playstation 3 fanbois...

[Mikes2nd]

its not like anyone actually plays the ps3 but...

better watch your credit cards...

http://techland.time.com/2011/04/25/playstation-network-down-for-fifth-day-as-sony-‘rebuilds’-from-‘intrusion’/

[MADMarc]

That explains it! I finally started racing my car on GT5 online and was wondering what was happening to the network.

[onebadmollafolla]

PSN is actually rebuilding their security, thus, they shut it down. No credit card numbers were leaked, as has been mentioned in countless articles, Sony would have legal obligation to inform its customers if that was the case.

To be honest, it is comforting to know they are making it more secure and it is only taking 5 days. XBOX Live was down for two weeks when they did their scheduled maintenance. :lol: You'd think it would be a shorter down time for paying customers (XBOX users) vs non paying customers (PS3 users). Guess not...

[sublime_whatigo]

PSN is actually rebuilding their security, thus, they shut it down. No credit card numbers were leaked, as has been mentioned in countless articles, Sony would have legal obligation to inform its customers if that was the case.

To be honest, it is comforting to know they are making it more secure and it is only taking 5 days. XBOX Live was down for two weeks when they did their scheduled maintenance. :lol: You'd think it would be a shorter down time for paying customers (XBOX users) vs non paying customers (PS3 users). Guess not...

"After days of speculation, Sony has confirmed that PlayStation Network and Qriocity were infiltrated and personal details, including credit card data, was compromised. The system was hacked three full days before Sony shut down PSN access. The official announcement comes only after Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal publicly chastised Sony for it's slow response to the problem. It is also interesting to note that they waited until after the press conference for their soon-to-be-released PlayStation tablet and after the stock market has closed.

As expected, this had nothing to do with REBUG, PSX-SCENE, Anonymous or any of the other wild conspiracy theories that have been brandied about over the last week. One wonders if fear-mongers like Mathieulh will issue a public apology or simply continue to spew non-truths and propaganda.


Sony also stated it might be another week or more before a new PSN is ready for their "valued customers"! They have not confirmed whether or not data such as trophies will be carried over to the new server."
Sony is in the process of sending the following email to all of it's subscribers.

Quote:
Valued PlayStation Network/Qriocity Customer:

We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011, certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network. In response to this intrusion, we have:

1. Temporarily turned off PlayStation Network and Qriocity services;
2. Engaged an outside, recognized security firm to conduct a full and complete investigation into what happened; and
3. Quickly taken steps to enhance security and strengthen our network infrastructure by re-building our system to provide you with greater protection of your personal information.

We greatly appreciate your patience, understanding and goodwill as we do whatever it takes to resolve these issues as quickly and efficiently as practicable.

Although we are still investigating the details of this incident, we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login, and handle/PSN online ID. It is also possible that your profile data, including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip), and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may have been obtained. If you have authorized a sub-account for your dependent, the same data with respect to your dependent may have been obtained. While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility. If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have been obtained.

For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of email, telephone, and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive information. Sony will not contact you in any way, including by email, asking for your credit card number, social security number or other personally identifiable information. If you are asked for this information, you can be confident Sony is not the entity asking. When the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services are fully restored, we strongly recommend that you log on and change your password. Additionally, if you use your PlayStation Network or Qriocity user name or password for other unrelated services or accounts, we strongly recommend that you change them, as well.

To protect against possible identity theft or other financial loss, we encourage you to remain vigilant, to review your account statements and to monitor your credit reports. We are providing the following information for those who wish to consider it:

U.S. residents are entitled under U.S. law to one free credit report annually from each of the three major credit bureaus. To order your free credit report, visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call toll-free (877) 322-8228.

We have also provided names and contact information for the three major U.S. credit bureaus below. At no charge, U.S. residents can have these credit bureaus place a “fraud alert” on your file that alerts creditors to take additional steps to verify your identity prior to granting credit in your name. This service can make it more difficult for someone to get credit in your name. Note, however, that because it tells creditors to follow certain procedures to protect you, it also may delay your ability to obtain credit while the agency verifies your identity. As soon as one credit bureau confirms your fraud alert, the others are notified to place fraud alerts on your file. Should you wish to place a fraud alert, or should you have any questions regarding your credit report, please contact any one of the agencies listed below.

Experian: 888-397-3742; www.experian.com; P.O. Box 9532, Allen, TX 75013
Equifax: 800-525-6285; www.equifax.com; P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
TransUnion: 800-680-7289; www.transunion.com; Fraud Victim Assistance Division, P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6790

You may wish to visit the web site of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission at Deter. Detect. Defend. Avoid ID Theft or reach the FTC at 1-877-382-4357 or 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580 for further information about how to protect yourself from identity theft. Your state Attorney General may also have advice on preventing identity theft, and you should report instances of known or suspected identity theft to law enforcement, your State Attorney General, and the FTC. For North Carolina residents, the Attorney General can be contacted at 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-9001; telephone (877) 566-7226; or NCDOJ. For Maryland residents, the Attorney General can be contacted at 200 St. Paul Place, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202; telephone: (888) 743-0023; or Maryland Attorney General - Home Page.

We thank you for your patience as we complete our investigation of this incident, and we regret any inconvenience. Our teams are working around the clock on this, and services will be restored as soon as possible. Sony takes information protection very seriously and will continue to work to ensure that additional measures are taken to protect personally identifiable information. Providing quality and secure entertainment services to our customers is our utmost priority. Please contact us at 1-800-345-7669 should you have any additional questions.

Sincerely,
Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment

http://us.playstation.com/news/consumeralerts/#non-us

[onebadmollafolla]

Just saw they released that...today. Before today, they had said they planned for it to be up for Japan on Monday, and then for Europe and the USA, Tuesday.

