Totenkopf Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-sony-hack-20110427,0,6751251.story?track=rss http://www.pcworld.com/article/226385/sonys_playstation_network_disaster_what_happens_next.html/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/9616265 Anyone here affected by this? Thoughts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltiades Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Great, for once I get me a console... As far as I know, there's nothing out of the ordinary in my case. I had no Credit Card number saved on my PSN account, so at least I'm not in for the worst. Some personal info is saved on my PSN account, however, and I'd like to change my password as soon as possible. Of course, I'll have to wait until PSN's back online. Fingers crossed nothing's compromised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 So far the most damaging aspect of this is the hit on Sony's reputation (which as far as PR and customer service is concerned, Sony's never been good at that anyway, putting it lightly). So even though I have a PSN account and my credit card info is on there, no I'm not worried in the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Couldn't happen to a nicer company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 that's how all hacks are solved right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Q Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Couldn't happen to a nicer company. Apple... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediMaster08 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I have an xbox 360 and although the security by microsoft is way better i still deleted my credit card details just incase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommycat Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Rule of thumb: The more places you store your credit card information, the more chance you have of that information being stolen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynk Former Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I have an xbox 360 and although the security by microsoft is way better i still deleted my credit card details just incase. You shouldn't trust Microsoft with your credit card details any way. http://www.twilightlynk.com/2011/03/10/microsoft-i-want-your-credit-card-details-nom-nom-nom/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Apple... Nah, Apple would rather stalk you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Its a good Job my Credit card is maxed, and I use xbox... Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lion54 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 This is why I only use my pre-paid debit card online. Even if you have a credit card, I still recommend getting a pre-paid if you ever plan to use it online. The most anyone can steal from it is what you put on it. You can buy them practically anywhere these days, at least in the U.S., but I believe they are available in most countries. They've really caught on the past few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pho3nix Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Good thing I never filled out my credit card details... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 This is why I only use my pre-paid debit card online. Even if you have a credit card, I still recommend getting a pre-paid if you ever plan to use it online. The most anyone can steal from it is what you put on it. You can buy them practically anywhere these days, at least in the U.S., but I believe they are available in most countries. They've really caught on the past few years. Or PayPal Btw. I'm too lazy to read the OP links, but atm there is "no evidence" that cc information was taken, only things like names, addresses, other user info **** you can get on Facebook, so yeah, while there is no proof that cc info was taken, there's no proof it wasn't either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shem Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Something like this makes me glad I have an Xbox instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Something like this makes me glad I have an Xbox instead. While I have both, I gotta agree.. even before the 'hack' I definitely like the xbox better. Pretty much retired the PS3 to Folding. Speaking of xbox, Hulu Pus (the only other reason I used the PS3) just became available today. Seriously thinking about cancelling cable [/offtopic] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Btw. I'm too lazy to read the OP links, but atm there is "no evidence" that cc information was taken, only things like names, addresses, other user info **** you can get on Facebook, so yeah, while there is no proof that cc info was taken, there's no proof it wasn't either... Not necessarily. Admittedly, that does admit it could easily be a coincidence, but it's still going to worry a lot of PSN users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Something like this makes me glad I have an Xbox instead. No offense, but that's pretty stupid and ignorant. This could have just as easily happened to MS, or any company for that matter. Not necessarily. Admittedly, that does admit it could easily be a coincidence, but it's still going to worry a lot of PSN users. There's also reports that 2.2 million PSN user's credit card details are up for sale. Dunno if it's credible but it adds to the PR nightmare for Sony XD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 This could have just as easily happened to MS, or any company for that matter. To be honest.. I'd be surprised if someone didn't attempt it, especially now. If only to test the waters... I'd imagine (read: hope) that the xbox devs will look in to their own security in anticipation of copycat attempts. Dodged a bullet on this PS3 scare. My information was stored on their network.. but the card I had stored expired this month Activated my replacement (with a different CCV code & stripe) just to make sure my 'hacked' card was rendered useless. Needless to say.. this one won't be stored on either xbox or psn accounts. Also contacted my card provider to update my account activity notifications just as a precaution. I'll deal with the extra emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 If you wanna look at this in the most positive way possible it has at least brought the subject of CC security to large scale media attention and likely has made other companies examine the strength of their security. If you really wanna twist it in a positive manner, you could say that any CC info that was stored on PSN is basically hot potatoes now. With not only CC companies and Sony looking closely at it, but also government agencies such as the FBI. As a hacker you'd have to be either foolish or have Duke Nukem Balls of Steel to do anything with the info you just stole. That's probably closer to blind reassurance though XD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Top five PSN Downloads this month: 1 - users.xml 2 - credit_card_info.xml 3 - backdoor.exe 4 - Castle Crashers 5 - Marvel vs Capcom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taak Farst Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 to repay all psn users they will give users an hours spree on certain games where they can download certain games dlc for free. -----------------speculation-------------------------- you saw it here first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astor Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Sony has said that some PSN services will resume soon, and Kazuo Hirai, head of Playstation, has apologised personally for the outage and security breach. to repay all psn users they will give users an hours spree on certain games where they can download certain games dlc for free. -----------------speculation-------------------------- you saw it here first. What, and lose even more money? Their share price has already reached an 8 month low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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