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[Zcrux]

It isn't anonymous so people should stop accusing them. I actually have a friend in anon and he even told me they weren't going back on their word. Plus the warning was from before they decided not to affect the customers. And the fact that they said they're gonna attack after it goes back up shows that they have nothing to do with it. Honestly. I can see why Sony had this coming, but the customers shouldn't have been affected by it because that's just cruel.

[TheRisingShadow]

You have a friend in Anon? I call BS.

[TheRisingShadow]

<p><strong>The PlayStation Network remains out of service while Sony attempts to rebuild it.</strong></p>
<p>On April 20, 2011, the PlayStation Network went down for mysterious reasons. Due to recent <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108949-Sony-Hacker-Lawsuits-Earn-the-Wrath-of-Anonymous-UPDATED" title="" target="_blank">events</a> involving Anonymous, some believed the downtime to be the result of an another attack by the hacker group, while Sony itself <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/109514-Sony-Admits-External-Forces-Brought-Down-PSN" title="" target="_blank">claimed</a> that it shutdown the PSN due to an "external intrusion." As of now, Sony says that the PSN is still not accessible because it's being rebuilt.</p>
<p>The latest post from Sony's Patrick Seybold on the PlayStation Blog says: "We sincerely regret that PlayStation Network and Qriocity services have been suspended, and we are working around the clock to bring them both back online. Our efforts to resolve this matter involve rebuilding our system to further strengthen our network infrastructure."</p>
<p>Seybold admits that this is a "time-consuming" task, but adds that Sony "decided it was worth the time necessary to provide the system with additional security." He asks for a "little more" of PSN users' patience but doesn't give a timeframe for when the service might be restored.</p>
<p>It sounds like something went seriously wrong for Sony here, though Anonymous <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/109475-Anonymous-on-PSN-Outage-For-Once-We-Didnt-Do-It" title="" target="_blank">believes</a> that it's all a cover-up for what is likely an internal issue. Sony saying that it needs to "rebuild" makes me think that the recent issue with Anonymous caused the company to go forward with a major change so that something similar would ideally never happen again.</p>
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Source: EscapistMagaizne

[Zcrux]

TheRisingShadow, on 24 April 2011 - 10:23 AM, said:

You have a friend in Anon? I call BS.

No dude he is. You should see his computer, it's freaking crazy!

[TheRisingShadow]

How so?

[Socom]

TheRisingShadow, on 24 April 2011 - 12:15 PM, said:

How so?

Porn in every folder. Sorry I had to....

[H K]

TheRisingShadow, on 23 April 2011 - 09:30 PM, said:

It was a joke, hence the , but no, you just have to be a douchebag about EVERYTHING about religion.

I wasn't being a douchebag. I was pointing out how offensive your post could be if viewed by the wrong(or right) religious person. No need to get testy little boy.

[Corporal Hicks]

Swyxx, on 24 April 2011 - 04:52 AM, said:

It isn't anonymous so people should stop accusing them. I actually have a friend in anon and he even told me they weren't going back on their word. Plus the warning was from before they decided not to affect the customers. And the fact that they said they're gonna attack after it goes back up shows that they have nothing to do with it. Honestly. I can see why Sony had this coming, but the customers shouldn't have been affected by it because that's just cruel.

Exactly, But as normal everyone is shitting bricks and blaming someone else, Truth is no one really knows what happened except for Sony.

[Dday141]

Mr. J, on 24 April 2011 - 04:57 PM, said:

TheRisingShadow, on 23 April 2011 - 09:30 PM, said:

It was a joke, hence the , but no, you just have to be a douchebag about EVERYTHING about religion.

I wasn't being a douchebag. I was pointing out how offensive your post could be if viewed by the wrong(or right) religious person. No need to get testy little boy.

HK trying to prevent trolling? What the deuce? Is the twilight zone or something?

[TheRisingShadow]

It would be offensive if I was serious, but I was JUST JOKING.

