teruterubozu
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PSN Hack Update: FAQs in OP, Read before posting
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Zombie James
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GeoramA said:
This has nothing to do with digital distribution. Giving your person information online in any context is a risk. Same thing happened to Monoprice not too long ago, iirc.
I guess. I personally don't find companies infallible, and don't expect them to be, and simply judge them on their merits. This leak is a going to be bad for their image, and and irks me they can't have any of their service up right now, but I don't think any less of Sony's Platforms.Trevelyon said:
flipping_heck
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Myy PS3 died recently and my Debit Card details are on there/on PSN... I can't delete my CC number etc now but how likely is this going to affect me?
Well... thanks a lot Sony. Just spent the last 30 minutes changing all of my passwords, and now have to spend several days cautiously eyeing the bank account linked to my debit card.
I'll be sure to buy PSN cards from now on for my Playstation Network purchases so that Sony will get the minimum amount of money per sale. After all, it clearly wasn't going towards improving the network in any way.
The fact that it took a week for them to tell people that basically all of their personal information was stolen is absolutely disgusting, and the fact that it's still going to be another week or so before it's back up is just stupid considering the size of the company.
I'll be sure to buy PSN cards from now on for my Playstation Network purchases so that Sony will get the minimum amount of money per sale. After all, it clearly wasn't going towards improving the network in any way.
The fact that it took a week for them to tell people that basically all of their personal information was stolen is absolutely disgusting, and the fact that it's still going to be another week or so before it's back up is just stupid considering the size of the company.
brucewaynegretzky
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Serious question. Is it really useful for the hackers to try and sell this information anywhere or would all the damage have to be done by them? Wouldn't selling any of the information just make it that much more likely they'd get caught now that this is such a public matter? FBI will be tracking the info no doubt.
phosphor112
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On the Brightside:
They couldn't have taken that much info unless plugged straight fucking into the servers.
Fingers crossed my shit didn't get stolen =D.
lol...
They couldn't have taken that much info unless plugged straight fucking into the servers.
Fingers crossed my shit didn't get stolen =D.
lol...
valentine71
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Bankoiia said:
Lol... This would be lovely. Fucking epic.
polyh3dron
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Imagine Sony hired HBGary to look into this.. wouldn't that be rich?
UntoldDreams
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chubigans said:
Well... Changing the card number should be sufficient and does not count as a cancel.
I NEED SCISSORS
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Leshita said:
Most sites i've used have, and on top of that some even go an extra level and have some Visa portal that you have to go through.
Maleficence
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A lot of rage over people simply having to monitor their bank accounts a bit closer.
I've only purchased a handful of things on the PSN, but like a few others, that card expired a while ago and I haven't entered any new information. I can't believe Sony's incompetence in their handling of this situation though. If there was even the SLIGHTEST chance that people's CC and personal information was compromised, they should've said something then and there. Fuck waiting a week just to "determine the extent."
Krauser Kat
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The melt downs in this thread sound like no one has ever gotten a letter from their bank or other corporation saying there has been a security breach. Shit happens a lot, not on this scale. But whoever did this, did a fantastic job, no security in the world can stop a determined group of people. Sony will bite the bullet, on this one sadly, even though it could happen to a lot of services.
Maybe if this was a one-time, thing, but it's not. Their failure to properly implement a fucking random number generator is the root cause of this whole thing, and this breech is severely worse than Gawker's screw-up last year - which in and of itself was already massive.Drkirby said:
Wow, this is going to cost SONY a fortune until it's all said and done. So much for a PS3 price cut, competitively prices NGP Sku's, and cheap KZ3 map packs.
Hell, they'll probably strip away lots of the PS Plus freebies to help pay compensate for the financial losses from this mess.
The PS3 has had terrific momentum this year, but this is catastrophe is going to slam the brakes on their progress. Microsoft has got to be just be loving this.
Hell, they'll probably strip away lots of the PS Plus freebies to help pay compensate for the financial losses from this mess.
The PS3 has had terrific momentum this year, but this is catastrophe is going to slam the brakes on their progress. Microsoft has got to be just be loving this.
Steve Youngblood
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Hello. Damage control made sense in the other thread when we didn't know anything and optimistic people could hope for the best because they think Sony are comprised of a bunch of nice people who, gosh darnit, really want the best for us because they're super awesome and they wouldn't take the network down unless there was a really, really good reason for it that was in our best interest not to be privy to, but that was the other thread. There's no need for damage control now. Whatever the lasting impact of this, they deserve to take their beating for this, because they fucked up.FTH said:
Uno Venova
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This is pretty much how I feel.Kyoufu said:
Metalmurphy
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My brain can only hold so many passwordsValkyr Junkie said:
ClosingADoor
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Sure, but Sony is the one responsible for security. You trust them to keep your info safe.BradleyUK said:
Nihilistic Monk
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Curufinwe said:
Remember, if your Debit Card is on there, there's no Fraud Protection usually on Debit Cards, only Credit Cards. If you have a Debit Card, check your fraud cover, and potentially cancel your card. I've cancelled mine just now FWIW.
AnEternalEnigma said:
Sounds like the perfect reason to freak out to me
UntoldDreams
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QRIOSITY might have had more to do with this than PSN.
After all, QRIOSITY is the new network infrastructure not PSN.
After all, QRIOSITY is the new network infrastructure not PSN.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Man Sony is freaking incompetent. I hope my long canceled card is all that's on my account if anything. Good thing I go out of my way to use prepaid cards for everything.
diffusionx
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This is fucking absurd. Sony should've let us know on Friday at the absolute latest.
But at this stage I couldn't tell you how many times my personal information has been stolen. At least four times.
The problem isn't really Sony. NONE of these companies are responsible with this information because they DO NOT HAVE TO BE. Congress essentially lets companies walk away from mammoth data breaches while leaving the people whose info got stolen (through no fault of their own) to clean up the mess.
Look at the message from Sony - it's all about shit we have to do. Fuck you Sony, contact the credit bureaus for me. Why do I need to waste my time?
Bottom line, companies have no requirement to handle this data responsibly, they face no punishment from mishandling it, they will keep doing it.
But at this stage I couldn't tell you how many times my personal information has been stolen. At least four times.
The problem isn't really Sony. NONE of these companies are responsible with this information because they DO NOT HAVE TO BE. Congress essentially lets companies walk away from mammoth data breaches while leaving the people whose info got stolen (through no fault of their own) to clean up the mess.
Look at the message from Sony - it's all about shit we have to do. Fuck you Sony, contact the credit bureaus for me. Why do I need to waste my time?
Bottom line, companies have no requirement to handle this data responsibly, they face no punishment from mishandling it, they will keep doing it.
Unfortunate, but what are ya gonna do? Change my password on PSN and if any weird charges are made to my card which hardly has any money in it anyways I will cancel it. I'm a videogame whore. It's probably stupid of me, but whenever something like this happens I just want it to come back to normal so I can do what I was doing before.
EDIT: Yeah I can stop supporting them so they get the message, but i'm a lazy motherfucker who just wants his games
I will cancel it. I'm a videogame whore. It's probably stupid of me, but whenever something like this happens I just want it to come back to normal so I can do what I was doing before.EDIT: Yeah I can stop supporting them so they get the message, but i'm a lazy motherfucker who just wants his games
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