PSN Back from the Dead - Page 8

2. We discovered that the intruders had planted a file on one of our Sony Online Entertainment servers named “Anonymous” with the words “We are Legion.”

On May 05 2011 02:14 DrBoo wrote:
"We told the subcommittee about our intent to offer complimentary identity theft protection to U.S. account holders and detailed the “Welcome Back” program that includes free downloads, 30 days of free membership in the
PlayStation Plus premium subscription service; 30 days of free service for Music Unlimited subscribers; and extending PlayStation Plus and Music Unlimited subscriptions for the number of days services were unavailable."


I'm a little curious if by U.S account holders they mean everyone in the entire freaking world cause it was more then just the U.S that was affected by this...

On May 05 2011 07:15 schimmetje wrote:


That's what we call a smoke screen. Whether it was by whoever did this or Sony themselves though.. But it'll probably fly, because .gov doesn't have much of a clue either.

On May 05 2011 09:00 oZii wrote:
A little tidbit about the PSN EULA

As per the PSN EULA

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We are not liable for any unauthorised use or sharing of your Sony Online Network account.

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We exclude all liability for loss of data or unauthorised access to your data, Sony Online Network account or Sony Online Network wallet and for damage caused to your software or hardware as a result of using or accessing Sony Online Network.

On May 05 2011 10:26 Lucidx wrote:
Didn't Anon do this as a result of a big "anti-hacker" campaign by Sony?

On May 05 2011 14:42 BisuDagger wrote:
All I can say is I really feel bad for sony. They are getting sued by people for getting hacked. It's not sony's fault that information was stolen. I think using payments online is a risk you have to be willing to take and accept if it gets compromised. I am thankful however for the 30 plus membership and will gladly take advantage of it.

ソニー「Linux(OS)乗せてPS3をコンピューターに見せかければ、関税安くてボロ儲けだお！」
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Linuxにセキュリティーホールが見つかる
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ソニー「勝手ですが、Linuxは好評につき終了しました。」　　→ユーザー激怒、集団訴訟へ
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ソニー「実は購入いただいたPS3は、ソニーのレンタル品扱いなのです。だからどうしようと私たちの勝手なのですよ。」
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ハッカーがクラックしてLinuxを使えるように。その際、セキュリティ上、致命的な鍵(ルートキー)発見
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ハッカー「教えるから、Linux戻して、お願い」
ソニー「うっせバカ、訴訟だ」　　訴訟提起　結果、全世界のハッカーを敵に回す
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ネットワーク障害発生　ソニー「アノニマスのせいに違いない！訴えるわ」
　　　　　　　　アノニマス「俺らなにもしてないんだけど…じゃあ終わったらホントに攻撃するわ」
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何者かがクレカ情報抜いちゃった　
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ついでにSOEもやられちゃった
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ソニー、米下院の公聴会での証言を拒否　←今ここ

On May 05 2011 15:23 Seide wrote:

That's like saying I left my car unlocked in my neighbor with a laptop on the passenger seat, and its not my fault the laptop was stolen.

Network security and private data is important, more important than most companies think. In a way, it's good that these things happen because in the end it will lead to better security.

When you decide to store private data like that you also take on the responsibility of protecting that data to some extent.

Its unlucky that it happened to them and not one of the other companies with weak security policies, but I would hardly feel bad for Sony. Plus with their recent shit toward hackers, karma is a bitch.