Playstation Network hacked, personal info stolen

[AmneonX]

LOL @ PSN fanboi, that is a MGS character in your avatar right?

Sorry but the link you posted is nothing like what has happened to either PSN or SOE. Your link states that individuals are hacking Windows Live ID accounts in order to gain access to the Xbox Live accounts associated with said Windows Live ID. I dont think thats the same as Sony having to take down the entire PSN for weeks to fix security issues on top of the millions and millions of accounts whose info was taken/accessed. Then hackers also breach SOE which if I recall correctly adds another 24+ or so million people's information out there... Do you really want to continue trying to compare the two? Individual accounts hacked via people hijacking Windows Live ID's that are associated with Xbox Live accounts vs anyone that has ever given PSN any personal info on top of the 24+ millions of people from SOE.

A similarly ridiculous argument would be trying to explain to people that Google's location tracking is the same as Apple's... Oh wait, this is an Android site so we all know that argument isnt valid...

Sony didnt handle thier customers information in a secure enough way and now they are paying the price for it. Its estimated that they are losing over $20million a week with the PSN down, not including any lawsuit costs they might be having due to their lack of security. I guess you do get what you pay for and would you look at that, its actually time to renew my Xbox Live membership

Me thinks that you and the person that thanked your post need to go and re-read your article, then maybe that thanks for your post needs to be taken back because your argument is null and void.

PSN fan boy? No. Ilve got an PS3, Xbox 360, and a Wii. I do prefer my playstation but still play my Xbox.

Maybe I overlooked a part of the post, but the point is. That this could happen to any business. WoW, Xbox Live, PSN. If someone wanted to, the same could happen to any of them.

 

[Dark Jedi]

LOL @ PSN fanboi, that is a MGS character in your avatar right?

Sorry but the link you posted is nothing like what has happened to either PSN or SOE. Your link states that individuals are hacking Windows Live ID accounts in order to gain access to the Xbox Live accounts associated with said Windows Live ID. I dont think thats the same as Sony having to take down the entire PSN for weeks to fix security issues on top of the millions and millions of accounts whose info was taken/accessed. Then hackers also breach SOE which if I recall correctly adds another 24+ or so million people's information out there... Do you really want to continue trying to compare the two? Individual accounts hacked via people hijacking Windows Live ID's that are associated with Xbox Live accounts vs anyone that has ever given PSN any personal info on top of the 24+ millions of people from SOE.

A similarly ridiculous argument would be trying to explain to people that Google's location tracking is the same as Apple's... Oh wait, this is an Android site so we all know that argument isnt valid...

Sony didnt handle thier customers information in a secure enough way and now they are paying the price for it. Its estimated that they are losing over $20million a week with the PSN down, not including any lawsuit costs they might be having due to their lack of security. I guess you do get what you pay for and would you look at that, its actually time to renew my Xbox Live membership

Me thinks that you and the person that thanked your post need to go and re-read your article, then maybe that thanks for your post needs to be taken back because your argument is null and void.

WHen it comes down to it. It doesn't matter what was stolen Xbox was hacked just like sony was and just like many businesses and websites has been over the year. No system is hack proof. There is always a way in and you just have to find it.

 

[Hrethgir]

Me thinks that you and the person that thanked your post need to go and re-read your article, then maybe that thanks for your post needs to be taken back because your argument is null and void.

Then you thinks wrong. Sure, the Sony hack is a lot bigger, but XBL has been hacked, and could probably be hacked again in the future, nothing is hack-proof. His argument is valid.

 

[jamor]

PS3 still down. Sucks to own a playstation lol.

Never have I been so happy to be an xbox liver. Thank goodness nothing like this happens to microsoft.

 

[ballisticn8]

WHen it comes down to it. It doesn't matter what was stolen Xbox was hacked just like sony was and just like many businesses and websites has been over the year. No system is hack proof. There is always a way in and you just have to find it.

Then you thinks wrong. Sure, the Sony hack is a lot bigger, but XBL has been hacked, and could probably be hacked again in the future, nothing is hack-proof. His argument is valid.

no the two are nothing alike, if you know whats happened to sony and you actually have read the article posted about xbox being "hacked" and have any sort of ability to understand technology and were able to look beyond your brand loyalty you'd probably realize that pretty quickly.

you can link your xbox live account to a windows live ID so you can purchase stuff using your computer via xbox.com and link it to your profile to download from your console later. what the article states is that some windows live id's were hacked, thats equivalent to hacking an email address or a facebook page. once you get access to an account you can normally sniff out other accounts. its more than likely caused by lack of secure passwords by whoever's accounts were taken over. that is nothing like what has happened to the psn or soe. you cant really argue that xbox was hacked too, that argument is idiotic because xbox live hasnt been hacked, their millions upon millions of users information has not been stolen/accessed/copied. the xbox live network has never been breached, and its consumer information has never been taken. individual web accounts (not xbox live) have been hacked and xbox live profiles linked to said accounts have been taken but a simple button password could've prevented that from happening to those users. it was a lack of user security that someone was able to gain control of xbox live profiles, can you say the same for the estimated +77 million sony users? no you cant because where the "xbox hacks" happened was a website, the entire sony network has been taken down.

PS3 still down. Sucks to own a playstation lol.

Never have I been so happy to be an xbox liver. Thank goodness nothing like this happens to microsoft.

not to mention anonymous is pissed at sony, they're saying they had nothing to do with the breach and that sony is using them as a scapegoat, you have to think if they've had troubles and have now pissed off that group then just imagine what they might be in for.

 

[YankeeDudeL]

Before my g/f bought me my PS3, I hadn't owned a gaming system of my own since Sega Genesis. So I'm not a fanboy like most of you. But I love owning a PS3 for all it brings to the table. As you can imagine, I'm rather upset over the hack.

Was it someone sending a message to Sony? Or was it a malicious attack against it's users? Our personal info is what was taken, 2,500 sweepstakes contestants had their names published, and it's caused it's users to not game or message each other.

I never saw anything suspicious on my CC, but I did go ahead and get a diff card with diff number.