[H K]

Dday141, on 25 April 2011 - 06:06 AM, said:

Mr. J, on 24 April 2011 - 04:57 PM, said:

TheRisingShadow, on 23 April 2011 - 09:30 PM, said:

It was a joke, hence the , but no, you just have to be a douchebag about EVERYTHING about religion.

I wasn't being a douchebag. I was pointing out how offensive your post could be if viewed by the wrong(or right) religious person. No need to get testy little boy.

HK trying to prevent trolling? What the deuce? Is the twilight zone or something?

I think its more along the lines of The Scary Door.

[TheRisingShadow]

Welcome to day six of Sony's PlayStation Network debacle, as Sony's original suggestion of “a full day or two” offline stretches to nearly a week. We're no closer to an explanation than we were six days ago, though <a href="http://techland.time.com/2011/04/23/sony-admits-playstation-network-%E2%80%98affected%27-by-external-attackers/">the company's intimated</a> in a handful of laconic PlayStation blog updates that the trouble began with an “external intrusion,” and that it preemptively took the service offline with intent to “rebuild” something less susceptible to hacking.</p>
<p>While we wait, let's talk a little about firmware. When speaking of the PlayStation 3, “firmware” refers to its brain-center--the software that dictates what the console's capable of doing each time you boot up. Both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable allow users to manually install firmware, in the event they're not able to pull the update down over the Internet. That option's also made it possible over the years for hackers to install customized firmware, essentially unlocking features Sony reserves for developers.</p>
<p>A user claiming to be a moderator for a popular PS3 downloads forum has an intriguing (if highly speculative) theory <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/gx6o4/im_a_moderator_over_at_psxscenecom_the_real/" target="_blank">up on Reddit</a> about why the PSN went down. This user notes the outage corresponds loosely with the release of <a href="http://rebug.me/" target="_blank">Rebug</a>, a firmware tool that unlocks development features in a retail PS3. According to the theory, Rebug PS3 users may have gained access to Sony's private developer network (the so-called "external intrusion"), entered fake credit card information (unchecked against an authentication service, he reasons, since the network is private), and were thus able to pull down PSN content like gluttons feeding at trough.</p>

<p>Now again, we're talking about highly--as in looking down at the clouds from the tip-top of Mt. Everest highly--speculative theorizing here. If we just take Sony at its word, all we know for sure is that the trigger was someone (or a group of someones) gaining illicit access to the PlayStation Network. We don't know which aspect of the PSN Sony's referring to, or whether the developer version intertwines in some fundamental way with the public version. We don't know when it happened, or what exactly went down, or what sort of information the "external intrusion" may have extracted.</p>
<p>And so we wait, and watch, and--in the absence of more than <a href="http://techland.time.com/2011/04/25/playstation-network-down-for-fifth-day-as-sony-%E2%80%98rebuilds%27-from-%E2%80%98intrusion%27/">cursory explanations from Sony</a>--continue to traffic in guesses.</p>

Source: TechLand

[Trademark]

Sony unsure if credit card info compromised in PSN outage - Report
Credit: Gamespot

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Corporate spokesperson expresses uncertainty if "external intrusion" behind ongoing PlayStation Network has exposed subscribers' personal information.

As if the fact that the ongoing PlayStation Network outage entering its sixth day weren't bad enough news for Sony, now comes word that the company isn't sure if the service's 75 million subscribers have had their personal information compromised.

According to a PC World report, Sony spokesman Satoshi Fukuoka said that the company had "not yet determined" if the confidentiality of PSN users' personal or credit card information had been undermined by the "external intrusion" that brought the network down. As of press time, Sony Computer Entertainment reps had not responded to requests for comment on the matter, and the official PlayStation Blog had not offered any updates on the situation regarding PSN users' information.

The cloud of uncertainty over the security of users' information is the latest development in the ongoing PSN outage saga. The crisis began Wednesday evening, when Sony took down the service with little explanation. Two days later, the hacker collective known as Anonymous--which had previously mounted attacks on the PSN--announced it was not sanctioning action against the PlayStation 3 and PSP's online service.

