Ahem... I think you mean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W36pKI6qNKo#t=6m57sMeleeMittens123 said:
Hackers Offer PSN Credit Cards For Sale
- Thread starter Andy Chalk
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Hahaha, well, I had my credit card on my psn, but I got a new card today, and I'm never linking it with my psn again. I'm only going prepaid cards. Sony was the only company I trusted with my credit card (well, I gave it to Valve for Steam), since I used prepaid cards on the Wii and 360, but now that has all changed. This is seriously so crazy, I'm a huge Sony fan boy but it has me all over the place now, it's like finding out your wife has an STD and you know you didn't give it to her. Do you stay or do you try and clean the mess up, if it's even reversible?GeeksUtopia said:
This makes me sad, reading some of these responses.
Sony is the victim - not you. Cancel your card and stop whining.
What the gaming community needs to do is to support Sony, as a whole, and help them weather this storm. Nobody is going to gain anything from their downfall. Being hacked like this is enough motivation for them to improve security. Nothing else needs to be done, nothing else should be done.
This truly is a sad time for the gaming industry, not because a corporation messed up (as if it's Sony's fault for being hacked, there have been much worse security breaches in history than an online gaming service) but because it's become painfully obvious that so many gamers out there are ungrateful bastards who can't see past their own nose.
Instead of dumping on one of the most important figures in console gaming, second only to Nintendo, let's rally behind them so that they can get back on track with as little damage as possible and with a brand new security system.
Sony is the victim - not you. Cancel your card and stop whining.
What the gaming community needs to do is to support Sony, as a whole, and help them weather this storm. Nobody is going to gain anything from their downfall. Being hacked like this is enough motivation for them to improve security. Nothing else needs to be done, nothing else should be done.
This truly is a sad time for the gaming industry, not because a corporation messed up (as if it's Sony's fault for being hacked, there have been much worse security breaches in history than an online gaming service) but because it's become painfully obvious that so many gamers out there are ungrateful bastards who can't see past their own nose.
Instead of dumping on one of the most important figures in console gaming, second only to Nintendo, let's rally behind them so that they can get back on track with as little damage as possible and with a brand new security system.
How to avoid being boned by the Sony hackers in three easy steps:
Step 1: Go to each of the major credit bureaus in your home country (Experian, Equifax, & Trans-Union for yanks like me) and have a security freeze put on your credit reports. It isn't free, but no one will be able to access your credit for commerical purposes unless you authorize it with your PIN. With a freeze in place, your personal info looses all value to an id thief.
Step 2: Cancel the credit card you used -or- Have your bank block your debit card and issue a new one.
Step 3: Going forward, use point cards or a pre-paid Visa for PSN purchases
Simple, near ironclad protection.
Step 1: Go to each of the major credit bureaus in your home country (Experian, Equifax, & Trans-Union for yanks like me) and have a security freeze put on your credit reports. It isn't free, but no one will be able to access your credit for commerical purposes unless you authorize it with your PIN. With a freeze in place, your personal info looses all value to an id thief.
Step 2: Cancel the credit card you used -or- Have your bank block your debit card and issue a new one.
Step 3: Going forward, use point cards or a pre-paid Visa for PSN purchases
Simple, near ironclad protection.
i have already canceled my card and changed my passwords for everything (even the ones that were not the same as my PSN) i advise all other PSN users to do the same.
You would think people on this criminal forum would be pissed since chances are some of them prob got hit by these hackers. Also you'd think the international police could track it like this...
I tried to log on and got a "Site down for maintenance" page. Seriously, I was pretty fine with Sony for a bit, but now this is starting to get ridiculous. I'm just glad I never put a CC on PSN. I learned from the 360 that DLC is a royal crock for those like myself (What if I want to sell my "game" that I'm completely sick of?).
I haven't logged on in so long, and cannot currently because of the site error, so I have no idea what else I put on the account as far as info (name, address, number, ect.). It does make me long for the days when online play wasn't so integral to game consoles where you had to create big accounts of information and all this silliness when all I want to do is kill Poseidon or shoot future-nazis (SP). I only signed up for PSN in the case of actually wanting to download something, like a theme one time. Do they really need my house address so I can have Kratos killing stuff on my PSN background?
I haven't logged on in so long, and cannot currently because of the site error, so I have no idea what else I put on the account as far as info (name, address, number, ect.). It does make me long for the days when online play wasn't so integral to game consoles where you had to create big accounts of information and all this silliness when all I want to do is kill Poseidon or shoot future-nazis (SP). I only signed up for PSN in the case of actually wanting to download something, like a theme one time. Do they really need my house address so I can have Kratos killing stuff on my PSN background?
I found it quiet funny how a lot of sony fanboys say its not Sony fault they got hack and we should help them out. Excuse me for saying this, but I call BS. If this was MS everyone would saying "LOL MS suxs you get what you pay for!" But no, since this is "Sony" they get all the special treatment which shouldn't be. They lost ALL their users info and kept it hidden for about a week. If this was any other company (not just gaming companies) and this happen I"m sure everyone would be piss off and would get rid of them in a heart beat. So don't tell me I have to feel sorry for sony for their own screw ups.Chatney said:
And this is why I only use pre-paid cards to buy things on the internet. And I never even used that on my psn account.
You know I hate to be the one to bring this up and be THAT GUY but there is something that just urks me about this whole thing. I know it's nitpicking and kinda annoying but as my friend says "if you never correct them, they will never learn." These guys are not hackers, they are CRACKERS. A hacker is someone who modifies or breaks into a system DIRECTLY while a CRACKER does the same thing from the OUTSIDE. My apologies for being a syntax nazi but someone HAD to say it
I'm getting tired of people thinking it's the end of the world. IF YOU USE CREDIT CARDS ONLINE ANYWHERE, YOU SHOULD EXPECT THIS. If you're too lazy to manually enter your credit card number for every transaction then maybe this will teach you a lesson. If after reading this you still decide not to GO AND CANCEL YOUR OLD CREDIT CARD AND GET A FUCKING NEW ONE, then fuck it, you deserve to lose your money. Think of it this way, by losing everything, you're helping to teach future generations what not to do. It's financial Darwinism.
YOU made the choice to allow your credit card information to be stored online. YOU are at fault here. YOU had alternative methods that are much, much safer, such as buying PSN credit from your local game store. Sony only has the credit card system because it is what YOU, the consumer wants. If people weren't lazy complaining assholes, they wouldn't need to provide that service. YOU should know, they can't protect your details, it doesn't matter how good the security is, it can still be hacked. This is obvious to anyone who can think for themselves. It is YOU and your laziness that has brought this about.
YOU made the choice to allow your credit card information to be stored online. YOU are at fault here. YOU had alternative methods that are much, much safer, such as buying PSN credit from your local game store. Sony only has the credit card system because it is what YOU, the consumer wants. If people weren't lazy complaining assholes, they wouldn't need to provide that service. YOU should know, they can't protect your details, it doesn't matter how good the security is, it can still be hacked. This is obvious to anyone who can think for themselves. It is YOU and your laziness that has brought this about.
ahhhhh, finally...
PSN goes down the drain.... I was waiting a long time for this moment to happen... Oh well, the show has just began, so I better grab some popcorn, because it's gonna be interesting, MWUHAHAHA
PSN goes down the drain.... I was waiting a long time for this moment to happen... Oh well, the show has just began, so I better grab some popcorn, because it's gonna be interesting, MWUHAHAHA