check it out more information on the outage search for the article about REBUG and sony. Apparently its a custom firmware the hackers may have used. www.afterdawn.com
@Stro - that's awesome man. A geology major buddy of mine has been in and out of Ethiopia for the last couple years doing some paleo-botany project over there. Museums here are super-interested, but apparently the Ethiopian government isn't too fond of their historical goodness being taken overseas, hence the out-of-country work. Stories like that make me wish I'd finished college
Enjoy that though man--definitely a beautiful building.
So everyone--when PSN is back up, Might and Magic 1v1/2v2 games so we can all hit level 10 and get the requisite 3 online achievements? Just beat the campaign/all solo trophies and I need more!
Yeah I'm pretty pissed off at the moment as well...especially cause I finally got a ton of online-friendly stuff recently.
I guess now we wait til PSN is back up, hope we can login, and once we can/do, we change our passwords. I'm already gonna get a new number for my credit card/notify Bank of America just in case. I would guess that, now that arrests are starting up, that the people who have this info aren't stupid enough to go publicly spreading it around/selling it and getting noticed/added to the mounting arrests. There's also the chance that they hacked in, stole back-up data, then got done/realized what they've stolen and how crazy-illegal it was, and originally just intended to screw with Sony/give them the message that they could hack them whenever they wanted.
At any rate--flipping out about it isn't gonna get anyone anywhere. Now we watch and wait.
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It's worth noting that there is no evidence that credit card details were stolen.
It's also worth noting that if you're really worried about your credit card details, then you shouldn't be using your credit card. Putting it into ATM? Potential loss. Paying for anything online? Potential loss. Carrying it around with you? Potential physical theft.
Not that that's stopped the hysterics, but in the interests of reason, it's worth noting. People need to be aware of the problem, but not panicked. Chances are, your details were not stolen.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/116/1164282p1.html Now that the government is involved, I know now that these hackers are going to jail for quite some time after all of this. And these IGN comments are cracking me up XD "I heard the Royal Weddings off due to the Queen not getting any online co-op on Portal 2. These are truly dark times."
The Senator is after Sony for not reporting the exact problem and damages. He's not after the hackers because that's not his job, that's Sony's job to create a secure network, which they failed to do so.
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http://ps3.ign.com/articles/116/1164282p1.html Now that the government is involved, I know now that these hackers are going to jail for quite some time after all of this. And these IGN comments are cracking me up XD "I heard the Royal Weddings off due to the Queen not getting any online co-op on Portal 2. These are truly dark times."
With or without the Government, you don't exactly get away with hacking 75-odd million consumer accounts. Those hackers deserve everything they've got coming to them. And I honestly hope they get the full prison experience from the inmates.
The Senator is after Sony for not reporting the exact problem and damages. He's not after the hackers because that's not his job, that's Sony's job to create a secure network, which they failed to do so.
They did, but what is actually secure? Microsoft got hacked awhile back and it shut down their servers for 11 days, and Nintendo's DS has been hacked to death right beside the PSP. Nothing is safe from these hackers! If you build it, they will Eventually find a way to hack into it!
EDIT: @Strofan... Oh, I meant to congratulate you on landing the Museum gig, that is awesome stuff man!
EDIT #2: (So much to talk about today!) As far the the credit card info being stolen, that has been confirmed, but the Social Security Number, Expiration Date and the CVV Number are supposedly all safe and sound - all of which are needed to steal an identity. So even if they got your Credit Card Number, it's useless information. It's not cool by any means that it happened, but someone could snap a picture with their phone while your using you Credit Card and probably do you more damage than this. My understanding is that as long as your vital information isn't stolen, they don't have to immediately notify you.
@Sylverstone... Those are hilarious! For you final comment, Sony is usually really good about giving back to their customers, and I expect them to do something for the time lost - especially for PS+ subscribers.
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They did, but what is actually secure? Microsoft got hacked awhile back and it shut down their servers for 11 days, and Nintendo's DS has been hacked to death right beside the PSP. Nothing is safe from these hackers! If you build it, they will Eventually find a way to hack into it!
Let's not forget the dude in Spain that made off with a bunch of credit card numbers from hacking the Wii.
But it's cool to hate on Sony, that's the difference.
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