Then, late Friday, Sony revealed that an "external intrusion" was behind the PSN outage and said that it was conducting an investigation into the incident. Then, late Saturday, the company announced it was rebuilding the PSN infrastructure to ensure that "additional security" would be added to the network.

Trademark's Comments:
Ugh, that ain't good because I think I had my info on there :/

[Ryan]

If I get scammed because of this PSN hack and all my money goes missing, I will be one pissed off mother trucker who will take some serious dealing with. >_<

[Ryan]

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Valued PlayStation Network/Qriocity Customer,

We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011, certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network. In response to this intrusion, we have:

1) Temporarily turned off PlayStation Network and Qriocity services;

2) Engaged an outside, recognized security firm to conduct a full and complete investigation into what happened; and

3) Quickly taken steps to enhance security and strengthen our network infrastructure by re-building our system to provide you with greater protection of your personal information.

We greatly appreciate your patience, understanding and goodwill as we do whatever it takes to resolve these issues as quickly and efficiently as practicable.

Although we are still investigating the details of this incident, we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following information that you provided: name, address (city, state/province, zip or postal code), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity passwords 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 that credit card data was taken at this time, we cannot rule out the possibility. If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, to be on the safe side we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may also have been obtained.

For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of email, telephone, and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive information. Sony will not contact you in any way, including by email, asking for your credit card number, social security, tax identification or similar number or other personally identifiable information. If you are asked for this information, you can be confident Sony is not the entity asking. When the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services are fully restored, we strongly recommend that you log on and change your password. Additionally, if you use your PlayStation Network or Qriocity user name or password for other unrelated services or accounts, we strongly recommend that you change them, as well.

To protect against possible identity theft or other financial loss, we encourage you to remain vigilant to review your account statements and to monitor your credit or similar types of reports.

We thank you for your patience as we complete our investigation of this incident, and we regret any inconvenience. Our teams are working around the clock on this, and services will be restored as soon as possible. Sony takes information protection very seriously and will continue to work to ensure that additional measures are taken to protect personally identifiable information. Providing quality and secure entertainment services to our customers is our utmost priority. Please check www.eu.playstation.com/psnoutage should you have any additional questions.

Sincerely,

Sony Network Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment Teams
Sony Network Entertainment Europe Limited (formerly known as PlayStation Network Europe Limited) is a subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited the data controller for PlayStation Network/Qriocity personal data.

Source: http://bit.ly/e2wMUN

One word: fuckers!!!

If anything happens to my money, I'm coming at you hard, sony bitches.

[Socom]

Thank god I never by anything of PSN.

[Ryan]

Same here. Usually I'm a little slack with checking on my balance when I really should have an eye on it but this is definitely going to make me check it as often as possible for at least the next month or so.

[Ryan]

Socom, on 26 April 2011 - 02:20 PM, said:

Thank god I never by anything of PSN.

It doesn't matter if you buy anything on PSN or not. If you've ever entered your details into PSN you could still be scammed, even with online identiy theft as silly as it sounds. Think about it, the hackers potentially have your full name, address and psn username/password. All of which could get then quite far depending on what they plan on doing.

[Zcrux]

Wow, I'm really wishing I didn't create a PSN account the one time I ever played it. I didn't have anything on there though so I should be fine.

[Dday141]

I'll be damned if someone is going to clear out my debit card.

[TheRisingShadow]

I read somewhere that also other info such as Name, Birthdate, Address, etc were also taken. I also read that it might take ANOTHER WHOLE WEEK, for PSN to be back. If that's true, I'm buying a cheap 20GB Xbox if it's not back by Friday. What a way to ruin a whole Spring Break.

I kinda miss my Xbox friends... besides the fact that they all thought they were the shit...

[MC Coemgen]

If Sony doesn't get there shit together and slove this soon I just may never buy a ******* Playstation again. This is retarded.