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[daffy]

This is the last straw for me. I just put my PS3 up on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-PlayStatio...Video_Games&hash=item48403137c6#ht_1884wt_905

I'm so done with Sony.

That's pretty cheap, eBay thanks you.

You are selling all 6 of your ps3s?

lol thread impact ruined

 

[Mama Robotnik]

I seem to remember a similar incident with XBL and credit card info a few years ago.

You're the second person to say this in the thread, and also the second person not to cite a source.

Please link to the story in which XBL was comparably hacked.

 

[Hex]

as if it isn't bad enough to create an -awful to develop games on- system ...

wow Sony

Really?

 

[borghe]

Front page on CNN now. This is too much negative publicity for Sony. No one is going to trust that their information is secure on the PS3.

pretty sure people still buy from monoprice.. and still bank with chase/wamu.. and still shop at TJ Maxx...

I mean do you people REALLY believe this, or is it just good old fashioned shit stirring for fun?? I can understand the latter I guess..

 

[Vandiger]

Already have countermeasures in place. (2-step verification, accessible credit reports). Yeah, when BOA sent a letter about how my debit card may be compromised and I got a replacement(thank god, PSN account only has the old one stored). I'm thinking of just using virtual cards and point cards for online purchases.

 

[dreamer3kx]

lol at people blaming Sony for this. You guys are really a genuine class act. It's not like this EXACT SAME THING hasn't happened on other services before this. I seem to remember a similar incident with XBL and credit card info a few years ago.

Stop man, just stop, my personal info is on their system and was compromised most likely, who are people supposed to be upset at?

 

[Jinfash]

PSN is free, they owe you nothing.

NOTHING!

 

[MThanded]

as if it isn't bad enough to create an -awful to develop games on- system ...

wow Sony

trolls out in full force

Stop man, just stop, my personal info is on their system and was compromised most likely, who are people supposed to be upset at?

The fools who stole it got damn. Its not like it was just sitting in an ftp somewhere. Somebody intentionally penetrated the network and stole your damn data.

 

[KaYotiX]

"I have been doing this for 4 years and I enjoy selling on e-bay. I’m a husband father and grandfather with a full-time job. "


A little bit too old to be jumping to conclusions, don't ya think Old Timer?

kinda what i was thinking too

 

[Snuggles]

all I ask from Sony is one steamy night alone with Jack Tretton

 

[Psi]

Building secure code from scratch is never a good idea. Adapting from existing standards and using them is always a better idea.

That sounds like the mantra of the video game industry.

 

[Hex]

So is what is going to happen with Sony? Is the Playstation division going to go bust?

This thread is like the fountain of ever flowing idiocy now, it just keeps flowing forth.

They will fix it and they will go onward just like every other company who has had a security breach.

 

[X-Frame]

Wouldn't the service that just got hacked be very safe after the attack?

Now they hopefully know how to prevent it, and will go the extra mile to recent anything like this happening again.

PSN will be Fort Knox come next week!

 

[Mael]

You can't just put out bug fixes very quickly if a billion PCs worldwide use your product. Testing takes time.

It's not the 80's anymore, they've hired some of the most competent software engineer in the world and they sure as hell know how to automate most of what 's needed.
They probably have enough money to make a proof for their whole system.
Considering all that it's actually unacceptable that people on their free time manage to outdo them.

Actually, I'm pretty sure their license servers for corporate/enterprise software accounts are pretty secure.

Considering the number of backdoors they had to put in the system to make sure...

Hm. Those are some nice jeans. Too short though.

I'm more interested in the psp myself...if I didn't have one.

 

[jax (old)]

This is the last straw for me. I just put my PS3 up on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-PlayStatio...Video_Games&hash=item48403137c6#ht_1884wt_905

I'm so done with Sony.

this is trolling.

 

[DevilWillcry]

You're the second person to say this in the thread, and also the second person not to cite a source.

Please link to the story in which XBL was comparably hacked.

http://news.cnet.com/2100-7349_3-6169060.html

 

[Metalmurphy]

People with PSN+, can you still play your subscribed games?

Really?

You got the perfect avatar for that quote.

 

[Neuromancer]

all I ask from Sony is one steamy night alone with Jack Tretton

I think that's completely reasonable

 

[Kagari]

Noooo, Amazon you have failed me! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004X5BZ2K/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[lowrider007]

This news just appeared on my phone via the BBC News app, this is really not good.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13192359

 

[chubigans]

edit: beaten

 

[wonderfuldays]

Man this is unbelievable. Why Sony didn't warning everyone in the first few hours/days but a week?

 

[NullPointer]

Can't we just blame the Hackers AND Sony? Its easier that way.

And hell, even if Sony had the very bestest security in the world I'd still blame them and be just as upset at allowing an intrusion on this scale to happen, along with taking six days to get a real word out. Even if they did everything right they need to accept full responsibility, fall on their sword, fix the problems, improve their systems, and then take pains to convince us why we should trust their security moving forward.

As for the intruders? Cut off their balls.

That's the long and short of it.

 

[GeoramA]

pretty sure people still buy from monoprice.. and still bank with chase/wamu.. and still shop at TJ Maxx...

