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PSN Hack Update: FAQs in OP, Read before posting
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Dreamgazer
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Technosteve said:
Craiglist -> New Jersey -> Newark.
(Yes, I'm being serious.)
Yeah it expired last year but all the bank did was reissue the debit card with the same numbers.mysteriousmage09 said:
Just being cautious because you never know, it took her 45 seconds on the phone to cancel the card and get issued a new card that will be there in 4 days through the mail.
to blimblim and others who are trying to distinguish b/w the FW hackers and the current hackers:
1. Hacking is hacking, you are trying to open a can of worms when you start hacking some system. And on top of that, let every one KNOW the shit you find. Thats what geo and others did. I am fine if they did hack it and keep the private info private but they have to fucking tout about it and then let every one know so anyone can abuse this info. Saying 'oh we don't mean to open it for abuse' is pure BS. Everyone knew it would cause piracy and other abuse. But they still exposed it.
2. There is no proof that this is not related to the revenge on Sony and vice versa. But the timing of this suggests that some hacker might have been motivated by recent events and even by the Anonymous dick. Also its very convenient to distance yourself when shit blows up just like Anon did. But who knows who did this.
3. I do understand this was not caused by geo or other FW hackers. But they started this chain reaction for sure. Are the hackers that took user info/CC#s a lot worse than FW hackers, absolutely. But the others are not so innocent as some of you guys are suggesting.
4. I do blame some of it on Sony for having a weak security protocol. Hope they learn their lesson. But honestly, if hackers really want to fuck with you they would find a way. May be it would take a bit more effort and time.
Anyways, I hope this shit gets resolved w/o damage to any one and we can all get back online and enjoy our beloved hobby. I miss you PSN
wow carnival of stupid continues...where have you been living all this time? No other service gets hacked?? lol
1. Hacking is hacking, you are trying to open a can of worms when you start hacking some system. And on top of that, let every one KNOW the shit you find. Thats what geo and others did. I am fine if they did hack it and keep the private info private but they have to fucking tout about it and then let every one know so anyone can abuse this info. Saying 'oh we don't mean to open it for abuse' is pure BS. Everyone knew it would cause piracy and other abuse. But they still exposed it.
2. There is no proof that this is not related to the revenge on Sony and vice versa. But the timing of this suggests that some hacker might have been motivated by recent events and even by the Anonymous dick. Also its very convenient to distance yourself when shit blows up just like Anon did. But who knows who did this.
3. I do understand this was not caused by geo or other FW hackers. But they started this chain reaction for sure. Are the hackers that took user info/CC#s a lot worse than FW hackers, absolutely. But the others are not so innocent as some of you guys are suggesting.
4. I do blame some of it on Sony for having a weak security protocol. Hope they learn their lesson. But honestly, if hackers really want to fuck with you they would find a way. May be it would take a bit more effort and time.
Anyways, I hope this shit gets resolved w/o damage to any one and we can all get back online and enjoy our beloved hobby. I miss you PSN
wow carnival of stupid continues...where have you been living all this time? No other service gets hacked?? lol
Mama Robotnik
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xbhaskarx said:
He's been called on it multiple times, no evidence provided at all.
Something about social engineering, but that's not hacking nor is it even remotely comparable to Sony's security implosion.
Neuromancer
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I know, its fantastic, right?!bryehn said:
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Deleted member 30609
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Seriously? This is unacceptable. Has a major company ever leaked credit card details like this in recent memory? Surely they can be held accountable, somehow?
GazzaScotland
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Shurs said:
I'm guessing from the Blades to the NXE?
Vestal
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TOAO_Cyrus said:
yes.. *sigh* the whole argument about SSL was brought a few pages back(more like first couple of pages lol)..
Anyways the logic behind SSL being broken is that they are able to sniff through the packets clearly seeing exactly what was being trasmitted and thus being able to develop code to get through to the servers...
Uno Venova
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I died laughing.styl3s said:
Liquid_Bike
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lol
Technosteve
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Dreamgazer said:
Newark eh i don't want to get robbed
Pai Pai Master
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This thread is officially dumber than the MGS Touch teaser thread.
spindashing
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This thread is like when you wipe your ass and you accidentally end up touching shit.
You know it smells like shit, but you smell it anyway.
You know it smells like shit, but you smell it anyway.
