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PSN Hack Update: FAQs in OP, Read before posting

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sajj316

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Rebel Leader said:
should I do it even if I don't have any cards in my name?
(unemployed)
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I did this because I am not sure what card I have on record with PSN. Could be good if someone tries to open an account up, however it's kind of difficult without your SSN.
 
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malingenie

Member
FirstInHell said:
One positive outcome of this is maybe when this info is released people can see what the true count of users that PSN has. I know Sony made some big claims as to the count of their subscriber base.
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Great
Sony: Well besides losing millions in possible purchases and unknown millions from loss of consumer confidence, we also found out that we only had 20 million unique users :(
 
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Enco

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There are three forms of second layer verification for Lastpass.

1. A free grid authentication
2. A paid Yubikey
3. A paid sesame USB

If any of those is enabled, the hacker would have to physically steal your authentication method as well as your Lastpass password.
 
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sajj316

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borghe said:
pretty much what I said. they have no evidence. Yeah they added that second part, which is purely worst case scenario... I mean maybe they felt they had to, but such speculation just causes panic.
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Disaster situation .. one must identify worst case scenario in the event it actually happened. My only gripe is being 6 days late with this.
 
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JudgeN

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Broman1978 said:
Damn! o_O

http://www.vg247.com/2011/04/27/data-security-research-firm-suggests-psn-breach-could-cost-sony-over-24-billion/

(sorry if it has been posted)
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Well you got to figure the 77Million isn't the actual number of PSN users thought, like my PS3 has 4 accounts. My main US with information and my fake JP,EU,Hong kong store accounts which have nothing and you can bet Sony counted that as 4 accounts to make there numbers sound more impressive. But still they might be done, depending on how this goes.
 
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Kung Fu Grip

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FirstInHell said:
One positive outcome of this is maybe when this info is released people can see what the true count of users that PSN has. I know Sony made some big claims as to the count of their subscriber base.
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borghe

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JudgeN said:
Well you got to figure the 77Million isn't the actual number of PSN users thought, like my PS3 has 4 accounts. My main US with information and my fake JP,EU,Hong kong store accounts which have nothing and you can bet Sony counted that as 4 accounts to make there numbers sound more impressive. But still they might be done, depending on how this goes.
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exactly, I highly doubt sony is paying $318 to see if Fake Fake on 123 Fake St. in Fake, TX 99999 really had their data stolen.
 
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Rebel Leader

THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
sajj316 said:
I did this because I am not sure what card I have on record with PSN. Could be good if someone tries to open an account up, however it's kind of difficult without your SSN.
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I may do it tomorrow. I did it for my mother though (because it was her card I used for purchases)
 
Alx

Alx

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Zoe said:
That's supposing that all 77 million accounts are unique (and real) people.
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It's kind of ironic that Sony (or MS) would usually be quick to claim in implicit ways each account as a separate user... except for this kind of situation.
It may be a unique opportunity to know how many real individuals are using PSN.
 
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Jburton

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Alx said:
It's kind of ironic that Sony (or MS) would usually be quick to claim in implicit ways each account as a separate user... except for this kind of situation.
It may be a unique opportunity to know how many real individuals are using PSN.
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Look at how many consoles are out there.

Not 77 million anyway, at least half of those accounts are duplicates etc.
 
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jax (old)

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Really don't know how FIrstinHell is still allowed to post in here.

First his ebay "seling my ps3" post which was proven to be fake

then all the ranty posts


if he wasn't caught out on the "selling PS3" nonsense, people would have believed him. As is, its just been a series of troll posts. and of course, now its about sony and their PS3 PSN numbers.

sure.
 
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larvi

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Jburton said:
Look at how many consoles are out there.

Not 77 million anyway, at least half of those accounts are duplicates etc.
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I don't have a PS3 console but I have a PSN account, not to say there aren't a lot of duplicates but just counting PS3 consoles isn't a valid method to determine unique ID's either.
 
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StuBurns

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PSP accounts count too, and more than one person in a house might want an individual account, they're not all people like us having accounts in different countries for early demos and stuff.
 
notworksafe

notworksafe

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Jax said:
Really don't know how FIrstinHell is still allowed to post in here.

First his ebay "seling my ps3" post which was proven to be fake

then all the ranty posts


if he wasn't caught out on the "selling PS3" nonsense, people would have believed him. As is, its just been a series of troll posts. and of course, now its about sony and their PS3 PSN numbers.

sure.
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He sold jeans to the mods and was granted immunity.
 
