Author Topic: PSNetwork (Read 1973 times)

Acey · « **on:** May 02, 2011, 08:03:27 AM »

I'm surprized... so one has really been talking about the news regarding the PS3 network being hacked. Personal information, credit card info and passwords have been stolen and the enitre network is still down. How does that affect us here? I don't have a PS3 but I know we have a lot of PS3 players here.

http://www.techeye.net/security/no-compensation-will-be-good-enough-for-the-psn-hack

C.R.O.M. - Shadaloo Lives! · « **Reply #1 on:** May 02, 2011, 08:48:21 AM »

My credit card wasn't on my account so I'm good.

Sucks not being able to get DLC or play online though.

ClubSyN-X-TReME · « **Reply #2 on:** May 02, 2011, 08:53:15 AM »

Restoration will occur this week, more info on the blog site. :

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/30/press-release-some-playstation-network-and-qriocity-services-to-be-available-this-week/

Selected games will be able to download for free, all psn users will have a 30 day plus service and for plus users like myself will have an additional 30 days of free service.

There are more in the blog.

Goenitz · « **Reply #3 on:** May 02, 2011, 11:14:09 AM »

I'm a PSN player and I really don't care if there down or not, to busy with real life. About my credit card info, I'm not stupid to put my real credit card info on any online page. I went to Walmart a few years ago and got a rechargeable Visa credit card from them and have been doing all my online shopping (ebay, PSN, Netflix etc...) with it since. Best move anyone can do.

ClubSyN-X-TReME · « **Reply #4 on:** May 02, 2011, 11:22:59 AM »

Thats all I use as well.

Jason Todd · « **Reply #5 on:** May 02, 2011, 11:25:36 AM »

i have the same system as goenitz. bought a prepaid card for all my internet purchases along time ago. like he said, its the best move anyone can do.

Sabaki · « **Reply #6 on:** May 02, 2011, 11:31:37 AM »

Every time I make a purchase I manually input my card info, then delete the info after the transaction is complete from my profile, so I should be good. Address was an old one, not my current, so I should be safe as well. Still, monitoring my credit history and bank statements just to be on the safe side.

C.R.O.M. - Shadaloo Lives! · « **Reply #7 on:** May 02, 2011, 05:19:23 PM »

Quote from: Sabaki on May 02, 2011, 11:31:37 AM

Every time I make a purchase I manually input my card info, then delete the info after the transaction is complete from my profile, so I should be good.

This is what I usually do.

Jelux Da Casual · « **Reply #8 on:** May 02, 2011, 05:34:33 PM »

Quote from: Acey on May 02, 2011, 08:03:27 AM

I'm surprized... so one has really been talking about the news regarding the PS3 network being hacked...

I don't think we've been talking about because dang near everywhere else is. Somehow, it feels a little redundant now even. I dunno, is that odd?

Acey · « **Reply #9 on:** May 02, 2011, 05:48:36 PM »

I guess that makes sense, I really expected someone to come oneline in a rage though, guess we're all getting old, even the young ones.

ClubSyN-X-TReME · « **Reply #10 on:** May 02, 2011, 05:52:19 PM »

Complaining wouldn't do any good anyway....

SanjiSasuke · « **Reply #11 on:** May 02, 2011, 06:04:15 PM »

No connected complaints have been filed, so I don't think the hackers were after credit cards.

ClubSyN-X-TReME · « **Reply #12 on:** May 03, 2011, 12:37:07 PM »

probably just wanna prove a point if anything.

Dead Phoenix · « **Reply #13 on:** May 03, 2011, 12:59:09 PM »

they sent emails to my sister that when PSN is back up she needs to change her password, but I didn't recieve one since we share the system. Could this mean she got her info stolen?

vyn · « **Reply #14 on:** May 04, 2011, 01:01:40 PM »

ive been following the news and with the little knowledge i have plus what has been said weather any credit card info got leaked or not is not clear yet, apparently there are a number of barriers and we dont know if ALL of them were breached.

Neways theres little to be done except changing passwords here and ther plus some monitoring.

