PlayStation Network Jihad

[Lott's Bandana]

Sony's PSN was attacked on Wednesday and has been shut down ever since. Company spokesmen acknowledge the attack and estimate the network's return to be Tuesday.

That's no online games, movie rentals and Netflix for millions for practically a week.

This sucks, but what is worse is the realization that the future of chaos and disruption is being foreshadowed by a sucesessful sabotage of a GAME network.

We know what's coming.
:mad:

[C&CDean]

****in' muslims.

[yermom]

Netflix works, you just have to try a couple of times and cancel the login

[StoopTroup]

Went to a Redbox movie rental box today and some a-hole had smashed the monitor so you couldn't rent or return your movies.....

There are video cameras all over the place there. I can't imagine someone getting caught doing that....I bet if you got busted for that....you'd probably rather of kill someone.....imagine the cost of repair....the average cost of business they lost during the time....

That has to be a felony.....lol

http://media.courierpress.com/media/img/photos/2010/03/02/20100302-234035-pic-332883753_t607.jpg

[Lott's Bandana]

Netflix works, you just have to try a couple of times and cancel the login

Srsly? I did try several times. I'll try again.

[yermom]

it was annoying for me the last week or so, but still worked

[SoonerJack]

Yeah, netflix still works, fortunately. But no Call of Duty until the system's back up and running.

They haven't said anything about this, but I wonder if any CC#s have been compromised?

[saucysoonergal]

I wondered what the crap was wrong with it. It kept giving me DNS error messages or something.

[The]

PSN update: Sony isn't sure your credit card data is safe (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/04/psn-update-sony-isnt-sure-your-credit-card-data-is-safe.ars)



Sony isn't saying much about the PlayStation Network outage (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/04/playstation-network-still-down-due-to-external-intrusion.ars), but a new update doesn't give us much hope for a speedy resolution. Even worse is the fact the company doesn't seem to know if your financial data has been compromised. Sleep tight!
Satoshi Fukuoka, a spokesman for Sony Computer Entertainment in Tokyo, spoke with PCWorld (http://www.pcworld.com/article/226162/Sony_Yet_to_Determine_Scope_of_PlayStation_Network _Attack.html#tk.rss_news) and claimed the company "has not yet determined if the personal information or credit card numbers of users have been compromised, but that Sony would promptly inform users if it found that was the case."
Luckily, Sony's Patrick Seybold has yet another update to let us all know that Sony doesn't have much of a clue about when this mess will get fixed. "Unfortunately, I don't have an update or timeframe to share at this point in time," he wrote (http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/04/25/psn-update/). "As we previously noted, this is a time intensive process and we're working to get them back online quickly. Will keep you updated with information as it becomes available. We once again thank you for your patience."
Since you can't play your games online, why not use that extra time to double-check your credit and debit card records?



Translation: Your Credit Card #'s are up on 4chan.

[NormanPride]

4chan doesn't know what to do with them. What, are all the 12 year olds going to go buy porn with them? Oh noes!

[saucysoonergal]

That is why I only use playstation cards.

[jumperstop]

This is why I have an xbox...

[Jello Biafra]

This is why I have an xbox...

says the person who has no idea microsoft runs and develops Xbox....

[yermom]

This is why I have an xbox...

i refuse to use that ****e.

not to mention paying to get online. eff Microsoft and eff XBox.

[KABOOKIE]

glass parking lot. don't **** with our gaming networks.

[badger]

Don't worry NP - they have our old, canceled number. Anyone out there with Badger NormanPride's credit card number can forget about spending any money - the number will be declined, nyah nyah :P

The PS3 sits dormant most days because of the long arse load times, install times, download times compared with 360.

But, 360 is not completely off the hook. I'd say this is the equivalent of PS3's RROD... and event so widely reported that angers customers so much that it may sway future buyers away from your product.

[SoonerKnight]

Don't worry NP - they have our old, canceled number. Anyone out there with Badger NormanPride's credit card number can forget about spending any money - the number will be declined, nyah nyah :P

The PS3 sits dormant most days because of the long arse load times, install times, download times compared with 360.

