Sony hires detectives after gamers lose personal data

Jeebizz · 05-04-2011, 10:07 AM

"Sony has hired investigators after a breach of security, in which the personal data of more than 100 million online game users was compromised."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13276490

H_TeXMeX_H · 05-04-2011, 01:15 PM

Here's a FAQ that $ony released:
http://ps3.dashhacks.com/2011/04/29/...ork-outage-faq

In other news, I hear that OtherOS is now possible again.

Jeebizz · 05-04-2011, 01:23 PM

"(Reuters) - Sony Corp blamed the well-known Internet vigilante group Anonymous for indirectly allowing a hacker to gain access to personal data of more than 100 million video game users."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...73R0Q320110504

But days ago:

"Anonymous Denies Responsibility for PSN Hack"

http://www.gamefront.com/anonymous-d...-for-psn-hack/

I can't help but side with Anonymous on this one too. I doubt very much this was the work of Anonymous, and Sony is merely using them as a scapegoat for their own incompetence.

-edit

http://anonops.blogspot.com/2011/04/...competent.html

Jeebizz · 05-04-2011, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by H_TeXMeX_H

In other news, I hear that OtherOS is now possible again.

Just hearsay or do you have any sources on that? Is Sony themselves considering bringing it back or is it another illicit hack to bring OtherOS functionality back?

H_TeXMeX_H · 05-04-2011, 01:46 PM

I don't agree with harmful hacking. As much as I hate $ony, whoever hacked $ony did a bad thing. Not to mention that stealing personal info and credit card info is not the best way to affect $ony ... instead maybe their customers.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeebizz

Just hearsay or do you have any sources on that? Is Sony themselves considering bringing it back or is it another illicit hack to bring OtherOS functionality back?

Check my previous link and look around there, ya know

Jeebizz · 05-04-2011, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H_TeXMeX_H

I don't agree with harmful hacking. As much as I hate $ony, whoever hacked $ony did a bad thing. Not to mention that stealing personal info and credit card info is not the best way to affect $ony ... instead maybe their customers.

Well it can't be Anonymous, because it is not their MO. They mostly do DDoSing, and whatever server they do break in they never take, only put something in.

-correction:

Only thing they really have taken were HBGary mails, but thats cause HBGary tried to mess with Anonymous in the first place. Anonymous wouldn't go for people's CC#s, or stuff like that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by H_TeXMeX_H

Check my previous link and look around there, ya know

Will check then.

Jeebizz · 05-04-2011, 06:20 PM

"Sony has blamed the online vigilante group Anonymous for indirectly allowing the security breach that allowed a hacker to gain access to the personal data of more than 100m online gamers."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13288532

frankbell · 05-04-2011, 07:37 PM

We already know the calibre of Sony's security.

'nuff said.

H_TeXMeX_H · 05-05-2011, 08:37 AM

I really don't like this "Anonymous" group, I don't like their methods, their morals, I don't even like their name ... as if they were established by the secret services just to pass anti-privacy legislation. I really hope they get busted and sent to prison for a long time. However, if they do work for the secret services, of course this will not happen, someone else will go to prison, and legislation will be passed.

frankbell · 05-05-2011, 10:39 PM

I think Sony pointed the finger at Anonymous because Anonymous is in the news and is an easy target.

It also diverts attention from Sony's lousy security and rather draconian business practices.

Anonymous has released a statement regarding Sony.

Here's a link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...king-statement

Here's an excerpt:

Quote:

1. Anonymous has never been known to have engaged in credit card theft.

2. Many of our corporate and governmental adversaries, on the other hand, have been known to have lied to the public about Anonymous and about their own activities. HBGary, for instance, was caught lying a number of times to the press, to the public, and to Anonymous itself (in this phone call, for instance), CEO Aaron Barr makes a number of untrue statements regarding the intent of his "research", claiming for instance that he never tried to sell the information to the FBI when emails acquired soon showed that he had been set to do just that; executive Karen Burke was also caught lying to Bloomberg about having not seen an incriminating email that she had in fact replied to just a few days before]. The US Chamber of Commerce lied about not having seen the criminal proposal created by them for Team Themis; Palantir lied about not having any idea what their employees were up to; Berico publicly denounced a plan that they had actively engaged in creating; etc. There is no corporation in existence will choose the truth when lies are more convenient.

Anonymous is not an organization.

It's more like a demonstration. The only qualification for membership is to show up. (And, no, I didn't and have no intention of showing up. My demonstrating days are mostly behind me.)

Jeebizz · 05-06-2011, 10:24 AM

"Online vigilante group Anonymous has denied being behind an attack that led to the theft of personal data from around 77 million PlayStation users."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13309581

H_TeXMeX_H · 05-06-2011, 10:34 AM

I think $ony may be right in that Anonymous may have done the DDOS, and then someone else stole the data.

H_TeXMeX_H · 05-07-2011, 05:11 AM

Supposedly a third attack is planned:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20060227-260.html

I like this comment:

Quote:

Originally Posted by myles taylor

So to teach Sony a lesson for getting themselves hacked and handling it poorly, they are going to hack it again and then release all the information (that belongs to the innocent customers) out? The customers will suffer, Sony will suffer a little bad PR and get over it and what will be learned?

Whoever is hacking credit card numbers should go to prison for many years.