Thread: Sony sued, could bleed billions following PlayStation Network hack

In-Game - Sony sued, could bleed billions following PlayStation Network hack

Gamers and government officials are irate over Sony's admission that a massive security breach gave hackers access to large amounts of personal data from the company's PlayStation Network and, surprise(!), one gamer has already filed a lawsuit.
Meanwhile, analysts estimate the hammered game company could lose billions of dollars from the debacle.
On Tuesday afternoon, Sony of America's director of communications said that "an illegal intrusion" in their system has caused a "compromise of personal information." And while Sony officials don't believe credit card information was taken, they say that hackers may have taken names, addresses, email addresses, birthdates and passwords among other things.

I dont know if they will actually win in court but Sony screwed up big this time.

So the next time some little shit decides to hack TPG...I can sue?


People need to grow up...

I'm not to familiar with the whole situation because I don't have a PS3, but I think I remember reading somewhere that the guy who's on the commercials for PS3 stuff sent a tweet out with information that hackers could use and basically challenged them to hack.

Are the hackers just doing this because of Sony's attempted crackdown on PS3 modders or what?

Originally Posted by Trooper007

Are the hackers just doing this because of Sony's attempted crackdown on PS3 modders or what?

I think so, that and the ps3 is crap compared to the xbox......

Maybe Bill Gates is behind it all....eheheh

Here is the email I received from sony last night.

Add PlayStation_Network@playstation-email.com to your address book

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PlayStation(R)Network

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Valued PlayStation(R)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 rebuilding 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, 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. 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.

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 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 reports. We are providing the following information
for those who wish to consider it:
- U.S. residents are entitled under U.S. law to one free credit report annually
from each of the three major credit bureaus. To order your free credit report,
visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call toll-free (877) 322-8228.

- We have also provided names and contact information for the three major U.S.
credit bureaus below. At no charge, U.S. residents can have these credit bureaus
place a "fraud alert" on your file that alerts creditors to take additional steps
to verify your identity prior to granting credit in your name. This service can
make it more difficult for someone to get credit in your name. Note, however,
that because it tells creditors to follow certain procedures to protect you,
it also may delay your ability to obtain credit while the agency verifies your
identity. As soon as one credit bureau confirms your fraud alert, the others
are notified to place fraud alerts on your file. Should you wish to place a
fraud alert, or should you have any questions regarding your credit report,
please contact any one of the agencies listed below:

Experian: 888-397-3742; www.experian.com; P.O. Box 9532, Allen, TX 75013
Equifax: 800-525-6285; www.equifax.com; P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
TransUnion: 800-680-7289; www.transunion.com; Fraud Victim Assistance Division,
P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6790

- You may wish to visit the website of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission at
Deter. Detect. Defend. Avoid ID Theft or reach the FTC at 1-877-382-4357 or 600 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580 for further information about how to protect
yourself from identity theft. Your state Attorney General may also have advice
on preventing identity theft, and you should report instances of known or
suspected identity theft to law enforcement, your State Attorney General,
and the FTC. For North Carolina residents, the Attorney General can be
contacted at 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-9001; telephone
(877) 566-7226; or NCDOJ. For Maryland residents, the Attorney
General can be contacted at 200 St. Paul Place, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202;
telephone: (888) 743-0023; or Maryland Attorney General - Home Page.

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 contact us at 1-800-345-7669 should you have any
additional questions.

Sincerely,

Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment

Originally Posted by jason_jinx

I think so, that and the ps3 is crap compared to the xbox......

Maybe Bill Gates is behind it all....eheheh

Except for that whole red ring of death thing. Poor cooling design.

I liked my PS3 better, but I ended up selling them both because they ended up being squatter homes for unwanted dust bunnies.

Originally Posted by HeavyG

Except for that whole red ring of death thing. Poor cooling design.

I liked my PS3 better, but I ended up selling them both because they ended up being squatter homes for unwanted dust bunnies.

Should have kept the PS3 for folding. It is wicked fast at it and it runs cool while doing it

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Originally Posted by Gumby

Should have kept the PS3 for folding. It is wicked fast at it and it runs cool while doing it

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Yea... I didn't even know about folding when I sold the PS3 about 2 years ago. Oh well.

I personally like my PS3, in fact I've played both and I still find that I like the PS3 more. The fact that my PS3 is the first version of the PS3 60GB (Before the slim), and it still runs just as cool as a redesigned 360S is pretty sad. My friend had to put his 360 Arcade up on 2 brings so the 360 could cool better. I also just don't like the 360 controller, many may disagree with me. But I just find the PS3 controller, a bit more accurate.

As for the hacker issue, it really all started with Sony sueing GeoHot for hacking the firmware/hardware of the PS3. From their GeoHot released all the info about the PS3's hardware/firmware and this made it pretty easy for other hackers to just hack all PS3s. I'm pretty pissed about the whole PSN down issue, not really scared about the hacked info because I didn't have any cards asssociated with my PSN account and I didn't have my address on it. Thank god I have a PC and CSS