Love people in the thread who blame "Hackers" like they're talking about an organization and not a skill. Don't under any circumstance think of blaming a company for storing every single bit of your security data readily available in a single insufficiently secure place.
Sony Admits Private PSN Info Has Been Stolen - All Of It
- Thread starter Andy Chalk
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Why do people assume this was Sony's fault? Could they have done more to protect the data? Maybe, I don't know how strong their security is. A breach of security doesn't mean you're lax about it. Damn near every security system is breakable the only factor is time. Do you think Iran's nuclear plants had shit security when it was compromised or do you think the authors of the of the stuxnet worm just knew what the fuck they were doing in regards to exploitation? Governments are breached all of the time and in many cases their security is superior to that of industry and yet they still have breaches.
I never saved my credit card info onto my account, but I have used it to make PSN purchases.
would it still be compromised?
would it still be compromised?
Ditto. Well, at least now I know why I couldn't log on this weekend. Now I'll just have to wait until Sony gets their heads out of their asses so I can download my Mortal Kombat stuff.Drummah said:
This is precisely why I'm happy that I took my credit card info OFF my PSN. I ended up purchasing FFVIII by mistake(long story, don't ask) when I didn't want it quite yet. So I took my card info off to stop that from happening again. And now I'm grateful that I did.
Way to generalize, buddy. I own a 360, not a PS3. When I purchase non-exclusive games, I would buy the 360 version anyway. I happen to own a PSP though and rarely use PSN for PSOne classics and Dissidia 012 DLC.Raiyan 1.0 said:
Yet, I still despise the bastard hacker/s and understand completely how much Sony would be scrambling and toiling away at finding the cause/s. They're human beings. They can't just instantly KNOW what happens to anything. If your PC gets maliciously attacked, you're finding the cause and solution for a loooooooooooooooooooong-ass time. Sony has over SEVEN MILLION (or there abouts, maybe more?) accounts to manage. It's going to take time to find out the cause and solution. They want their facts straight BEFORE reporting anything drastic.
Great, I cancelled my card and now I'll be withdrawing money with checks for the next week, thanks Sony! As much as I want to blame Sony in full, there's always the possibility of hacking when using an online service. Even your precious Xbox Live could be brought down (which I've been playing for the last week).
Hmmm PSN goes down the day after Skynet is supposed to take control? Seems a little too much of a coincidence to me. Clearly its gathering funds...
On a more serious note though, this is unfortunate, but no system is 100% secure, if someone wants to get in it they will. Its a fact of the digital age, we just need to find who did it and move on....until the next attack on whoever is next.
On a more serious note though, this is unfortunate, but no system is 100% secure, if someone wants to get in it they will. Its a fact of the digital age, we just need to find who did it and move on....until the next attack on whoever is next.
There is one device that has direct access to the PSN. Someone allowed people to modify that device in anyway they want. Others were able to grab more access than intended for them to have.
No matter how you look at this, this is a direct result of GeoHotz's actions.
Also to the people who blame Sony, far more important and secure databases are breached all the time. Sony being hacked isn't a one of a kind occurrence that can only be their fault.
No matter how you look at this, this is a direct result of GeoHotz's actions.
Also to the people who blame Sony, far more important and secure databases are breached all the time. Sony being hacked isn't a one of a kind occurrence that can only be their fault.