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AusGAF 3.0 - Double the price, region locked and refused classification
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that covers not just cc's omi
things like when people nick yoru email, get enough shit to build up an id and get a home loan..
edit: I am sure you already are serrels but try get a statement out of sony
lots of aussies are like wtf, is it US or US and EU. Sony hasn't clarified. They are being total twats about this whole thing really.
things like when people nick yoru email, get enough shit to build up an id and get a home loan..
edit: I am sure you already are serrels but try get a statement out of sony
lots of aussies are like wtf, is it US or US and EU. Sony hasn't clarified. They are being total twats about this whole thing really.
codswallop
Member
This happens frequently enough that people need to subscribe to a yearly service?Choc said:
So it's looking like I'm not going to be able to eat lunch today.
Long story short, my money that I transferred from my savings account to my account that I can get money from hasn't gone through because of the billion public holidays we just had. I thought it would go through today, because it's not a public holiday. But no.
I have $4 in my account.
I'm so hungry, too : (
Long story short, my money that I transferred from my savings account to my account that I can get money from hasn't gone through because of the billion public holidays we just had. I thought it would go through today, because it's not a public holiday. But no.
I have $4 in my account.
I'm so hungry, too : (
Shaneus said:
mycreditfile.com.au is run by the credit agencies of Australia including Velioa (spelling). They have the data anyway and get it from the banks.
so its actually their systems. They are the ones that manage the credit files for banks, and thus when you file is edited they email you straight away informing you X was applied for and approved on X date.
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Deleted member 30609
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I think Sony know they're in extremely volatile legal and PR territory. The less they say until they're absolutely certain, the better (for them).
codswallop
Member
This shit should be free, given all the fees we already pay to banks, or loan establishment fees, etc.Choc said:
codswallop said:
no argument from me. at least its tax deductible
you can get your credit file for free. It takes 28 days to get posted. You also get it from that site
what i am talking about is an alert service that alerts you when your credit file is edited/updated.
you all should get your free credit file. You'd be amazed how often the banks look at it (X bank looked at your credit file on X/X/X) especially if you have a mortgage
Clipper said:
i haven't got it yet from my US account. It's possible Sony detected the data mining that was going on and instantly switched PSN off. If thats the case they may know the exact point the data mine got up to or particular servers etc.
the fact that the email says that your data HAS been compromised rather then MAY HAVE been compromised makes me think they know exactly which accounts got done.
not a good time to have the name aandy aardvark.....
According to the FAQ, it does cover all regions, and I know you can log into any PSN site from any region, so the accounts are pooled.
It would be interesting to see which accounts are breached, though. I doubt they'd be sorted by name. It's much more likely that they were sorted via creation date or something. Would that make sense for you Choc? Was your US account created a long time after the AU one? Was the AU one created near launch?
It would be interesting to see which accounts are breached, though. I doubt they'd be sorted by name. It's much more likely that they were sorted via creation date or something. Would that make sense for you Choc? Was your US account created a long time after the AU one? Was the AU one created near launch?
Hah! As I went through the list, I thought "I'm gonna win this!"Marshmellow said:
221.
Beat you by two.
Also, two hundred and twenty one video games is a lot of video games.
Any of you cunts speak french? I'm trying to learn it as my first second language. Learning the rudimentary core of a language and how to 'speak for the first time' at a child-like pace is strangely invigorating.
Let me get this straight... the whole Rebug thing has gone from the regular Joe using his CFW to get on the debug PSN network to data mining? Is that right?
Edit: Okay, just read that thread now. I thought it was only PSN software that was compromised, not user's data. Yikes.
Edit: Okay, just read that thread now. I thought it was only PSN software that was compromised, not user's data. Yikes.
endlessflood
Member
Yeah it's definitely all regions, they've even posted that official statement on the Aussie playstation site:Mako_Drug said:
http://au.playstation.com/home/news/articles/detail/item369505/PSN-Qriocity-Service-Update/
Also in terms of the emails being sent out, the original post on the US blog said that "We are currently working to send a similar message to the one below via email to all of our registered account holders regarding a compromise of personal information as a result of an illegal intrusion on our systems." Not that they had actually started doing it yet... don't forget that they have to send seventy million emails.
