Any one got any news about the PS3 network? I haven't been able to log my PS3 account for days :-(
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Any one got any news about the PS3 network? I haven't been able to log my PS3 account for days :-(
Cancel whatever card you used for their online services for starters. :(
When Sony finally made a statement about how bad the hack was, it turned out to be worse than the rumors that had been flying around. No one knows for sure, but personal info and credit card numbers were stated as highly likely to have been compromised.
There's going to be a big wave of phishing coming out of this, most likely.
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TOKYO — Sony said Sunday that parts of its PlayStation Network would be back online this week after hackers infiltrated the service, made off with detailed personal information about users and forced a catastrophic system shutdown.
But a full rebooting of the network, which links 77 million game players worldwide, could take until the end of the month, the Japanese electronics and entertainment company announced at a news conference in Tokyo.
“I am deeply sorry for worrying, and inconveniencing, our users,” Kazuo Hirai, Sony’s executive deputy president, said, bowing deeply.
The security debacle has dealt a serious blow to Sony’s bid to build an online network that brings games and music content to its universe of gadgets. Sony has trailed in building an online presence behind companies like Apple and its popular services, iTunes and the App Store.
Sony has also faced questions about whether it moved quickly enough to inform its users of the breach. The PlayStation Network went down April 20, but Sony did not disclose that personal data had been stolen until a full week later.
A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives has sent a letter to Sony asking for information about the attack. Among its questions are when the intrusion occurred, whether Sony knew who was responsible and when the company had notified law enforcement agencies.
According to Sony, an “unauthorized person” hacked into Sony servers last month and obtained personal information on PlayStation and Qriocity account holders, including their names, addresses, e-mail addresses and user names and passwords for the PlayStation Network.
The company said that other information, including credit card numbers, might have been involved, warning customers to “remain vigilant” by monitoring for identity theft or financial losses.
The hacker attack focused on Sony severs on three days in mid-April, Mr. Hirai said. The company first became aware of the intrusion April 19 and shut down its servers the following day.
Sony said that user names and passwords to the network had not been encrypted but that the credit card information it had for about 10 million users had been and that there was yet no evidence that those data had been taken.
The company is working with the F.B.I. in the United States and with law enforcement agencies in other countries in investigating the attack, it said.
Mr. Hirai acknowledged that Sony had been slow in providing information on the network breach to its users. It took the company time to gather accurate data on the breach, he said.
“Inspecting and analyzing a vast amount of data unfortunately took a lot of time,” he said. “We wanted to make sure that the information we provided was accurate as possible.”
Mr. Hirai said that online networks would remain central to Sony’s business. The new Qriocity service, which streams audio and video content to Sony’s high-end televisions, Blu-ray players and other Web-enabled devices, was also knocked offline in the attack.
Once the network is up and running, users will have to change their passwords before they can connect. Sony will offer free content and other giveaways as part of an “appreciation program,” the company said.
Many features will be back up this week, but the PlayStation Store, where users buy games, movies and other downloadable content, will not be available until later this month, Sony said.
“Sony continues to place utmost priority on its network strategy,” Mr. Hirai said. “We intend to continue our global expansion.”
I cancelled my cards two days ago as a security measure, two credit cards because i didn't remember which card was logged for PSN. New cards are incoming.
I'd recommend the same for others for piece of mind.
Mine is still untouched, i know because i'm actually using it to buy on other sites....and anyway i keep it almost empty all the times.
Of course i'll change password and card when i'll be able to log back.
I thought of way other sentences,but cannot write those here :-(
This came at the worst possible moment, too: just before the Easter weekend when lots and lots of people had time off school/work and would want to play a bit more than they otherwise did. Plus, several games with online capabilities had just been released (including the new Mortal Kombat and Portal 2)
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This came at the worst possible moment, too: just before the Easter weekend when lots and lots of people had time off school/work and would want to play a bit more than they otherwise did. Plus, several games with online capabilities had just been released (including the new Mortal Kombat and Portal 2)
Also SOCOM 4. That was Sonys big title. Lots of people play that just for the online part. I hear the community is pretty hardcore about it too.
Penny Arcade started selling "IT ONLY DOES" parody t-shirts pretty soon after the news broke, in case anyone is looking for angry wear.
Nah, I think I'll keep my money.
I hear XBox Live is good.
Not a chance. I think I'd prefer to not have at least one of the current consoles. And the xbox has nothing to offer me that I want and the Wii, PS3 and PC can't give me between them.
I don't think they'll make a habit of leaving their stuff open, either.
All I'm pissed about is that I can't unlock my classic Scorpion. I plucked in the other router to get the PS3 online in the old new place and then I still couldn't get online.
Luckily, I haven't bought any DLC yet, either.
For me, the good thing that came out is the fact that i'm making haste in buying paizo books here, so if someone try to use my prepaid card they'll find it empty.
Normally, I'd be unconcerned given I do all my stuff through a spare card.
However, it's delaying my getting delicious Japanese Voice options in DW7.
And so I went to fire up the Wii after a bit of time ignoring it to play some MH3...and discovered the laser had crapped out.
...seriously?
And given my residence is nearly MS free, I don't allow their products in my house more than absolutely necessary for work.
So back to WoW for a bit...
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If it makes you all feel better, Sony did go to hire a security analyst the day after everything shut down. Link
RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8
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If it makes you all feel better, Sony did go to hire a security analyst the day after everything shut down. Link
(emphasis mine)
In other news...
Bin Laden's wives were quoted as saying, "We've put a call out to ADT. There is no way we're having this happen again."
Too soon?
If it makes you all feel better, Sony did go to hire a security analyst the day after everything shut down. Link(emphasis mine)
In other news...
Bin Laden's wives were quoted as saying, "We've put a call out to ADT. There is no way we're having this happen again."Too soon?
Time could be relevant. Think about it: PSN goes down and suddenly they catch Bin Laden.
The great things people can achieve if they're not hunting online achievements (well, Trophies on PSN).
...and yet I'm still no closer to world domination than before that outage.
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Guess one good thing that can come out of this is that the other online service providers like Xbox Live and Steam are likely double checking their stuff and making sure they're up to snuff. Hopefully.
Reading through alot of the IT security blogs, the concensus seems to be part of the reason we haven't seen something like this from Xbox Live and Steam is a lack of experience.
Microsoft, Apple, and a lot PC service providers (like Steam) are really familiar with the fact that there are just certain things you don't let your end-points, like consoles, get to. When the Xbox got hacked it didn't break live, when the iPhone got jailbroke it didn't break iTunes, when someone writes a trojan on their PC it doesn't access Steam's back-end databases.
This is Sony's first real kick at the can for a global network they support on their efforts. Clearly it had some flaws, and if they can get past the PR issues, it is probably a harsh lesson learned.