But, 360 is not completely off the hook. I'd say this is the equivalent of PS3's RROD... and event so widely reported that angers customers so much that it may sway future buyers away from your product.

Badger,

Everyone knows that the PS3 is way better than the Xbox. Microsoft can suck it! This is not the RROD. After all freaking Amazon had somekind of attack as well that toppled a whole lot of businesses!

[yermom]

i just realized what RROD meant. i don't see how this could compare, at all

[Lott's Bandana]

RROD = former Meatchicken football coach?

[yermom]

Red Ring Of Death

not quite as bad as RichRod in Michigan, but close

[Lott's Bandana]

That RROD kept me from even considering an XBOX when it was time to move on from my original.

Until this, the only argument I ever heard from 360 fanboys was that PS3 had a lot of updates and it doesn't have HALO.

Seems to me, updates are exactly that...an update. Who wouldn't want their technology updated? HALO just gives me motion sickness anyway, like a little Japanese boy with seizures...

I've been playing a lot of Just Cause 2 and Fallout 3 lately, so being network deficient hasn't hurt, and Yermom clue-ing me in on the Netflix dealio has made me less upset that PSN is down.

Frankly, PS3 reminds me of iPhone. The original piece of equipment has been upgraded so much that it isn't even similar to when I purchased it.

Having said all of that, I would prefer to have my CC# kept safe.

[SoonerLVZ]

My biggest problem with the PSN being down is the lack of information coming from Sony. It has been what, 6 days now and they haven't told their customers if their CC#'s and personal info is secure and safe. It seems like a horrible PR move to me. If they would have come out and said "we believe your personal information has been compromised, and we are taking the network down for improvements to it", it would make me feel better. But there is little information coming out, no mass emails to the user community explaining the situation, just short blog posts.

The main reason I bought a PS3 was for the bluray player with a gaming system included. I can still watch netflix, blurays and play games. But it sucks when one of the selling points is free online play and they take the network down.

[The]

My biggest problem with the PSN being down is the lack of information coming from Sony.


Dude, they're fighting Godzilla right now.

[SoonerLVZ]

Dude, they're fighting Godzilla right now.

I thought that was 6 months from now after the radiation fully soaks in. My bad, that explains everything now.

[jumperstop]

says the person who has no idea microsoft runs and develops Xbox....

Anyone with half a brain knows microsoft makes xbox...dumb post...

[jumperstop]

i refuse to use that ****e.

not to mention paying to get online. eff Microsoft and eff XBox.

I would together pay 60 dollars a year which is chump change for reliable service. How many days have you guys had no CoD? I've been able to play all this week on my ****ty xbox....

[Lott's Bandana]

I would together pay 60 dollars a year which is chump change for reliable service. How many days have you guys had no CoD? I've been able to play all this week on my ****ty xbox....


Serious question:

Have you experienced the RROD?

I seriously do not know an XBOX user that hasn't...

[yermom]

I would together pay 60 dollars a year which is chump change for reliable service. How many days have you guys had no CoD? I've been able to play all this week on my ****ty xbox....

paying for XBox Live is just ****ty icing on the ****cake

i tried to like the XBox even though it's made by Microshaft, but i just haven't liked any of the games or the controllers, and i ****ing hate Halo.

hearing about people and their toaster oven fixes for RROD don't really help matters either.

[Ike]

10 bucks says the network outage is due to the people upset about the geohot settlement...

[yermom]

i wouldn't take that bet

[Lott's Bandana]

10 bucks says the network outage is due to the people upset about the geohot settlement...


Bloggers are claiming it is because people are upset because Sony went after the dude that jailbreak'd his PS3 and shared how, so they retaliated. The group goes by the name of Anonymous.

Is that what you mean by "geohot", or something diff?

[yermom]

Bloggers are claiming it is because people are upset because Sony went after the dude that jailbreak'd his PS3 and shared how, so they retaliated. The group goes by the name of Anonymous.

Is that what you mean by "geohot", or something diff?

geohot is that dude.

[Lott's Bandana]

geohot is that dude.


Gotcha.

George something. = Geo...

Takes me a minute sometimes.

