Topic: Playstation Network account data probably compromized

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Wondering why the PSN has been down for a week? Well, wonder no more: a group of people hacked into the system and probably copied your user data!

From the article, the following information was obtained:

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name, address (city, state, zip), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login, and handle/PSN online ID. It is also possible that your profile data, including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip), and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may have been obtained. If you have authorized a sub-account for your dependent, the same data with respect to your dependent may have been obtained. While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility.

The result? Once the Network is back online, you most likely will want to login and change your password. If you used a credit card to purchase some games or DLC, as I have done, keep a close eye on your credit card records for the next several weeks to make sure that no suspicious transactions go through.

This is the second data breach this month that I'm personally affected by. I wish those people would give more attention on how my information is stored. I already have a distrust for Sony, this doesn't help things any.

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I don't recall ever using my credit card to purchase games for my PS3. I've only used Playstation Points purchased from the store, as far as I can remember. I'll change my info to be sure, but I'm not too worried since I don't have any money my card anyways.

Tell you the truth, I really don't miss playing online that much. Some games are better played online, yes, but I can manage.

It's only temporary, so I'm not worried I'll never get to play online ever again with my PS3.

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70 million users info compromised. I can already SMELL the lawsuits.

If nothing else, this has taught me to never buy things online directly. Only using cards from here on out. I already changed my password to on things like steam, where I shared a password.

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Always bought the PSN cards for buying stuff on PSN.

But yeah, I knew that PSN had security issues when it came to that kind of info but didn't think it'd get blown up like that.

Gonna have to change my password once PSN gets back online...

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Good point on the cards: I found it more convenient to use my credit card directly, but using cards adds an extra layer of security, even if it means that we end up with some unused points on our accounts. That's something to keep in mind.

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ahhh playstation failed. honestly things like this is why i prefer the xbox 360 so much better of a console for ANYTHING related to online.

yugioh is the best game
cyber dragon is my favorite card and then comes light and darkness dragon

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DERP

Way to go, Sony. I'm tempted to go all 360 fanboy here, but I'm really more shocked at Sony's incompetence than I'm proud of Microsoft.

Seriously PS3 owners. We may have our differences, but you all deserve better.

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DERP

Way to go, Sony. I'm tempted to go all 360 fanboy here, but I'm really more shocked at Sony's incompetence than I'm proud of Microsoft.

Seriously PS3 owners. We may have our differences, but you all deserve better.

honestly tell it like it is
ps3 sucks 360 is better we got gears of war they dont
we got halo they dont and we got more than just that
all they really have is god of war and metal gear solid
console wise
we have better online, obviously microsoft is more competent, the kinect is better than the move, and the new 360 runs alot quieter

yugioh is the best game
cyber dragon is my favorite card and then comes light and darkness dragon

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The 360 still has a shitty controller for anything that isn't FPS.

Sorry.

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at least the 360 doesnt have issues with online the games are better the controller is one slight flaw but once you are used to the controller its fine

yugioh is the best game
cyber dragon is my favorite card and then comes light and darkness dragon

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honestly tell it like it is
ps3 sucks 360 is better we got gears of war they dont
we got halo they dont and we got more than just that
all they really have is god of war and metal gear solid
console wise
we have better online, obviously microsoft is more competent, the kinect is better than the move, and the new 360 runs alot quieter

No. No, don't do this right now. This has nothing to do with the 360 being amazing or Microsoft being awesome. I can find plenty of examples of incompetence for both. No, this is about Sony massively dropping the ball in terms of infrastructure. Nobody wins here.

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Don't turn this into a console war, guys. Sony made a major mistake here, but the same can still happen to the other two giants if they don't properly protect their data. Hopefully, they'll learn from this instead of merely pointing fingers!

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I feel like I should say something, but I honestly don't care. Haters gonna hate.

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That's a shame. If I did have a PS3, and online, I'm sure I'd have used my credit card also, and been in the same boat. Luckily(?) I'm too poor for any of those things currently!

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Victim of this right hurrr...