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gofreak

GAF's Bob Woodward
Zoe said:
It's sourced to Forbes, but all they did was multiple $318 (the cost of one compromised record) by 77 million accounts.
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It's not exactly clear in the Forbes article who that estimated cost is being attributed to by Ponemon either. VG247 relays it as the cost of investigation, but the Forbes article doesn't qualify it as that, and I am very sure Sony won't be spending anything like $24bn investigating this breach. If I had to guess I'd think that estimate relates to 'loss' per compromised record due to CC abuse etc. - i.e. cost to 'everyone' as a result of these breaches, not to the company breached per se.
 
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Dr. Malik

FlatAss_
Jax said:
Really don't know how FIrstinHell is still allowed to post in here.

First his ebay "seling my ps3" post which was proven to be fake

then all the ranty posts


if he wasn't caught out on the "selling PS3" nonsense, people would have believed him. As is, its just been a series of troll posts. and of course, now its about sony and their PS3 PSN numbers.

sure.
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I missed this, thread is moving too fast.
 
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Arkham

The Amiga Brotherhood
frogg609 said:
My wife just called me (i'm at work) and her CC called her and asked about a possible fraudulent charge. 250 bucks to Dish Network. Card cancelled, thanks Sony.
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WHEW! Looks like you dodged that bullet! Next time stick to free porn online. ;)
 
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Dynedom

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Jesus.

Not sure if this is related but I just got 93 e-mails into my Hotmail account, all from the same sender: "The Seven Ancient Health Services"

The subject is: "You friend "The Seven Ancient Health Services by Kapcer M. Powatski has recommended t..."

I didn't open the e-mail out of fear/paranoia. This is odd because it's not the e-mail I linked to my PSN. It is, however, the e-mail I use for Xbox Live and the 2 e-mails might have had the same password. Either way :(
 
notworksafe

notworksafe

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Dynedom said:
Jesus.

Not sure if this is related but I just got 93 e-mails into my Hotmail account, all from the same sender:

"The Seven Ancient Health Services"

The subject is: "You friend "The Seven Ancient Health Services by Kapcer M. Powatski has recommended t..."

I didn't open the e-mail out of fear/paranoia. This is odd because it's not the e-mail I linked to my PSN. It is, however, the e-mail I use for Xbox Live and the 2 e-mails might have had the same password. Either way :(
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Not related.
 
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SolsticeZero

Banned
offshore said:
:D

I did exactly the same trying to get the Jag XJ13.
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Lots of people do it. I have a US, Hong Kong, and Japan account. Plus, I know a ton of people who, in the beginning of the PSN, made a bunch of accounts just so they could get first choice on PSN ids.
 
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Bam Bam Baklava

Member
equap said:
let me see...i just redid the math and it's going to cost Sony $26 trillion, +/- $3,000.

GAME OVER!
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notworksafe

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StuBurns said:
How do you know he was lying about selling it?
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Well unless he was also selling 5 other PS3s, a PSP, and a bunch of jeans because "I am a Husband, father and now a grandfather with a full time job, but I enjoy doing this aside; it helps me with the high cost of living" then he's a liar.
 
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mentalfloss

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larvi said:
I don't have a PS3 console but I have a PSN account, not to say there aren't a lot of duplicates but just counting PS3 consoles isn't a valid method to determine unique ID's either.
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It's okay guys.. if the affected userbase was 20% of that number, it would only be $6 Billion lost.
 
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jax (old)

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notworksafe said:
Well unless he was also selling 5 other PS3s, a PSP, and a bunch of jeans because "I am a Husband, father and now a grandfather with a full time job, but I enjoy doing this aside; it helps me with the high cost of living." then he's a liar.
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yup. this.

ergo. so its kind of transparent that he's just fucking trolling.
 
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Jburton

Banned
notworksafe said:
Well unless he was also selling 5 other PS3s, a PSP, and a bunch of jeans because "I am a Husband, father and now a grandfather with a full time job, but I enjoy doing this aside; it helps me with the high cost of living" then he's a liar.
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lol, what an idiot!
 
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sajj316

Member
notworksafe said:
Well unless he was also selling 5 other PS3s, a PSP, and a bunch of jeans because "I am a Husband, father and now a grandfather with a full time job, but I enjoy doing this aside; it helps me with the high cost of living" then he's a liar.
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He's got a stockpile of PS3 slims as well. Selling them all?
 
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