[Ike]

Bloggers are claiming it is because people are upset because Sony went after the dude that jailbreak'd his PS3 and shared how, so they retaliated. The group goes by the name of Anonymous.

Is that what you mean by "geohot", or something diff?

yup...

BTW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Computer_Entertainment_America_v._George_Hotz


Anonymous response to lawsuit

The activist group Anonymous announced their intent to attack Sony websites in response to Sony's lawsuit and, specifically due to Sony's gaining access to the IP addresses of all the people who visited geohot's blog, terming it an 'offensive against free speech and internet freedom'[13][14] Although Anonymous admitted responsibility to subsequent attacks on the Sony websites, much speculation has arisen concerning a sustained collapse of the Playstation Network in April. However, Anonymous has denied any involvement in Playstation Network's self-imposed hiatus.[15]

According to Sony, the initial cause of the PSN and the company’s Qriocity service was due to an "external intrusion", and that it was subsequently kept off-line in order to facilitate an infrastructure upgrade as an apparent consequence of this attack. [16]

for what it's worth, at least according to wikipedia, which we all know may or may not be correct, Anonymous denies attacks on anything other than sony's websites...

[Lott's Bandana]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to yermom again.

Weerd.

Not sure why I got this little gem.

[NormanPride]

I have never had the 360 RROD. I have, however, had the PS3 crash a few times.

The PS3 has NO GAEMS

[Lott's Bandana]

I have never had the 360 RROD. I have, however, had the PS3 crash a few times.

The PS3 has NO GAEMS

Well, that's the first I've heard that scenario...but, I don't go around polling all my 50 year-old peers either.

:P

My experience with the RROD stories come from my friend's kiddos, and their frustration of having to mail their console back to MSoft numerous times.


Did you know if you "quote" a SPOIL'd post, the spoil is revealed? That made me laugh...

[NormanPride]

Whenever I get on the PS3, I always get my friends on the 360 so we can actually talk to each other in private without a bunch of 12 year old morons cursing at us and talking about their newest Bieber poster or whatever it is that they buy these days.

[yermom]

I have never had the 360 RROD. I have, however, had the PS3 crash a few times.

The PS3 has NO GAEMS

i hardly use mine for games anyway :O

[Lott's Bandana]

Whenever I get on the PS3, I always get my friends on the 360 so we can actually talk to each other in private without a bunch of 12 year old morons cursing at us and talking about their newest Bieber poster or whatever it is that they buy these days.


I always get to listen to the mouthbreather in his trailer, holding his infant while it cries. Momma asking what he wants for dinner...


There must be thousands of these d00ds.

[saucysoonergal]

In LB2 I always click on play alone and then some doofus always tries to join. DENY. Why does PSN allow THAT?

[NormanPride]

Because PSN is terrible.

[saucysoonergal]

At least it isn't mircosoft. ;)

[oudavid1]

This is why I have an xbox...


i refuse to use that ****e.

not to mention paying to get online. eff Microsoft and eff XBox.


I would together pay 60 dollars a year which is chump change for reliable service. How many days have you guys had no CoD? I've been able to play all this week on my ****ty xbox....


Serious question:

Have you experienced the RROD?

I seriously do not know an XBOX user that hasn't...

My Xbox would freeze occasionally. Then got RROD.

Had a brand new one a week later. Boom.

60$ a year? Ya, but it never goes down. Bigger Boom.

Better graphics, better controllers, better wireless mic. Boomer.

(not to mention I kick some serious tale on NCAA 11 with my Vols)

[jumperstop]

Serious question:

Have you experienced the RROD?

I seriously do not know an XBOX user that hasn't...

No, never had an issue with my xbox, and I play a lot. And most people think any red light is the rrod. It must be all four parts of the circle. At that, they will repair for pretty cheap or free if under warranty.

[jumperstop]

paying for XBox Live is just ****ty icing on the ****cake

i tried to like the XBox even though it's made by Microshaft, but i just haven't liked any of the games or the controllers, and i ****ing hate Halo.

hearing about people and their toaster oven fixes for RROD don't really help matters either.