Ive seen Sony take some serious heat this last week days from the community, the media and the ususal opportunists looking for lawsuit money all arguing how its Sonys fault for some crappy security. I dunno isnt the ps3 the one console that took the longest to hack? arent they the ones who pursue hackers and piracy the most? (and hte reason stupid hackers target them) i just dont see them being lazy and leaving the info out there for any half-caliber hacker to take it, sure the hackers are faceless but arent they the ones to blame?. Many top names apoligized in public which may not seem like much to us but in their culture its pretty damn meaningful.

So wahts your take on Sony guys? is it their fault? Are they handling it propperly?

Tha Lando ( Le CROM ) · « **Reply #15 on:** May 04, 2011, 01:46:39 PM »

Quote from: vyn on May 04, 2011, 01:01:40 PM

So wahts your take on Sony guys? is it their fault? Are they handling it propperly?

man this is as always bro Vyn an open and shut kinda talk. its always the Hacker Fault. plain and simple. why i say this...simple...no one tells anyone to go and HACK software. its a choice wether to do so or not. Sony IS NOT responsible for the choices some retards make to go and modify, hack, break whatever into their programming and do ILLEGAL stuff. Thats like the owners a house being blamed for robbers breaking in. uhhh yeah right. My house...locks on my doors...keep yo A$$ out! how is that hard to understand? Hackers follow a no rule belief. they do it cause they think they can. consequences arent even really a factor. they like the creds. but when its time to pay the penalty...

i sooo sorrry!

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too late.. did the crime now pay the piper. but well yeah this is what i think. A company cannot be at fault for my choosing to illegally alter or and hack into their product. better security? sure.. but no matter how great your security...it can be broken. so ps3 owners with the network shouldnt be angry with sony...be mad at the guy that broke into your house and stole your stuff from you. point blank.

Acey · « **Reply #16 on:** May 04, 2011, 02:15:21 PM »

Actually I do think this is all Sony's fault. The PS3 was the last game system that was hacked (harddrive hacked) and the guy who did it make the hack public so anyone could hack their own PS3. Sony went and sued the guy even though he broke no laws in the process, obviously hoping to make an example out of him. XBox and Nintendo never started a law suit over their hardware being made hackable but Sony obviously thought this was a great opportunity to give the hackers a big "FU". Well that particular hacker was able to raise money through internet supporters to actually hire a legal team for the law suit so kudos to him but the hakers still weren't finished with Sony. Now this is speculation but I think this hack was a direct result of Sony's original reaction. They started a war with the hackers and they are seeing what can really happen.

Obviously the hacker philosophy is that, "I bought this console, I should be able to do what ever I want with it. I should be able to hack the hard drive, remove hardware or even shove it in a blender if I want."

As a forum IMT does not support or encourage hacking but we also don't make it our business to enter your house and tell you what to do.

vyn · « **Reply #17 on:** May 04, 2011, 02:46:53 PM »

i do see where those feelings come from, a good portion of the online community now sees Sony as a bully and believe it is within their right to take illegal action against the company, I dont share this opinion but i do see the logic and the feelings behind it so i wont argue much there.

However we are now talking about the PSN, not the geohotz incident, because of a group of hackers we, the users, are unable to play online games which we have paid good money for and have the right to play. Whos the bully now? is it my right to go and shoot some hackers now?

I seriously doubt whoever is behind it wants to somehow defend us the hard working online community agaisnt the all mighty faceless greedy company. They were either after the money or showing how big of an annonymous man they are.

Acey · « **Reply #18 on:** May 04, 2011, 02:51:52 PM »

Quote from: vyn on May 04, 2011, 02:46:53 PM

...is it my right to go and shoot some hackers now?

As a web admin I can't say, "yes" but this is intriguing.

vyn · « **Reply #19 on:** May 04, 2011, 02:56:02 PM »

im pretty sure you can out your opinion man, actually i insist, i need an antagonist you know

.

Rage · « **Reply #20 on:** May 04, 2011, 03:15:55 PM »

sony is to blame. its was told to me like this. Sony gets pissed because someone hacks there software. Now this is legal. He broke no laws. Sony pulls support for linux and bans those using it because they may be hackers. Linux user are computers programmers and Hacker so why F' with them.

Second. When the first hacks for DLC and mods where made they didnt even shut down psn while they tryed to fix it. That was a noob decision. You cant fix it while people are using psn. It leave holes all in the security.

So yeah this is sonys fault. The cause for the problem was the users but it was sony actions that cause the result.