EricHasNoPull
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Wow what a condescending...uhm whatever...Jinfash said:
IchigoSharingan
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DrForester said:
fucking well done
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You really think it's a "meltdown" to be upset over compromised credit card details.Kagari said:
Angry Fork
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For real. +1 to this post. I hope Sony can come back from this and wipe the slate clean with their next console. It's not only them though this gen has been quite the mess everywhere you look.J-Rzez said:
PsychoJecht
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styl3s said:
Yeah Sony! How dare you assess a situation before making it public! Im boycotting your games, but i'll play them if someone else buys them!
iNvid02
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here is what happened in the UK a few years ago, it probably still happens we just dont know yet.
November 20 2007: Two computer discs holding personal information on 25 million people including 7.25 million families receiving child benefit are lost. The discs were sent via unrecorded internal mail. The information is unencrypted, prompting fears it could be used for fraud.
December 11 2007: Loss of two non-encrypted computer discs containing the names and addresses of 7,658 Northern Ireland motorists.
December 17 2007: The transport secretary, Ruth Kelly, announces that details of 3 million candidates for the driving theory test were lost in transit in Iowa. No financial information was included.
December 23 2007: Nine English NHS trusts admit to losing patient records. One case is thought to involve City and Hackney Primary Care losing the names and addresses of 160,000 children.
January 18 2008: Hundreds of documents containing sensitive personal data are found on a roundabout in Devon. They include details of benefit claims, mortgage payments and photocopies of passports. Confidential data had previously been found at the same location on November 6 2007.
January 19 2008: A laptop belonging to a Royal Navy officer is stolen in Birmingham. It contains details of 600,000 potential armed forces recruits. For those who submitted an application, this includes bank and passport details, National Insurance numbers, doctors' addresses and family information.
July 18 2008: Ministry of Defence says 658 laptops have been stolen and 89 lost in four years, with 32 recovered; and 26 portable memory sticks have been lost since January 2007, with 19 containing restricted information and three classified as secret.
August 22 2008: A memory stick containing details of 127,000 criminals in England and Wales is lost by an external contractor. It contains sensitve information about 33,000 persistent offenders including their names, addresses and dates of birth.
August 26 2008: Banking information on 1 million people held by the archiving firm Graphic Data is found on the hard drive of a laptop sold on eBay for £35.88. The information includes bank account numbers, phone numbers, mothers' maiden names and signatures of customers of American Express, NatWest and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
November 20 2007: Two computer discs holding personal information on 25 million people including 7.25 million families receiving child benefit are lost. The discs were sent via unrecorded internal mail. The information is unencrypted, prompting fears it could be used for fraud.
December 11 2007: Loss of two non-encrypted computer discs containing the names and addresses of 7,658 Northern Ireland motorists.
December 17 2007: The transport secretary, Ruth Kelly, announces that details of 3 million candidates for the driving theory test were lost in transit in Iowa. No financial information was included.
December 23 2007: Nine English NHS trusts admit to losing patient records. One case is thought to involve City and Hackney Primary Care losing the names and addresses of 160,000 children.
January 18 2008: Hundreds of documents containing sensitive personal data are found on a roundabout in Devon. They include details of benefit claims, mortgage payments and photocopies of passports. Confidential data had previously been found at the same location on November 6 2007.
January 19 2008: A laptop belonging to a Royal Navy officer is stolen in Birmingham. It contains details of 600,000 potential armed forces recruits. For those who submitted an application, this includes bank and passport details, National Insurance numbers, doctors' addresses and family information.
July 18 2008: Ministry of Defence says 658 laptops have been stolen and 89 lost in four years, with 32 recovered; and 26 portable memory sticks have been lost since January 2007, with 19 containing restricted information and three classified as secret.
August 22 2008: A memory stick containing details of 127,000 criminals in England and Wales is lost by an external contractor. It contains sensitve information about 33,000 persistent offenders including their names, addresses and dates of birth.
August 26 2008: Banking information on 1 million people held by the archiving firm Graphic Data is found on the hard drive of a laptop sold on eBay for £35.88. The information includes bank account numbers, phone numbers, mothers' maiden names and signatures of customers of American Express, NatWest and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Agent X
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Agent X said:
Linkified said:
Well, if we suppose the hacker(s) obtained your name, mailing address, phone number, E-mail address, etc., then it's probably easier for them to scam if you logged onto the other service using the same E-mail address that you used on PSN. That said, since they might have other vital information (name, mailing address, etc.), you might want to take precautions on other services, even if you used a different E-mail address.
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