I love Halo... :)

[soonerboomer93]

Badger,

Everyone knows that the PS3 is way better than the Xbox. Microsoft can suck it! This is not the RROD. After all freaking Amazon had somekind of attack as well that toppled a whole lot of businesses!

You mean the amazon outage last week? Last I heard that wasn't an attack, a trunk line failed.

[soonerboomer93]

Serious question:

Have you experienced the RROD?

I seriously do not know an XBOX user that hasn't...

neither of mine have

[Jello Biafra]

Anyone with half a brain knows microsoft makes xbox...dumb post...

anyone who thinks that they bought an Xbox because they knew someone was going to hack PSN is a moran.....shut that fuzzy man pleaser in the middle of your head. dumb post...

[Jello Biafra]

i have sveral friends that have multiple Xboxs....wanna know why? because they have multiple boxes that have gone down.....and xcess money/too lazy to go get it fixed so they go buy another one hoping someday they might actually pick the box that will work for them no matter what.

[GrapevineSooner]

Serious question:

Have you experienced the RROD?

I seriously do not know an XBOX user that hasn't...

I haven't.

[Lott's Bandana]

Well, I will say that I love my PS3...an amazing piece of technology.

Perhaps I'd be an X fanboy if I owned one, but the RROD kept me away and the Blueray player drew me to Sony.

I've tried to think of what I don't like about my console and all I can come up with is that when some 7th grader frags me in COD, the controllers break too easily when I throw them against the wall.

[StoopTroup]

I have them both and I like them both for different reasons

[Lott's Bandana]

I have them both and I like them both for different reasons


I can see that...like Missionary v. Doglike?


bad analogy?

[GrapevineSooner]

Well, I guess it would be like having two different girlfriends. One might not be willing to do something with you, but the other would?

another bad analogy?

[jumperstop]

anyone who thinks that they bought an Xbox because they knew someone was going to hack PSN is a moran.....shut that fuzzy man pleaser in the middle of your head. dumb post...

That's not why I bought it....unlike you I didn't buy my gaming system based on whether or not micrsoft made it, I bought my xbox because it was about 500 dollars cheaper at the time, and backwards compatable with all my old games, and I didn't need a blue ray player. And the $60 a year I don't mind paying a cheap yearly fee for reliable, well attended to online servers that don't crash or get hacked.


i have sveral friends that have multiple Xboxs....wanna know why? because they have multiple boxes that have gone down.....and xcess money/too lazy to go get it fixed so they go buy another one hoping someday they might actually pick the box that will work for them no matter what.

Sounds like your friends are stupid if they just buy an xbox everytime the one they have breaks...;)

[jumperstop]

Well, I will say that I love my PS3...an amazing piece of technology.

Perhaps I'd be an X fanboy if I owned one, but the RROD kept me away and the Blueray player drew me to Sony.

I've tried to think of what I don't like about my console and all I can come up with is that when some 7th grader frags me in COD, the controllers break too easily when I throw them against the wall.

I like the feel of the controller better for Xbox than PS3, but I don't know if they are any more sturdy.

[Jello Biafra]

That's not why I bought it....unlike you I didn't buy my gaming system based on whether or not micrsoft made it, I bought my xbox because it was about 500 dollars cheaper at the time, and backwards compatable with all my old games, and I didn't need a blue ray player. And the $60 a year I don't mind paying a cheap yearly fee for reliable, well attended to online servers that don't crash or get hacked.



Sounds like your friends are stupid if they just buy an xbox everytime the one they have breaks...;)

oooor they have jobs that dont require them to clean up bathroom stalls lol

[The]

It's official. Sony lost your info.

Sony admits utter PSN failure: your personal data has been stolen (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/04/sony-admits-utter-psn-failure-your-personal-data-has-been-stolen.ars)


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."
What can you do?

