Sony Hacked Again

[Andy Chalk]

Sony Hacked Again

Another day, another attack against Sony, this time Sony BMG in Greece, which coughed up part of its user database to hackers over the weekend.

It's nowhere near as jaw-dropping a breach as the attack that took the Sonymusic.gr [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/tag/psn%20down?from_search=1].

The hackers provided the user database to The Hacker News [http://www.thehackernews.com/2011/05/sony-bgm-greece-hack-complete-details.html] website, which posted it to pastebin.org, although the entry has apparently since been deleted. Fortunately for Sony BMG users, the passwords, telephone numbers and other data it claims to include is either missing or "bogus," but all users of the site are nonetheless being advised to reset their passwords as a precaution.

"It is nearly impossible to run a totally secure web presence, especially when you are the size of Sony," the Naked Security blog says. "As long as it is popular within the hacker community to expose Sony's flaws, we are likely to continue seeing successful attacks against them."

However, the blog also notes that the ongoing attacks could ultimately make Sony one of the most secure companies on the internet.



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[Jonny49]

Poor Sony, it never seems to end.

 

[Marik2]

Seriously wtf?

I am tired of these fucking assholes hacking sony and making the customers suffer.

 

[RedEyesBlackGamer]

I give up. These cretins want to be dicks fine. Have fun being douchebags.

 

[l3o2828]

Seriously wtf?

I am tired of these fucking assholes hacking sony and making the customers suffer.

Agreed.
this has to end NOW.

 

[WanderingFool]

Sony's security has got more holes than the logic of a Fox News Political commentator.

Okay, that was one of your best comments... cuz its true...

And GOD DAMMIT! Will these people give it a rest, the ship has sailed, and everyone jump ship not long after... so lets knock this crap off, its just getting annoying now...

 

[Kopikatsu]

Is there some kind of meaning behind the attacks? It just seems...overkill. Unless the point is to 'destroy' Sony, but the very, VERY VERY worst that could happen is...Sony's video game department goes down. Sony the company will probably never actually go away.

Hackers, get over yourselves.

 

[HerbertTheHamster]

hahahaha oh wow

they just can't get a break, can they?

 

[commodore96]

Someone needs to give Sony a hug

 

[Random Argument Man]

10$ if they catch the hackers, they will hire them to build better security.

 

[mythlover20]

These miserable bastards have got to get a life. Or at least have to inject a little variety into it. Why not attack Microsoft and XBLA network? Mmm? Why make Playstation people suffer all the time. Unless they're XBox fan boys. Then I'd understand. Well not really.

Sony will only come from this series of attacks all the stronger. And in the meantime people will start taking online security a little more seriously and stop handing out credit card details willy-nilly.

 

[bad rider]

If they keep attacking, Sony will only grow stronger!
[sub]Or be crippled for life. One of the two. [/sub]

 

[Quiet Stranger]

These hackers are fucking douche bags and should be tried against a jury of their peers and then set up in front of a firing squad

 

[spectrenihlus]

10$ if they catch the hackers, they will hire them to build better security.

I'm personally think their heads will be on pikes outside of the main Sony HQ.

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

If I were a Sony exec I probably wouldn't even bother getting out of bed in the morning these days. Poor bastards, they've taken a (very) public beating but people don't seem to be through kicking them when they're down.

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

*GAH!* Double post.

Spoiler: Well that's never happened before!

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Alex!? Oh no, that's me!

OT: Seriously, this is getting really fucking annoying, leave them alone. Wouldn't surprise me if all these hackers were irate 360 fanboys...

 

[Kopikatsu]

-"It is nearly impossible to run a totally secure web presence, especially when you are the size of Sony,"-

So according to this 'Naked Security blog' Sony won't ever be safe. Good to know. They will never get my credit card number. Hurry up Sony, pull your heads out of your asses, and get on the paypal wagon.

Nothing is safe...nor will it be. Ever. It wasn't on the same scale as the PSN breach, but Xbox Live accounts have been hacked and had information stolen.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/xbox-live-hacked-accounts-stolen/131

The moral of the story is, if you don't want to be vulnerable, don't put ANYTHING online. It severly limits you, but it's literally the only thing you can do.


Hell, after a few hours on Facebook I could get a list of names, social security numbers, and credit card numbers with minimal effort.

 

[windlenot]

I don't even know why they're still doing it! Just cause that's all they have to do? It's like kicking them when their down, but afterwards trying to shoot it to keep it down longer, but for no real reason, or at least no reason I'm aware of.

 

[Shoot Here]

Nothing is safe. Not on the internet. There has actually been a team of hackers that by-passed the United State's security through trial-and-error using nothing but online programs.

Thing is, they need to buck up their security more if this keeps happening, because it will. Of course it's not going to end, but that's not an excuse to not try to make it better so maybe it doesn't happen like a weekly trend.