Anyways, just watch your statements for the next month or two, or call in to your credit card company and ask for recent charges every couple of days if you can. We found about $120 in fraud on tuesday, but it was cleared up fairly quickly. Moral of the story, do what i've been doing for the Xbox: Just buy the preloaded points card.

Hey beautiful people, you're better off trying to e-mail me than message me on here.

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see sony causing issues
everybody that gets a fee sue sony get that crap console out of business and get a 360

yugioh is the best game
cyber dragon is my favorite card and then comes light and darkness dragon

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Or I could buy a second PS3 and no Xbox 360 just to spite you off.

That would be about as mature an action as your statements in this topic. This isn't about Company #1 vs Company #2, it's about Company #1 making a huge mistake on something that isn't directly connected to their core business (selling consoles and games). As I said, other corporations are also open to these problems if they're not careful, gaming or not.

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I never saw the point of fanboying over a certain console anyway. They all have their strengths and flaws. The only thing that's kept me from getting a PS3 myself was the outrageous price.

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see sony causing issues
everybody that gets a fee sue sony get that crap console out of business and get a 360

Stop it. You're making me ashamed to tell people I have a 360.

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An update from Sony.

Some, if not most, of the services should be back online this week. A forced password change will be implemented (a Good Thing (tm) ) and they'll have a "Complimentary Offering and �Welcome Back� Appreciation Program", which will include one month of free PlayStation Plus access along with free downloads. The details should be announced shortly.

The above is a good marketing push for the company, sure, but it's also nice to see that we're being given something in exchange for this whole mess. Let's now hope that Sony will learn from this and offer improved service in the future...

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Now it's Sony Online Entertainment that was hit, apparently even before the PSN event.

Who's concerned? 25 million of people, which have registered at some point to play one of Sony's MMORPGs. What a mess...

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Later update: things are now gradually coming back online. I'm surprised that it look this long, but maybe it's a sign that they've taken the issue seriously and took time to improve the back end.

The details of their Welcome Back program are now also known. Once the Playstation Shop is back up, or shortly thereafter, current PSN account holders will be able to, among other things, get two free games�.

PS3 owners get to pick from the following:

Dead Nation
inFAMOUS
LittleBigPlanet
Super Stardust HD
Wipeout HD + Fury

While PSP owners can have their choice from:

LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
ModNation Racers
Pursuit Force
Killzone Liberation

Now bad at all, I must say. I half-expected them to give away some more obscure or low-price items, but these are some top-tier titles! Note that you'll have 30 days from the time the Playstation Shop is online to grab these. Once you have them, you're good to go as they'll remain on your console.

Now, for those who have more experience than me with the PS3: which two games should I grab? I'd like to have your opinion on this.

Edited by Dr. Cossack on May 18, 2011 at 14:32:51

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Top priority should be inFamous and LBP. If you have one/ both, I heard Wipeout is good.

I'll be using both me and my brother's accounts to get all the PSP games, inFamous, Wipeout, and Dead Nation.

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I'd get Killzone Liberation but apparently it's extremely difficult even on the easy setting. And none of the other PSP games really interest me at all.

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http://kotaku.com/5803050/sony-playstation-network-password-reset-page-exploited-customer-accounts-poten tially-compromised

SIGH

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Oh COME ON, I just changed my password last night! So much for "[taking] the issue seriously". After about a month of downtime, they should have conducted a thorough code review of the entire login system to find and remove any possible exploits!

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[quote]Originally posted by Dr. Cossack
Oh COME ON, I just changed my password last night! So much for "[taking] the issue seriously". After about a month of downtime, they should have conducted a thorough code review of the entire login system to find and remove any possible exploits![/quote]

They can take the issue seriously without doing anything about it.

T_T It looks like they did just that.

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Just got off the phone with my credit card company. They'll be issuing me a new card number as my account was "most likely compromised". They didn't state that it was due to the Sony fiasco, but I think that this much is obvious.

I'll definitely be going with point cards from now on.

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ps3 equals FAIL

yugioh is the best game
cyber dragon is my favorite card and then comes light and darkness dragon

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ps3 equals FAIL

This isn't the comments section of a video in GameTrailers, pal.