Playstation Network Users: Check Your Passwords and Credit Cards

[llama64]

I was just looking at my electronics... apparently 2/3 of them are Sony. I'm actually embarrassed by that now - when it comes time to replace them, Sony will be on the no fly list. The level of incompetence and outright arrogance that corporation has shown to it's users just astonishes me.

Course... that won't stop me from taking free stuff. Probably gonna grab LBP and Wipeout. They will be games #2 and #3 for my PS3 (after over a year of owning it). Game #1 was the God of War pack (technically PS2 games )

[Esoteric]

Eh, I own a fair amount of Sony products and would probably replace them should the time come. If Sony still is putting out quality TVs and audio products, I'm not going to say no if they're at a good price.

[llama64]

Originally Posted by Esoteric

Eh, I own a fair amount of Sony products and would probably replace them should the time come. If Sony still is putting out quality TVs and audio products, I'm not going to say no if they're at a good price.

That's what my response was to the whole DRM/rootkit issue with Sony music CD's a few years back. This PSN debacle finally tilted it for me though - it's not like I"m losing out on technology if I don't buy Sony.

And I'm certainly not missing out gaming wise.

[Prototype]

Has anyone been able to get into the store, or where ever these are going to be available to download them?

[flamesfan6]

no one can because psn is down again haha

[FanIn80]

They shut it down again because of yet another security hole. This time there was a problem with the Password Reset page they were directing everyone to. Apparently, if someone had your email address and birthday, they could have reset your account password on your behalf. Considering the hakers from last month have everybody's email addresses and birthdays...

Sony Corp has shut down a website set up to help millions of users affected by April's massive data breach after finding a "security hole".

The site had been designed to help 77 million users of its PlayStation Network reset their passwords after finding the security weakness.

The issue, which Sony alerted customers to on its PlayStation website, marks yet another setback for the company, which has been under fire since hackers broke into its systems about a month ago.

Sony spokesman Dan Race said the company found the security hole on a webpage that could potentially allow the hackers who had breached personal data from users in April to access their accounts using the data they had stolen.

"If I had your email and your birth date I could have potentially got access to your account," Race said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...74C70420110518

Edit: Didn't anyone ever tell Sony not to go full ######?

[psicodude]

Originally Posted by Prototype

Has anyone been able to get into the store, or where ever these are going to be available to download them?

The store says it "undergoing maintenance" for me, and has been since PSN has been up.

[Human Torch]

Originally Posted by Prototype

Has anyone been able to get into the store, or where ever these are going to be available to download them?

The store wasn't put up yet only online gaming. I think the target date for the store is sometime next week.

Originally Posted by llama64

And I'm certainly not missing out gaming wise.

When your only game is god of war collection then yeah, you kinda are.

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by flamesfan6

no one can because psn is down again haha

No, I don't think it is. I was on it this morning. I believe it's only the password reset feature that's been disabled.
Are you guys who are saying it's down actually trying?

[Beerfest]

Its working fine right now.

I didnt get my email from Playstation to reset my password, so I created a new account, but then checked my email today and saw I had gotten one, but when I clicked the link in the email the page was undergoing maintenance.

[Mazrim]

I never got an email to reset my password, but logging into PSN on the PS3 on Monday forced it on me anyway.

[LockedOut]

PS Store is expected to be back up on May 24.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6314576...op%3Btitle%3B1

[Russic]

Originally Posted by Human Torch

When your only game is god of war collection then yeah, you kinda are.

My thought exactly. This generation of consoles blows my mind when I think of the quality of games. Owning a ps3 and not actually having a ps3 game is very confusing for me... Unless video games aren't really your thing.

[fundmark19]

Originally Posted by Russic

My thought exactly. This generation of consoles blows my mind when I think of the quality of games. Owning a ps3 and not actually having a ps3 game is very confusing for me... Unless video games aren't really your thing.

Geez I have 3 ps3 and I don't remember the last time I actually played a game on one of them

[Jimmy Stang]

^ I play a few games here and there, but I use it mostly for Netflix, Blu-Rays, and streaming media from my PC. If they'd get a proper web browser, then it really would be a perfect gaming system for non-gaming.

[Daradon]

Sony is great for gaming, and used to be good for visual stuff (screens etc.) but are getting beaten now. The trinitron screen was the bomb before flats came out. Now LG, Samsung, and all sorts of brands I can't even name off the top of my head kick Sony's ass at picture.

They have never been good for audio.

They're a middle of the road brand with huge market share because of a lot of first mover products. Walkman, Discman, Blu-ray etc.

Plus they made BETAMAX!

[Regulator75]

http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/...sony-deadline/

”May 31, 2011 – Sony Corporation and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced today that Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI, the company) will fully restore all PlayStation®Network services in the Americas, Europe/PAL territories and Asia, excluding Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea by the end of this week.”

[likwid888]

Just a warning to everyone who uses the same email/password for iTunes as they did for the PSN. My iTunes account was hacked, and I'm positive is has to do with having the same email/password. The person bought a poker app for the iPhone and millions of chips for it. Please take the necessary precautions and change your iTunes credentials.

[Wood]

Originally Posted by likwid888

Just a warning to everyone who uses the same email/password for iTunes as they did for the PSN. My iTunes account was hacked, and I'm positive is has to do with having the same email/password. The person bought a poker app for the iPhone and millions of chips for it. Please take the necessary precautions and change your iTunes credentials.

Yep I had the same password for my email and that was hacked as well

[Jimmy Stang]

I was lucky as my PS3 password was unique. Had it been one of my few "go to" passwords, I'd be in the same boat.

Regardless, the whole PSN ordeal has got me started on a new password regimen. I'm trying to keep everything unique, which is a pain in the ass, but this has certainly highlighted how an attack on one service can really impact the rest of your online life.