Explain how.
Hackers have a lot of drive and talent but they lack wisdom. Instead of using their work to make things better, they make it worse. How does breaking into secure systems help anyone?
Until there's clear evidence otherwise, yes.
People are assuming the breach that made Sony shut down PSN and the possible breach of user info are the same thing. What if they were separate and while investigating one they uncovered the other? Not so hard to believe.
Great. Now anyone who has ever had a PSN account and had their identity stolen even though it was months before the events of the last week has a scapegoat.
You shouldn't. It cuts off the flow of oxygen to the brain. No good can come of that.
Sony was rebuilding PSN while a separate security firm was investigating the breach. If Sony knew accounts were breached early on, what do they have to gain by waiting almost a week to tell people? Nothing to gain, everything to lose. Use some sense, people. They told us as soon as they knew.
Definitely getting L.A. Noire. Great to have a game that I can enjoy without having to worry about online.
Sony might not have to legally make good on damage to users but they probably will in order to rebuild consumer trust. It might not be as costly to them as say, a 3 year warranty but they will give users something.
I didn't realize the way I worded it makes it sound weird. Geohot's hacking lead to Sony removing OtherOS which was a rallying cry to the hacker community. So people who were ALREADY trying to hack the ps3 used OtherOS as an excuse for hacking. Geohot retires the hacking scene but the community pushes on. Geohot comes back (probably to combat the opinions of people that hate him for having OtherOS removed in the first place), he publishes the source keys and Sony sues him. I think tha...
The Pentagon got hacked once. I would not expect Sony to have better security than the U.S. Department of Defense and even if it was on par, someone still hacked in there.
I say we all direct 100% of our anger to the people who deserve it: the losers who did this.
Worst case scenario is the credit card and personal information for 75 million users is out in the open, stolen by mustache-twirling criminals intent on using it for nefarious purposes. Lives are destroyed.
Best case scenario is that someone hacked their way into the system and didn't steal anything because that would likely triple the amount of jail time they're looking at if they got caught. Nothing happens.
Both are possible but one is slightly mor...
They said they found out Monday that information might have been taken and let everyone know Tuesday. They also said there's no evidence of credit card numbers being stolen. If people wants to be notified every time your information is in danger, you'd be in a constant state of alert. Nothing is safe anywhere, anymore.
Sony is just another entity that's been hacked. A list that includes Visa, CapitalOne, MasterCard, BofA, Xbox Live, even The Pentagon. All of which...
Hackers have been trying to get into the PS3 long before OtherOS was removed and long before Geohot got himself sued. Actually, Sony removed OtherOS and sued Geohot and because they knew this would be the outcome of his hacks. Pull up a chair, folks: Homebrew hacking is going to be illegal any day now.
It's probably because PSN is still down and Sony is taking a beating right now. They won't be making any money off used ps3s for a bit. But this will blow over soon.
From the article: "Sony has admitted that hackers stole the names, birth dates and credit-card numbers for 77 million people who play online videogames through Sony's PlayStation network..."
Uh, no they didn't. Sony said "While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility." I guess the truth doesn't get as many hits.
People hate Activision because they are greedy, arrogant, and yet somehow wildly successful. They don't particularly do anything remarkable but they get tons of money as if they were geniuses. They have what people feel they need and they know how to flaunt it every chance they get.
Activision is the Kim Kardashian of the video game industry.
You just gave me a great idea for the "24" movie: Jack Bauer vs. Anonymous. He would have kneecapped these hackers while screaming "Who are you working for?!". And I would love every minute of it. God I miss that show...
This article is moot.
Sony has already addressed the time frame.
These aren't the droids you're looking for.
He can go about his business.
Move along.
I agree with you, that's why I posted it. The larger issue here is nothing is safe. LIVE, Visa, MasterCard, BofA... all of them have been hacked by people trying to steal information. Whether PSN was breached for theft, piracy, or whatever remains to be seen.
But now the game begins. Don't be surprised if you soon see people demanding the heads of the hackers responsible. A mother on the Today Show blaming hackers for the theft of her identity because she let her son ...
Yes. Here's why:
Someone posted these on Kotaku. Very relevant.
http://news.cnet.com/Bank-o...
http://www.nytimes.com/2005...
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Awesome. So, given enough time, people who break laws will eventually sell out, stop breaking said laws, and fight other law breakers?
Maybe we should start hiring career criminals as cops? What could go wrong?