You are warned to keep watch over your accounts, and to be aware of your heightened risk of fraud due to the security breach. "For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of e-mail, telephone, and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive information," the company said. "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."
Sony has also provided a wealth of sources for data and protection against identity theft.
You may wish to visit the web site of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission at www.consumer.gov/idtheft (http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft) 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 www.ncdoj.gov (http://www.ncdoj.gov). For Maryland residents, the Attorney General can be contacted at 200 St. Paul Place, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202; telephone: (888) 743-0023; or www.oag.state.md.us (http://www.oag.state.md.us). To be fair, Sony does apologize for the inconvenience. There is still no update on when service will be restored, but that is the least of your concerns if you have a PlayStation Network account. It's time to change your passwords, at the very least, and if you're like to be completely safe it's not a bad idea to cancel your credit or debit cards and request replacements.




It's also worth noting that Anonymous has stated that Sony kept backups of Credit Card info in plain text format.

[jumperstop]

Ouch....that sucks donkey balls. I would be a little pissed at Sony right now if I had a PS3.

[The]

Ouch....that sucks donkey balls. I would be a little pissed at Sony right now if I had a PS3.


The nerd rage is esploding the internet. The PSN is probable done.

[jumperstop]

The nerd rage is esploding the internet. The PSN is probable done.

Glad I have xbox.... :rolleyes:

[saucysoonergal]

So, they have all of my personal info, but not my ssn# What are they going to do? I only used a PSN card so no cc#'s. I think I will live.

[The]

So, they have all of my personal info, but not my ssn# What are they going to do? I only used a PSN card so no cc#'s. I think I will live.


If you use the same password anywhere, that's bad.

If you are using Netflix, there is apparently a possibility that Sony kept a copy of your CC on these files.

[saucysoonergal]

I doubt I used the same password (since I don't re-enter it and it remembers it for me - I forgot what it was) and no Netflix!!! I feel better already.

[The]

I doubt I used the same password (since I don't re-enter it and it remembers it for me - I forgot what it was) and no Netflix!!! I feel better already.


Then you're fine. You'll just never be able to play games online again on your PS3.

[saucysoonergal]

Then you're fine. You'll just never be able to play games online again on your PS3.

I hated playing games online, I would come back to my little cardboard control room in LBP and some doosh would be slapping me. No Thank You online playing.

[The]

I hated playing games online, I would come back to my little cardboard control room in LBP and some doosh would be slapping me. No Thank You online playing.

LBP?

[saucysoonergal]

Little Big Planet the funnest game evar!!!

[The]

Little Big Planet the funnest game evar!!!


And people would slap you for living in a cardboard box?

[saucysoonergal]

http://playstationlifestyle.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/feature-LittleBigPlanet2-Room.jpg

[The]

http://playstationlifestyle.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/feature-LittleBigPlanet2-Room.jpg

I bet you own at least one Grateful Dead album.

[saucysoonergal]

I used to have the cassingle of Touch of Grey. Does that count?

[The]

I used to have the cassingle of Touch of Grey. Does that count?


Of course it does.

[badger]

Do you Playstation nerds have your PSN back yet? :D

[NormanPride]

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn261/ericli51/Nogame1.png

[SoonerLVZ]

Do you Playstation nerds have your PSN back yet? :D

Nope not yet

[yermom]

Of course it does.

it's alright

[Lott's Bandana]

yermom, I tried last night, many many times to do some Netflix'ing, but couldn't get past the PSN login.

[yermom]

after a couple of tries you should be able to see the Netflix interface in the background, and then if you hit the circle button, you should be in

[Lott's Bandana]

after a couple of tries you should be able to see the Netflix interface in the background, and then if you hit the circle button, you should be in

It actually gives me a clean Netflix screen, starts to stream then the login comes back up. Tried dozens of times. Oh well.

[yermom]

weird. i wonder what is different...

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

I think someone just accidentally admitted to being a member of "Anonymous"

[The]

I think someone just accidentally admitted to being a member of "Anonymous"


None of us are as cruel as all of us.

[Lott's Bandana]

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.

[NormanPride]

lol

I laugh every time Sony pulls a stunt like this. They have a huge history of PS3SUX.

[saucysoonergal]

lol

I laugh every time Sony pulls a stunt like this. They have a huge history of PS3SUX.

ehhh, go clean out your spit valve!!! ;)

[badger]

I assume that the PSN is still down?