PSN Down Worlwide

[Windedprism]

Oh not the same individual obviously but similar.Its a Cod player enraged by activisions extortionate dlc prices!!

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[Official Q & A]

ahh didnt know about the currency cards, i never use my card details for xbox, i rarely use it online, i tend to buy prepaid mastercards for online stuff-one time only use, i feel safer

Ditto.   

x2, so not too worried myself, don't even play online much. The PS3 is essentially my DVD/Blu-Ray player that also happens to play some games.

[GamerMan316]

They've had a points system for ages, 360 owners have been burnt by the same problem too but nowhere near this scale. I won't ever use card details on a console so i'm okay and as long as i'm okay I couldn't give a toss about anyone else! :-)

[nCogNeato]

Oh not the same individual obviously but similar.Its a Cod player enraged by activisions extortionate dlc prices!!

If that's true, they should probably focus their attack on Activision ... not Sony.   

[Windedprism]

yeah but you know they need auto aim/target so they're probably just confused who to blame!!!!!

[nCogNeato]

yeah but you know they need auto aim/target so they're probably just confused who to blame!!!!!

[Windedprism]

 

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[GeoHotz] says Sony Execs are to blame for the cluster-f*** that lead to the PSN intrusion:

The fault lies with the executives who declared a war on hackers, laughed at the idea of people penetrating the fortress that once was Sony, whined incessantly about piracy, and kept hiring more lawyers when they really needed to hire good security experts. Alienating the hacker community is not a good idea.

Notice it's only PSN that gave away all your personal data, not Xbox Live when the 360 was hacked, not iTunes when the iPhone was jailbroken, and not GMail when Android was rooted, because other companies aren't crazy.

To the perpetrator, two things. You are clearly talented and will have plenty of money(or a jail sentence and bankruptcy) coming to you in the future. Don't be a dick and sell people's information. And I'd love to see a write up on how it all went down...lord knows we'll never get that from Sony, noobs probably had the password set to '4' or something. I mean, at least it was randomly generated.

Source: [1Up]

[nCogNeato]

[GeoHotz] says Sony Execs are to blame for the cluster-f*** that lead to the PSN intrusion:

... noobs probably had the password set to '4' or something. I mean, at least it was randomly generated.

lmao!


In sunnier news, Sony has confirmed that the credit card info stolen was encrypted, and they feel safe that the encryption will hold against whomever stole it.

Needless to say, I think if someone was able to pwn Sony's infastructure, cracking their encrption probably won't be too difficult.  We'll see.

[Dankinia]

In sunnier news, Sony has confirmed that the credit card info stolen was encrypted, and they feel safe that the encryption will hold against whomever stole it.

Needless to say, I think if someone was able to pwn Sony's infastructure, cracking their encrption probably won't be too difficult.  We'll see.

I can only imagine the fallout for consumers, banks, and credit card companies over this mess.  No matter how good the encryption, the information was still compromised. 

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A Lawsuit, A Welcome Back Program, Some Independent Authority Probing and other fun stuff awaits Sony.


Cnet reports that what appears to be the first PSN Data Leak lawsuit was filed on behalf of Birmingham, Alabama resident Kristopher Johns in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California. It's seeking to be a class-action lawsuit and claims Sony did not take "reasonable care to protect, encrypt, and secure the private and sensitive data of its users." In turn this lack of action prevented PSN users from being able "to make an informed decision as to whether to change credit card numbers, close the exposed accounts, check their credit reports, or take other mitigating actions."

The lawsuit is seeking monetary compensation and is free credit report monitoring.

Eurogamer has also reported that the United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's Office, "the independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest," will be placing the boots to Sony, medium style,  about the leak.

"The Information Commissioner's Office takes data protection breaches extremely seriously... Any business or organization that is processing personal information in the UK must ensure they comply with the law, including the need to keep data secure. We have recently been informed of an incident which appears to involve Sony. We are contacting Sony and will be making further enquiries to establish the precise nature of the incident before deciding what action, if any, needs to be taken by this office."

Full Class Action Complaint can be found at the Source Link below-
Source: [Cnet]

Additionally -

The New York Times reported late last night that, according to security researchers, a list with up to 2.2 million credit card numbers (along with addresses, names, email addresses, and more) is being sold by hackers. It's being reported via [1Up] that Sony was "allegedly given the chance to buy the list itself" - a claim that Patrick Seybold, has denied, via a PSN Blog Update:

"To my knowledge there is no truth to the report that Sony was offered an opportunity to purchase the list." He also restated, "no evidence that credit card data was taken" but still reminding users that Sony can't be certain that credit card data is safe.

In a Press Release, Sony Issued the following:

Complimentary Offering and "Welcome Back" Appreciation Program

While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, the company is committed to helping its customers protect their personal data and will provide a complimentary offering to assist users in enrolling in identity theft protection services and/or similar programs. The implementation will be at a local level and further details will be made available shortly in each region.

The company will also rollout the PlayStation Network and Qriocity "Welcome Back" program, to be offered worldwide, which will be tailored to specific markets to provide our consumers with a selection of service options and premium content as an expression of the company's appreciation for their patience, support and continued loyalty.

Central components of the "Welcome Back" program will include:

•Each territory will be offering selected PlayStation entertainment content for free download. Specific details of this content will be announced in each region soon.
•All existing PlayStation Network customers will be provided with 30 days free membership in the PlayStation Plus premium service. Current members of PlayStation Plus will receive 30 days free service.
•Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity subscribers (in countries where the service is available) will receive 30 days free service.
Additional "Welcome Back" entertainment and service offerings will be rolled out over the coming weeks as the company returns the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services to the quality standard users have grown to enjoy and strive to exceed those exceptions.

SNEI will continue to reinforce and verify security for transactions before resuming the PlayStation®Store and other Qriocity operations, scheduled for this month.

I get the feeling that E3 this year is gonna be mighty uncomfortable for a freshly wounded Sony and I'm betting Microsoft will be providing the salt in one way or another.

[Windedprism]

wow nice read.It'll be interesting to see what happens there.

[nCogNeato]

Complimentary Offering and "Welcome Back" Appreciation Program

While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, the company is committed to helping its customers protect their personal data and will provide a complimentary offering to assist users in enrolling in identity theft protection services and/or similar programs. The implementation will be at a local level and further details will be made available shortly in each region.

The company will also rollout the PlayStation Network and Qriocity "Welcome Back" program, to be offered worldwide, which will be tailored to specific markets to provide our consumers with a selection of service options and premium content as an expression of the company's appreciation for their patience, support and continued loyalty.

Central components of the "Welcome Back" program will include:

•Each territory will be offering selected PlayStation entertainment content for free download. Specific details of this content will be announced in each region soon.
•All existing PlayStation Network customers will be provided with 30 days free membership in the PlayStation Plus premium service. Current members of PlayStation Plus will receive 30 days free service.
•Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity subscribers (in countries where the service is available) will receive 30 days free service.
Additional "Welcome Back" entertainment and service offerings will be rolled out over the coming weeks as the company returns the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services to the quality standard users have grown to enjoy and strive to exceed those exceptions.

SNEI will continue to reinforce and verify security for transactions before resuming the PlayStation®Store and other Qriocity operations, scheduled for this month.

1 free month of a service nobody wants?  Oh gee thanks, mister.

I get the feeling that E3 this year is gonna be mighty uncomfortable for a freshly wounded Sony and I'm betting Microsoft will be providing the salt in one way or another.

True dat.

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Courtesy of [1Up], thought this was a good take:

[GamerMan316]

Courtesy of [1Up], thought this was a good take:

Quality