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PSN Hack Update: FAQs in OP, Read before posting
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HomerSimpson-Man
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lol51 said:
How do you check that in gmail?
I've been pretty pro-Sony throughout the whole GeoHot fiasco but I can really take that stance for their actions in this situation:SappYoda said:
You forgot 1 thing:
Sony: "........................................"
Haters: WTF is GOING ON?\
Sony: "..................................?"
Haters: ?????
Sony: "...............OH YEA! I forgot, ur info miiiiiight have been taken"
CadetMahoney said:
I hate to generalise, but if it was the other way round, Sony would definitely troll them. But you would hope that MS/Nintendo's keynote speakers have some restraint, or at least a PR department that's drilled into them what "eating your own words" feels like in the long run.
In all fairness, there is no way to spin this for MS or Nintendo. MS have Windows software, which has tons of exploits and holes in their various platforms that has allowed people to steal tons of information over the years. Nintendo have a positive rep to maintain. Besides, Iwata has never kicked a Sony as far as I can remember, he always says that whatever Sony does, he doesn't really care. By troll'ing, both companies would simply be making fun of the loss of a lot of personal data and potential theft of personal money/identify theft/fraud in the future - not smart.
People should try and take solace in the fact that:
1) If you're not stupid, you didn't share the password between your PSN account and your e-mail address.
2) If 1) is satisfied, then a password reset should be viable.
3) The amount of fake PSN accounts will no doubt make filtering out valid information a pain in the ass, and if someone finds something that's remotely real, the pairing of the e-mail address and the PSN password should stop the hackers/criminals in their track.
4) Any password resetting attempts using the secret answer should bounce back to your e-mail address, making it invalid. Let's hope you didn't use Mailinator then, lulz.
The main concerns here are:
1) If CC details leaked, obviously. Though I guess it's a little bit comforting that the security number doesn't leak too.
2) If they don't have a proper password reset practice in place. Then it will be a MAJOR pain in the ass for everyone.
3) If your purchase history lists are wiped clean. This would be the ultimate humiliation, and I would never really want anything to do with Sony ever again.
1) If you're not stupid, you didn't share the password between your PSN account and your e-mail address.
2) If 1) is satisfied, then a password reset should be viable.
3) The amount of fake PSN accounts will no doubt make filtering out valid information a pain in the ass, and if someone finds something that's remotely real, the pairing of the e-mail address and the PSN password should stop the hackers/criminals in their track.
4) Any password resetting attempts using the secret answer should bounce back to your e-mail address, making it invalid. Let's hope you didn't use Mailinator then, lulz.
The main concerns here are:
1) If CC details leaked, obviously. Though I guess it's a little bit comforting that the security number doesn't leak too.
2) If they don't have a proper password reset practice in place. Then it will be a MAJOR pain in the ass for everyone.
3) If your purchase history lists are wiped clean. This would be the ultimate humiliation, and I would never really want anything to do with Sony ever again.
IrishNinja
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SappYoda said:
yeah, geohot and all that's clearly connected here! that's totally been established!
there's enough to cry about without garbage like this, man.
SolidSnakex
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sleepykyo said:
If they knew about it earlier. There's no indication that they sat on this for days.
Yeh, gotta say that I am extremely disappointed that Sony waited this long to let us know how much information has been stolen. The delay has left everyone who has a PSN account at risk for what I can only assume was a desire on Sony's part to not have to admit how bad they were compromised. If I sat on critical information like this at my job I would be fired instantly. I'll wait for the whole story but right now it looks like Sony has handled this very poorly.
QuiteWhittle
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Google alerts you.HomerSimpson-Man said:
TheAtomicPile
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My pre-paid card fanaticism finally pays off.
Needless to say, I'll be sticking with this plan without compromise until I'm dead.
As far as other info like name, address, and phone number, I'm sure that my info has already been whored around to thousands and thousands of companies across the globe. Have fun with that shit, Mr. Hacker.
Needless to say, I'll be sticking with this plan without compromise until I'm dead.
As far as other info like name, address, and phone number, I'm sure that my info has already been whored around to thousands and thousands of companies across the globe. Have fun with that shit, Mr. Hacker.
What good is changing the ID's password and passwords for thousands of places you signed up for, if there is a person with your name and address and birthdate and shit that CAN LET THEM IDENTIFY THEFT EASILY?
