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PSN Hacker gets probation

A teen who bought down a worldwide gaming network has been sentenced to a year's probation and to perform 250 hours of community service.

The kid will also have to write a cheque to Sony for $5,000 in damages.

Downtown boogey5854d ago

"Sony wanted $33,200 in restitution"
The kid's dad: "You little..!"

Will-UK5854d ago

This kids like geohot all about winning and getting one over, well look where it got this kid. His family must be extremely annoyed

sikbeta5854d ago

Next on the List:

Geo-Douche

Sony -"choose kid, write the check or... the Ninjas"

Geo-g@y - "but...but...but... da homebreeewwwwzzz"

Sony - "ah... no time for this"

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

imec5854d ago

The writing in that article is atrocious (read it for yourself before disagreeing).

Elwenil5854d ago

They should have fried him. This was a perfect chance to make examples of these little idiots and the judge blew it. I'd have sentenced him as an adult and put him in prison for a year to let him know what it's like to get his ass "hacked". I bet he'd never cheat again, lol.

Christopher5854d ago

1. He didn't crash PSN, he crashed the Web-based login system for PSN.

2. No games were affected.

3. He's an idiot for performing the attack, let alone at a location in which he resides, considering how easy it is to track it back to the source.

Persistantthug5854d ago

Also, you have to understand how video games are viewed in general......they are viewed as toys "basically".

So a year probation, community service and $5,000 is a slap on the wrist but, I bet the kid won't do it again...probably.

Jail in this case would probably be too harsh.

rogimusprime5853d ago

i love this excerpt:

"Rather than do it in the traditional US way of winning on the sports field or fighting in countries that do not have the same weapons ability, the teen burned the midnight oil playing computer games."

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. How exactly did the UK colonize India and Hong Kong, not to mention the carribean? It sure as hell wasn't by trading earl grey. Yeah the US is the big bad boogey man, but why not just leave this crap out of the article and tell us about the actual case?

Sorry, I know its not related. This stuff just irriates me.

WildArmed5853d ago

lol.

The house always wins.

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NateNater5854d ago

...except for the fact that he still has to pay $5,000 lol

zoks3105854d ago

Lets not forget the lawyers fees. ouch......

rexus123455854d ago

Considering the size of PSN web portal, 33K does not sounds large at all. I thought parents are supposed to pay.

Government Cheese5854d ago

May have been a dumb move but you actually have to be pretty smart to be able to take out something as large as PSN

WildArmed5853d ago

lol
I think he lost the title of smart when he actually started acting on his stupid desires.

Darkfiber5854d ago

At least he's getting something.

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-Foxtrot11d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle10d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7710d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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Killer2020UK18d ago

Oh my, that is one gaudy design

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italiangamer19d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde17d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy18d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12517d ago (Edited 17d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.