough for me to activate the Steam portion of my PS3 Portal 2, then I can sell my PS3 Portal 2 and move on.

 

[GoRedRocket]

What an awful nightmare for Sony. PLaystation was awesome, but since they cant seem to get their shit together, I now own an Xbox 360.

 

[SethMode]

What an awful nightmare for Sony. PLaystation was awesome, but since they cant seem to get their shit together, I now own an Xbox 360.

You didn't have a PS2? Many would argue it is the greatest system of all time.

 

[krulmichael]

You didn't have a PS2? Many would argue it is the greatest system of all time.

 

[SethMode]

The operative word there was many. And personally, I wasn't a huge fan of the N64 (or any of their systems after the SNES).

EDIT: Jesus 2 people now have commented on that...I said MANY people do. Because, well, many people DO. It wasn't a blanket statement of what I thought to be true, it was a statement of fact.

And also, in my opinion, no way is PSX greater than PS2.

 

[GoRedRocket]

You didn't have a PS2? Many would argue it is the greatest system of all time.

Had one. Honestly dont know what ever happened to it..... :SHOCKED:

 

[Raidersabc123]

WTF

 

[Raidersabc123]

So should I buy a 360 now?

 

[SethMode]

PSX and N64 Generation were some of the most fun gaming experiences I ever had and I would think that many agree. While games like Madden 2000 lacked in physics and graphical presentation they were a hell of a lot more fun to play against your buddies and first introduced franchises. Some of the most epic RPGs were on original PS. Was probably my favorite all around generation of gaming.

That's fair...but my comment was in response to the original post that alluded to the fact that after the PSX it was all down hill for Sony. Most people wouldn't agree, particularly the many that consider the PS2 the greatest system of all time. Then for some reason people decided to turn the thread into a greatest system thread. No offense, but the point was clearly missed.

 

[Maynard]

the ps3 is a fine console. lets not forget its got blu ray and is an excellent media center. Online was never is strong suit. as i have said, this hacking issue will never go away with this system. sony will fix this issue and in a few month a new one will come up. if you want to play online games and feel secure, u may want to look into a 360 and keep the ps3 for media, offline games and exclusives

 

[Twigg4075]

So what would you want, Twigg?

I've already said, 3 months of PS+, a game of OUR choice up to, say $15 and a free year subscription to a Life Lock type service.

Edit: Who was the ass hat that changed the title of the thread?