Official S2KI Bay Area PSN/Xbox360 Screen Names
#73
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 572
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
If you have a PSN account, beware. (x-posted to the video games)
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...een-stolen.ars
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...een-stolen.ars
#74
Registered User
If you have a PSN account, beware. (x-posted to the video games)
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...een-stolen.ars
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...een-stolen.ars
#75
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 572
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Weird; works fine for me.
Sony has finally come clean about the "external intrusion" that has caused the company to take down the PlayStation Network service, and the news is almost as bad as it can possibly get. The hackers have all your personal information, although Sony is still unsure about whether your credit card data is safe. Everything else on file when it comes to your account is in the hands of the hackers.
In other words, Sony's security has failed in a spectacular fashion, and we're just now finding out about it. In both practical and PR terms, this is a worst-case scenario.
What did they get?
Here is the data that Sony is sure has been compromised if you have a PlayStation Network Account:
Your name
Your address (city, state, and zip)
Country
E-mail address
Birthday
PSN password and login name
"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," Sony announced. While the company claims that there is "no evidence" that credit card information has been compromised, it won't rule out the possibility.
Their advice is to be safe, rather than sorry. "If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have been obtained."
In other words, Sony's security has failed in a spectacular fashion, and we're just now finding out about it. In both practical and PR terms, this is a worst-case scenario.
What did they get?
Here is the data that Sony is sure has been compromised if you have a PlayStation Network Account:
Your name
Your address (city, state, and zip)
Country
E-mail address
Birthday
PSN password and login name
"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," Sony announced. While the company claims that there is "no evidence" that credit card information has been compromised, it won't rule out the possibility.
Their advice is to be safe, rather than sorry. "If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have been obtained."
#79
argh Sony.
I actually went through the trouble of requesting a new debit card / credit card when I heard about this fiasco. I hope they resolve it soon. At this rate, my PS3 will be up for sale soon and I hope to join the Xbox crowd.
Anyway my PSN info is:
Jon / ninjajwl / ninjajwl
Suppose I can use some Black Ops buddies when PSN is back up.
I actually went through the trouble of requesting a new debit card / credit card when I heard about this fiasco. I hope they resolve it soon. At this rate, my PS3 will be up for sale soon and I hope to join the Xbox crowd.
Anyway my PSN info is:
Jon / ninjajwl / ninjajwl
Suppose I can use some Black Ops buddies when PSN is back up.
#80
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Bay area
Posts: 1,141
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
argh Sony.
I actually went through the trouble of requesting a new debit card / credit card when I heard about this fiasco. I hope they resolve it soon. At this rate, my PS3 will be up for sale soon and I hope to join the Xbox crowd.
Anyway my PSN info is:
Jon / ninjajwl / ninjajwl
Suppose I can use some Black Ops buddies when PSN is back up.
I actually went through the trouble of requesting a new debit card / credit card when I heard about this fiasco. I hope they resolve it soon. At this rate, my PS3 will be up for sale soon and I hope to join the Xbox crowd.
Anyway my PSN info is:
Jon / ninjajwl / ninjajwl
Suppose I can use some Black Ops buddies when PSN is back up.