You can't log in to US PSN exactly with AU details, but you could log into the US Playstation site (for checking your friend list and trophies online) with them.Choc said:
And yeah, that date difference might explain it. It might be the case that only early accounts are hacked (I guess I should check the main thread for confirmation). My accounts were created on the same day back at the launch of the MGS4 bundle, which was a fair way after launch.
Fredescu said:
that is to cover their arse
if the data miners got in got the data and got out before Sony realised, you would only be hearing it when tons of PSN people are getting funds nicked etc.
they clearly saw it in action and halted it instantly i should think when they realised what was goign on
data mining 70 million accounts would take an f'ing long time.
They state on the FAQ that they have e-mailed compromised accounts. I have an AU and a US account and neither have received e-mails. I have to assume for the moment that neither account was compromised.Fredescu said:
Edit: I'll add that they also state in the same FAQ that it's possible all accounts were affected, but I still have to wonder why only some of us have received e-mails so far.
Marshmellow
Member
Bernbaum said:
DAM! where did the list come from btw....there were a lot of games i thought should be on there but weren't
Id better go home and start buying up on steam for this weekend to best you!
Did French in my later school years. HATED IT. Wish id stuck with Japanese. J'emapelle is about all i remember.
legend166 said:
2 pieces of tempura salmon sushi at my foodcourt.
Where does it say that? I see this in the main article: "The following email has been sent to all PSN registrants" which suggests that everyone has been emailed (or more likely are in the process of being emailed, since sending 70 million emails is not something that can be done in one hit), not selected people. I see no clarification of that in the FAQ.Clipper said:
The blog says "We are currently working to send a similar message to the one below via email to all of our registered account holders" which is the same as above.
Marshmellow
Member
Bernbaum said:
Just found what i was looking for, this may be of use/interest to you.
http://www.pimsleur.com.au/
A mate used it to learn Portuguese and i have the one for Japanese. They are awesome
endlessflood
Member
Well they said "we are sending out" not "we have sent out". Have people actually started receiving emails?Clipper said:
codswallop
Member
If you want conversational French, look for Pimsleur. I did it for maybe 2-3 weeks, incredibly casually before I went on my first big trip and by God does it work.Bernbaum said:
When someone came up to me and asked me a question and I instantly knew what they were saying without having to think about it (actually, my wife told me she saw the cogs turning for a moment, as I knew what they'd said but had to make the link), I knew it'd worked. It really was one of those "aha" type moments.
Edit: The biggest problem with the Pimsleur method is that it doesn't train you to read the language, just speak it. Not necessarily a problem depending on what you need, but it leads to occasions where you look at a word and it's spelled totally different to how you thought.
Even if we assume everyone is hacked, I have to assume cards are safe (for now at least).Choc said:
There are reports from the thread of people that had their e-mail hacked and stuff on the 20th. That would tie into the timing of the attack. However, nobody has had their card account compromised as far as I can tell. Either the hackers have been sitting on this information for nearly a week and not striking just yet, or more likely they never got it, especially seeing as it seems they have already used other data.
codswallop
Member
People who hack credit card numbers aren't usually the ones who use them. They'll need to find a buyer or buyers for blocks of the numbers, who probably will sit on them for a little bit.Clipper said:
If you are at all concerned, just tell your bank you believe the number to be compromised and want a new card.
Shaneus said:
I LOVE the old school Arnott's biscuits, so fucking delicious. There's a pack of Milk Coffee waiting for me at home mmm...
Also, I really need to play Portal 2 co-op. I have to clean tonight for an inspection, but perhaps Thursday night or some time on the weekend someone'd be up for a bash?