We'll see either way. I used a fake name, address, etc anyway. Sony needs to get their act together quickly on this one. :lol: In the mean time, I'll play Portal 2.

[Mikes2nd]

or get an xbox :)

[onebadmollafolla]

or get an xbox :)

Already have one. Piece of shit never stops breaking. :)

[onebadmollafolla]

"After days of speculation, Sony has confirmed that PlayStation Network and Qriocity were infiltrated and personal details, including credit card data, was compromised.

False. Credit card info has not been confirmed. Countless links when out saying that for a hot story. Sony said it was unlikely, but not out of the question. There ass is getting sued either way though. :D

[zapman2000]

Lol it took Sony 3 days to notice what was going on
that's really sad
Who would work this hard to only go after you address and passwords they wanted cc info
I'll get in on this class action lawsuit

HTC EVO

[zapman2000]

False. Credit card info has not been confirmed. Countless links when out saying that for a hot story. Sony said it was unlikely, but not out of the question. There ass is getting sued either way though. :D

Yes not confirmed but as he quoted all data including credit card info has been comprised

HTC EVO

[onebadmollafolla]

Lol it took Sony 3 days to notice what was going on
that's really sad
Who would work this hard to only go after you address and passwords they wanted cc info
I'll get in on this class action lawsuit

HTC EVO

Yeah, I have not been impressed with Sony thus far. They need to get their logistics in order, fast.



Samsung Galaxy S

[Mikes2nd]

Yes not confirmed but as he quoted all data including credit card info has been comprised

HTC EVO

not false... they have no f'ing clue what is lost, so yes credit card info is gone... its going to cost them millions upon millions in fines and penaties aside from the lost revenue. Thats pretty weak for a major company to be compromised like that and have no clue whats going on. Typical japanese response "downplay it, downplay it, ignore it maybe it will go away, continue to let the sheep think nothing is wrong, quality here nothing wrong!"... Mitsu, Toyota, Nuclear plants, Sony... All big corps do it to a point(Oracle is bad about it)... Google and Microsoft have gotten better as of late but when google apps is down they are always like OMG its only 2% of the users! its nothing!!... Oracle lies about their vunerabilities also... rofl unbreakable

http://psndown.ytmnd.com/
http://dearplaystation.ytmnd.com/
http://sonysucks.ytmnd.com/

[onebadmollafolla]

not false... they have no f'ing clue what is lost, so yes credit card info is gone... its going to cost them millions upon millions in fines and penaties aside from the lost revenue. Thats pretty weak for a major company to be compromised like that and have no clue whats going on. Typical japanese response "downplay it, downplay it, ignore it maybe it will go away, continue to let the sheep think nothing is wrong, quality here nothing wrong!"... Mitsu, Toyota, Nuclear plants, Sony... All big corps do it to a point(Oracle is bad about it)... Google and Microsoft have gotten better as of late but when google apps is down they are always like OMG its only 2% of the users! its nothing!!... Oracle lies about their vunerabilities also... rofl unbreakable

:lol:

Your posts are a riot.

[onebadmollafolla]

I guess I can make this my last post in regards to Mikes2nd. Time after time, thread after thread, you douse us in your blind rage for anything not Microsoft. Generally, I have to pick apart your poorly put-together comments with copious amounts of periods, "ROFL's", and hypocrisies that would baffle even the most bias of minds. However, I'll let you run with this one. I've done my deeds, linked your thread posting record, and shown you for exactly whom you criticize, a "fanboi". I tell you what, go ahead and run with this. Sure I could make another post ripping you and Microsoft into 15 pieces as I usually do, but that doesn't matter. I truly don't believe anyone on here is on such a sub-intellective mind to find anything you say credible or without motive. So have at it. Make the stage. The fact remains, calling me a fanboi or not, I still have everything. PS3, XBOX 360, Apple products, Google products, Windows, etc. But most importantly, I have you on a leash...every time. And, everyone here knows it. :)

[Mikes2nd]

don't get so emo fanboi... ROFL

[onebadmollafolla]

Just so everyone knows, Sony has released credit card info was encrypted. As I mentioned earlier, media (& Mikes2nd) like to jump the gunon details for a better story. Word is it will be down for almost the exact time Live was down for XBOX in 2007.

BBC News - PlayStation Network credit card details were encrypted (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13231307)

[Mikes2nd]

now more info was stolen...

It doesnt matter if its missing credit card info... I really wish sony had removed my info from their system after 10+ years.

I signed up for everquest like 2 decades ago... Sony kept it. Sony fanbois dont think someone walking around with all your info isnt a big deal but it is... birth date, emails, phone, address, old pass and account name...

Maybe I can get on the class action lawsuit. I want paid for my time to check my accounts and make sure I don't have the same pass on stuff from a long time ago.



Our ongoing investigation of illegal intrusions into Sony Online Entertainment systems has discovered that hackers may have obtained personal customer information from SOE systems. We are today advising you that the personal information you provided us in connection with your SOE account may have been stolen in a cyber-attack. Stolen information includes, to the extent you provided it to us, the following: name, address (city, state, zip, country), email address, gender, birthdate, phone number, login name and hashed password.

Customers outside the United States should be advised that we further discovered evidence that information from an outdated database from 2007 containing approximately 12,700 non-US customer credit or debit card numbers and expiration dates (but not credit card security codes) and about 10,700 direct debit records listing bank account numbers of certain customers in Germany, Austria, Netherlands and Spain may have also been obtained and we will be notifying each of those customers promptly.



rumors are the guys have 2.2 million credit cards

http://psx-scene.com/forums/f6/psn-database-containing-2-2million-credit-cards-now-up-sale-85702/

and they offered to sell back to sony... who knows if its real. I guess time will tell, once they get ticked they will just toss it on the web.