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[Bl4ckSunsh1n3]

WTF?

Methinks they're going after the wrong group of people with this....

 

[davepoobond]

Why didn't they hack Nintendo instead?! Or Steam, or Ouya...
These hackers need to be dealt with, asap. But Sony is also at fault for being hacked so easily. This would've never happened with XBL.

Screw those hackers.

Never HUH. Lets see you say it when Xbox live gets ddos

Any server is capable of being targeted.

 

[Crimson_Gold]

WTF?

What in the? Are they just trolling now?

 

[Nokterian]

WTF?

 

[Nibel]

WTF?

What the fuck.

 

[MandrakeUK]

Fun times. :/

PSN is fine for me on PS4 now.

Not for me.

 

[prwxv3]

Methinks they're going after the wrong group of people with this....

More like they are fucking with people for "fun"

 

[SteveWinwood]

Thank you. Other posters are really up in arms about this and are saying we should do research on the topic "before making stupid posts." Seriously? SERIOUSLY?

yeah usually i just go into threads and start saying stupid stuff all the time

 

[weremichael]

I've been running a countertrace on Web 2.0 but they irrigated the hyperlinks and dove into the deep web. I may have to enhance the polarity of the bit matrix before they can manage to wipe their botprints clean from the information superhighway.

*types furiously*

 

[boinx]

I don't think it is a humanity issue, more like a young male issue.

It is probably a good thing that women as a group will be dominant in a few decades if recent trends continue. Women are better able to adapt and compete in non-religious, post-industrial societies.

 

[GutZ31]

Are the effects of a DDoS similar to Gaf being down during E3 due to traffic? If so, shouldn't Sony increase server capacity to try and deal with the problem?

Translation:

Are the effects of a DDoS similar to Gaf being down during E3 due to traffic? If so, shouldn't Sony increase the size of its bucket to try and deal with the problem?

This is a problem of a bucket(Servers) with a small hole at the bottom(Bandwidth), and a water hose(people/DDoS connection requests) poring water in.
Once the bucket is full, the water goes out the top of the bucket(no connection), not out the bottom where it could continue on to its destination(connecting to requested services).

 

[qa_engineer]

i dont even know what DDOS stands for. really its not my responsibilty to know.

just like its not my responsibility to know why my brand new car has a check engine light on.

the general consensus is that something is wrong with the engine when a check ENGINE light comes on when actually the gas cap was not tightened and your leaking from the evap system

Thank you. Other posters are really up in arms about this and are saying we should do research on the topic "before making stupid posts." Seriously? SERIOUSLY?

Huh? It's incredibly basic internet terminology. I'm just surprised so many people on this forum don't know the difference.

I know what a ddos is, I just always associated with the act of hacking which is apparently wrong and I should Ve ashamed for not having basic interwebz knowledge. But I digress.

 

[MandrakeUK]

It's back up for me. I'm currently playing TLoU online, let's hope it stays up.

I'm in Birmingham, UK, if anyone is wondering.

So am I (same location), but it wasn't working for me :-(

Let me try again.

 

[Magwik]

WTF?

the Twitter account reads like a 15yo who is angry at his parents just discovered the internet.

 

[watership]

Can't believe so many people are confusing DDOS, which could easily happen to any company and is no risk to security, to being hacked.

Still unfortunate though.

Let's be clear that most networks can be DDOS'd and everyone can be a target.

That being said, planning, design and technology and easily mitigate a DDOS. Microsoft has loads of experience with them and now is rarely take down by them. They are frequently attacked and cloud services like Azure are designed to nullify them. I assume Sony and Nintendo would not be as hardened for them as they're not as big in internet services.

 

[captmorgan]

Seriously why not perform this not-a-hack on world bank, debeers, Exxon, [insert major telecom or cable corporation here]?

Because even they probably realize that attacking those companies would be a fantastic way to either get a bullet in the back of the head or to simply disappear.

 

[weeeeezy]

This is quite different from a credit card hack .

This is simply a server overload tha no company repeat NO COMPANY can prevent from happening.

You know there are many measures that can be taken to completely prevent DDOS attacks.

 

[Dragon]

I know what a ddos is, I just always associated with the act of hacking which is apparently wrong and I should Ve ashamed for not having basic interwebz knowledge. But I digress.

People have told you otherwise and you've resorted to mocking them for having more information than you on this topic. And now you're complaining about them pointing it out to you.

 

[Nathan_Drake]

WTF?

thats how you get on a "list"
supports terrorism its right there. FBI go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sorral]

Because PSN has already been hacked once and credit cards numbers and other user information was lost. So saying this is a hack will make people think a similar thing will happen. DDOSing is not hacking.



I don't understand how typing ddos into wikipedia is onerous. Willful ignorance is seriously one of the worst things ever and your analogy is completely irrelevant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ddos

While I agree with your main point, just that credit cards were never really lost though. At least, there wasn't any reported since those were actually encrypted. However, names, address and personal information were not encrypted and that's what the hackers got hold of.

Been a long time, so I could be wrong, but this is what I remember.

 

[qa_engineer]

People have told you otherwise and you've resorted to mocking them for having more information than you on this topic. And now you're complaining about them pointing it out to you.

Please read several pages back to see why I'm complaining. I'm complaining about the complaining.

 

[VanWinkle]

Thank you. Other posters are really up in arms about this and are saying we should do research on the topic "before making stupid posts." Seriously? SERIOUSLY?



I know what a ddos is, I just always associated with the act of hacking which is apparently wrong and I should Ve ashamed for not having basic interwebz knowledge. But I digress.

Why are you typing so weird in your replies (interwebz and whatnot)? I'm not remotely any kind of hacker or hacking enthusiast. It's just important to make the distinction, as hacking is a threat to security whereas DDoS isn't.