I mean do you people REALLY believe this, or is it just good old fashioned shit stirring for fun?? I can understand the latter I guess..

The people with agendas are keeping this thread entertaining as shit.

 

[sflufan]

Here is a Sony spokesman assuring us that everything is going to be fine:

 

[Rebel Leader]

Wouldn't the service that just got hacked be very safe after the attack?

Now they hopefully know how to prevent it, and will go the extra mile to recent anything like this happening again.

PSN will be Fort Knox come next week!

Great! Just what we need. Gold inside.

 

[Gritesh]

Stop man, just stop, my personal info is on their system and was compromised most likely, who are people supposed to be upset at?

The people attacking the system.

 

[MalboroRed]

Don't judge.
The man has many kids.

How many jobs does he have?

 

[dreamer3kx]

trolls out in full force



The fools who stole it got damn. Its not like it was just sitting in an ftp somewhere. Somebody intentionally penetrated the network and stole your damn data.

I dont care one shit about a hacker, yea f*** them but again my info was on Sonys machine.

 

[MThanded]

This news just appeared on my phone via the BBC News headline app, this is really not good.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13192359

PSN got hacked??????? no way

 

[Lebron]

Stop man, just stop, my personal info is on their system and was compromised most likely, who are people supposed to be upset at?

I think the answer is Obama

 

[Rebel Leader]

Noooo, Amazon you have failed me! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004X5BZ2K/?tag=neogaf0e-20

I got to ask.. What is that?

 

[Fireye]

That sounds like the mantra of the video game industry.

OpenSSL is a library providing SSL capabilities in a secure fashion. It's probably one of the most widely distributed libraries, and for good reason.
http://www.openssl.org/related/apps.html

Security through obscurity isn't really security at all. Using a proven, thoroughly tested and vetted piece of software, and BUILDING on that, is a tried and true method.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

I'm surprised that no one has came forward and said that they were behind this. I thought hackers love that e-fame.

 

[Y2Kev]

There's some upside. We can now identify everyone who bought Sonic Unleashed and ban them all.

 

[MThanded]

There's some upside. We can now identify everyone who bought Sonic Unleashed and ban them all.

shit just got real

 

[borghe]

People with PSN+, can you still play your subscribed games?

Pretty sure yes. PS+ games have expiration dates on them that is automatically set to the date of your expiration. The only problem you might have (I think) is if your subscription expires during all of this, you'll lose access until the PS+ auth servers come back online.

 

[ghettotwan]

Get the pitchforks and torches. I demand Kevin Butler's head on a stick...

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

There's some upside. We can now identify everyone who bought Sonic Unleashed and ban them all.

Weren't they punished enough buying Sonic Unleashed?

 

[-viper-]

Forget Microsoft or Sony being hacked, this was simply fucking crazy:

The UK Government. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. Stolen data discs!

25 million individuals affected (out of about 60 million people in the UK) including

7.25 million families
names of all Child Benefit recipients i.e. the parents
names of their Children
dates of birth
addresses
Child Benefit Numbers
National Insurance Numbers (NINOs)
Bank or Building Society account details

This was in 2007.

Epic fail.

Everyone has forgotten about the ordeal now, but the UK Government isn't a company so people can't 'boycott' it or so to speak. I feel the boycotts to Sony may be damaging to the company and to their reputation.

 

[UberTag]

http://news.cnet.com/2100-7349_3-6169060.html

Xbox LIVE accounts get compromised all the time although it's predominantly due to phishing sites and customers willfully giving up their information to third parties because they're told they'll get a gamerscore boost or a Call of Duty hack.

This is entirely different.

 

[LyR]

Really?

yes really, don't speak unless you have a debug console next to you

 

[ShortBus]

This thread is like the fountain of ever flowing idiocy now, it just keeps flowing forth.

They will fix it and they will go onward just like every other company who has had a security breach.

Let it flow...

 

[Kagari]

I got to ask.. What is that?

PS1 download for Threads of Fate, a PS1 game that was added last week.

 

[alr1ght]

Here is a Sony spokesman assuring us that everything is going to be fine:

fixed

 

[PsychoJecht]

There's some upside. We can now identify everyone who bought Sonic Unleashed and ban them all.

Lol.




Please make this reality.

 

[sflufan]

I'm surprised that no one has came forward an said that they were behind this. I thought hackers love that e-fame.

If it's an organized crime syndicate, they won't do that.

 

[LethaL ImpuLse]

Noooo, Amazon you have failed me! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004X5BZ2K/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Amazon sells PSN titles? Holy shit.

 

[MrPink93485]

Man this is unbelievable. Why Sony didn't warning everyone in the first few hours/days but a week?

They probably weren't sure of the extent of the damage initially. You don't want to give a false positive, because if it turns out to not be the case, then you just get a PR mess when it wasn't needed. Now, I still think they took too long in notifying us what was possible, but I understand what they were going for...just not sure it was the right move. I think they should have given us a better basis of what the issue was, rather than a vague "external intrusion."

 

[oc]

I got to ask.. What is that?

The game or... the reason behind his link?

"Online Game Code" sold on Amazon for PSN.

But it says:

Important Note
Sony is experiencing major outages with the PlayStation Network service. PlayStation Network purchases may not be redeemable until the issue is resolved.