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Panic! Your PlayStation Network data is probably at risk


8:20 PM on 04.26.2011
Panic! Your PlayStation Network data is probably at risk photo



If you've been trying to get online with your PlayStation 3 in the past few days, chances are you've not met much success. That's because the PlayStation Network's been offline, six days and counting.

Now Sony's chosen to break out the bad news, and in this case, it may well be the worst news. Long story short, any personal data you've got on the PlayStation Network may be compromised, potentially including credit card information.

How did this happen? Sony's mum on the specifics, but most theories suggest that the security breach is related to custom firmware packages for the PS3 that allowed users to hack their consoles and obtain developer-level access to the PSN.

If you happen to be a registered PSN account holder, expect an email from Sony soon that should read similarly to this. And make sure to check on whatever info you've got and monitor it for weird patterns and such.






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Yup, my email got compromised yesterday cause of this crap.
Someone in China tried to eff around with my stuff and CC
canceled and replaced my credit card earlier today... ugh... pain in the ass...
Man, this sucks. Glad I use a debit card that rarely has any funds on it for PSN.

Good thing I don't use a credit card on my PSN.
Wow.... and this is why I think Sony is run by dumbasses. I mean, you should never put the authorization OR authentication for your network's infrastructure on the client's side at all! It should be restricted to direct access only or at least have defense-in-depth on the server side too.... guuuhh....

Now I need to make a call to my debit card company. -_-
I can't believe they left their developer network so unsecure. There are so many big companies that have no idea how to handle information security, its completely makes you wonder what's safe anymore.
I can feel a lawsuit coming
Arrrgh... should I cancel my credit card?
I'm glad we've just used the prepaid cards for all our purchases.
It's my fault... the Love Machine AI... I programmed it too well.
Don't cancel your credit card just change your passwords on PSN accounts, emails, and etc...

Since the PSN is still down the hacker(s) cannot obtain the new information.

That's the best bet and what I did.

P.S.

Its also because of this situation as well
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/25/rumor-rebug-custom-firmware-enabled-free-psn-downloads-for/

Idiots \/
http://www.nextgenupdate.com/forums/playstation-3-exploits-hacks/361859-tut-free-games-psn-store-rebug-cfw.html

@Gengi Glove: Change my PSN account password while it's down? I guess if it's accessible separately, I could give it a try.
@NilesRevenge: I cancelled and got a new card more as a precautionary measure. Better safe than sorry, and doing this is way easier than having to deal with a stolen card and the charges that could pile on was my thinking. Mind you there are like 77 million accounts, but still... better to err on the side of caution.
Hmm, well I changed my email and credit card website passwords. I think PSN has out-of-date information because I haven't bought anything in a while and I was issued a new card (same numbers, different date and security code) without requesting one. I suppose I should go ahead and cancel it, just in case. Hopefully this won't take too long...
Whew, canceled and ordered a replacement (phone support was hard to navigate). It was time for a fresh start anyway. I'll try to separate my online purchases from my retail purchases. That should make things easier to track.
LMFAO! This is rich. After a legal stalemate (that shouldn't have happened in the first place, imo), Sony finds themselves in a bigger legal clusterfuuu here. Karma, coincidence or just bad luck/
@Kajun, it wasnt Anonymous who did this...it was one single hacker

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