 

[davepoobond]

Thank you. Other posters are really up in arms about this and are saying we should do research on the topic "before making stupid posts." Seriously? SERIOUSLY?



I know what a ddos is, I just always associated with the act of hacking which is apparently wrong and I should Ve ashamed for not having basic interwebz knowledge. But I digress.

In a world of information, ignorance is a choice

 

[Dragon]

While I agree with your main point, just that credit cards were never really lost though. At least, there wasn't any reported since those were actually encrypted. However, names, address and personal information were not encrypted and that's what the hackers got hold of.

Been a long time, so I could be wrong, but this is what I remember.

Thanks, I wasn't sure about the credit cards and I haven't put mine back on PSN since that incident. Appreciate the correction.

 

[gillty]

Thank you. Other posters are really up in arms about this and are saying we should do research on the topic "before making stupid posts." Seriously? SERIOUSLY?

It is generally a good idea to not come across as ignorant, yes.

 

[ToVenusAndBack]

Can't play Diablo 3 offline

I have a UK account but buy my stuff from the US store. I cannot start Diablo from either my UK or US account. I have tried unchecking "Connect to internet" in the PS4 network settings and turning my router off etc. The PS4 I use has been activated as primary in both accounts.

Whatever I try and do, the lock symbol appears on Diablo 3 and says "Cannot connect to the server to verify the licence" when I try to launch it.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

So nothing was compromised, right?

 

[Corto]

Because PSN has already been hacked once and credit cards numbers and other user information was lost. So saying this is a hack will make people think a similar thing will happen. DDOSing is not hacking.



I don't understand how typing ddos into wikipedia is onerous. Willful ignorance is seriously one of the worst things ever and your analogy is completely irrelevant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ddos

Though you and all others that are trying to educate about the differences are welcome to do so ultimately it's Sony's job to do so directly to theis customers. It's in their best interest to appease any fears their users can have that this is in any way a similar attack to the 2011 hack.

 

[Fisty]

WTF?

Lol looks like the Lizard Squad just moved up a few notches on the US Govs priorities list.

"No FIFA until you stop killing terrorists" lmao

 

[slash3584]

So nothing was compromised, right?

Nope, don't worry.

They just sent a lot of traffic to Sony's servers to make them crash.

 

[Catdaddy]

This doesn't happen to Nintendo.

Spoiler

it probably does

 

[DryvBy]

I don't think it is a humanity issue, more like a young male issue.

It is probably a good thing that women as a group will be dominant in a few decades if recent trends continue. Women are better able to adapt and compete in non-religious, post-industrial societies.

 

[ukpanik]

Because even they probably realize that attacking those companies would be a fantastic way to either get a bullet in the back of the head or to simply disappear.

Heheh have you been watching Utopia ~_~

 

[Nags]

Why didn't they hack Nintendo instead?! Or Steam, or Ouya...
These hackers need to be dealt with, asap. But Sony is also at fault for being hacked so easily. This would've never happened with XBL.

Screw those hackers.

Don't be an idiot.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Nope, don't worry.

They just sent a lot of traffic to Sony's servers to make them crash.

Alright, thanks

 

[qa_engineer]

Still down in the US.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

This doesn't happen to Nintendo.

Spoiler

it probably does

They have been under a DDoS attack for the past 2 years, but because no one is using it, no one has noticed.

 

[linkeds]

Because PSN has already been hacked once and credit cards numbers and other user information was lost. So saying this is a hack will make people think a similar thing will happen. DDOSing is not hacking.



I don't understand how typing ddos into wikipedia is onerous. Willful ignorance is seriously one of the worst things ever and your analogy is completely irrelevant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ddos

it was a figure of speech to support my main point that: hack or ddos attack, it does not change what end consumer sees on their screen when they play their ps4. If we're on the subject of willful ignorance, i suggest you then go learn all of the possible DTCs your car can set when the CEL comes on

 

[Dead Prince]

Is it still down. I can play diablo no?

 

[Love Deterrence]

I don't think it is a humanity issue, more like a young male issue.

It is probably a good thing that women as a group will be dominant in a few decades if recent trends continue. Women are better able to adapt and compete in non-religious, post-industrial societies.

What. The. Shit.

 

[Valkerionseven]

WTF?

That's a good way to get on a list for a drone strike.

 

[CaptainTiptop]

Can't play Diablo 3 offline

I have a UK account but buy my stuff from the US store. I cannot start Diablo from either my UK or US account. I have tried unchecking "Connect to internet" in the PS4 network settings and turning my router off etc. The PS4 I use has been activated as primary in both accounts.

Whatever I try and do, the lock symbol appears on Diablo 3 and says "Cannot connect to the server to verify the licence" when I try to launch it.

Weird, I'm in the UK and bought Diablo 3 from the US store and it's fine offline for me. Primary PS4 for both accounts, unchecked "connect to the internet" box too. No padlock.

 

[Jhn]

Wow. This is kind of hilarious.

GG guys, enjoy being on CIA:s shitlist.

 

[Live Free or Die]

Looks like its back up in the U.S. working for me now. Friends list loads up.

 

[GutZ31]

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[Bitmap Frogs]

They're also not hackers.

They just copypasted stuff someone else wrote. It's that easy. That's part of the reason DDoS attacks are so common nowadays, any bored 12 year old can pull it off, specially since the whole amplification thing got moving you don't even need a botnet anymore.

 

[meppi]

thats how you get on a "list"
supports terrorism its right there. FBI go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pretty much. lol
Such a smart move.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

 

[qa_engineer]

Wow. This is kind of hilarious.

GG guys, enjoy being on CIA:s shitlist.

Not very smart. The FBI have been cracking down on all of these groups.

 

[Shengar]

WTF?

FBI is on the move as we speak. Good riddance.