Jesus Hellion Christ, Sony. You should've LET US KNOWN SIX DAYS AGO.
IfuckingMad.gif
There is no goddamn excuse for this. NONE.
No. We weren't asking for them to put the service back up quickly. We were however, ASKING THEM TO BE FUCKING TRANSPARENT (like this blog post) about what they're doing, what happened (EG: the important thing) and shit like IDENTITY THEFT POSSIBILITIES days ago.
The fact it took them SIX DAYS to let people know "Oh, hey, your information may be part of our newest game: Sony vs Identity Theft 3: Fate of your information being taken for a ride (doo-doo-doo~)" is FAILURE. There is no excusing it.
Jesus Hellion Christ, Sony. You should've LET US KNOWN SIX DAYS AGO.
IfuckingMad.gif
There is no goddamn excuse for this. NONE.
Raisin Toast said:
No. We weren't asking for them to put the service back up quickly. We were however, ASKING THEM TO BE FUCKING TRANSPARENT (like this blog post) about what they're doing, what happened (EG: the important thing) and shit like IDENTITY THEFT POSSIBILITIES days ago.
The fact it took them SIX DAYS to let people know "Oh, hey, your information may be part of our newest game: Sony vs Identity Theft 3: Fate of your information being taken for a ride (doo-doo-doo~)" is FAILURE. There is no excusing it.
radioheadrule83
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HomerSimpson-Man said:
At the bottom of the page you'll see something like:
Code:
You are currently using 270 MB (3 %) of your 7576 MB.
Last account activity: 4 hours ago at this IP (xx.xx.xx.xx). DetailsClick details.
test_account
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Hehe, yeah. I wonder how many 2nd/3rd/4th etc. PSN accounts there actually are out there. Personally i have 2 PSN accounts.Loudninja said:Our fake accounts are slowing the process up.
PepsimanVsJoe
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Changed a bunch of passwords and I have a new credit/debit card on the way.
This is great...really fucking great.
This is great...really fucking great.
IonicSnake
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For anyone looking for a good free app where you can store your passwords I found one named Codebook made by Zetetic LLC.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
SappYoda said:
I'll rewrite your transcript.
[Guy who makes PS3 custom firmware sued] Some posters: OMG Sony are evil I'm going to donate to this guy!
[Anonymous, a group that has nothing to do with the first Guy, announces DDoS attacks against Sony] Some posters, including some posters from the first group, but not all the posters from the first group: Fuck yeah! Sony deserves it!
[PSN stopped, no reason given] Some posters who may or may not include anyone who was in the first two groups: It wasn't related to the first two things, but it could still have been unrelated hackers.
[Confirmation of a hack occurred with no information about who was behind it or what their motives were besides apparently stealing account information, a motive that is inconsistent with the first two groups] Some posters who may or may not include any of the first three groups but mostly just includes people who got their passwords stolen for no reason: Sony should have better security!
[PSN continues to be down, nominally improving security] Some posters who may or may not include the first four groups: I can't believe PSN is not up yet I'm giving up on the PS3.
Let me ask you two questions;
1) Do you think your version or my version is more accurate?
2) How is your post not an exact copy of "bunch of entitled whiners fuck gaf deal with it u mad doggie weekend gaf gave hivemind says x and now they say y haters gonna hate"? I mean, you've seen the terms of service, right? You've seen this thread, right?
Steve Youngblood
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Is it really 95% of the userbase? Or does that just facilitate quick "everyone but me is a hypocrite" drive-by feelgoodery?Jinfash said:
Zoe
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Evlar said:
It shows your last 10 sessions. If there's an anomaly it will notify you.
I recently printed something from a coffee shop printer that has an app for Google Docs, but because it connected through HP's servers in Atlanta (while I'm in Austin), it flagged it as abnormal activity when I logged on again later.
spindashing
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The impression I got from it was, "We know. It's pretty bad, but we don't want anyone to worry."LiK said:
QuiteWhittle
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Yeah, I know. I'm just assuming from their reactions that they haven't changed the default security settings yet.Evlar said:
Looks like this is exactly what I thought had happened a few days ago. Not that I'm happy about being right, but it shows that once again you should never trust the client side in a client/server configuration. Security through obscurity always work from some time, and then you become complacent and put too much trust into it. And then this type of things happen.
Mr. Spinnington
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i'll mail them my shit if they just bring PSN backTheAtomicPile said:
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