PSN fail?

[Rastagnarian]

So what does everyone think of Sony screwing up yet again...?
6 days without PSN, I'm not complaining since I have been without PS3 for quite some time now, but honestly...I think it's time Sony started monitoring PSN more carefully.

[aaronberlin]

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...een-stolen.ars

fuck everything about this.

[zodas]

You get what you dont pay for.

[jest118]

Any hacker with the skills these hackers have could do this to most any system. It's not PSN's fault for it happening. It's just the same if someone robs your house. You can take every precaution and still get robbed. Sometimes shit just happens. If anything people should be happy that Sony has taken the time that they have to investigate this thoroughly, because they could've easily just said "it was no big deal" and put the PSN back online without trying to improve the security.

[Oddity]

Exactly jest, peeps just need to chill out.

Any hacker with the skills these hackers have could do this to most any system. It's not PSN's fault for it happening. It's just the same if someone robs your house. You can take every precaution and still get robbed. Sometimes shit just happens. If anything people should be happy that Sony has taken the time that they have to investigate this thoroughly, because they could've easily just said "it was no big deal" and put the PSN back online without trying to improve the security.

[Shaydee UK]

"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."


Watch your bank accounts!