PSN offline for days

[Skullheadhq]

Anyone knows what's happening?

[Fragony]

Having the same problem

[johnhughthom]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13169518

[Skullheadhq]

Having the same problem

Oh, what's your name on PSN? Maybe we could play a game sometime.
And WTF Sony? Easter and you take PSN down...

[CountArach]

There are rumours going around that Anonoymous have done it, but they are denying all responsibility.

[Kekvit Irae]

There are rumours going around that Anonoymous have done it, but they are denying all responsibility.

I don't believe Anon is responsible. They are more like a hacktivist version of Fred Phelps; if they did it, they would have done everything in their power to gain media attention.

[Knight of Ne]

It may not be Anon but it looks like it was hackers. See Link

Why do people have to be such and ruin everything for others.

Ne

[Beskar]

Good thing I use Xbox Live.

[johnhughthom]

Good thing I use Xbox Live.

You'd be doing well to get on PSN with your Xbox.

[CountArach]

I don't believe Anon is responsible. They are more like a hacktivist version of Fred Phelps; if they did it, they would have done everything in their power to gain media attention.

Which is why I didn't believe it. They aren't exactly the most subtle group.

[Prussian to the Iron]

This is...annoying. Right when spring break starts as well, and to top it all off, I'm too sick to go outside to do anything which means I'm stuck in the house...with no PSN.

[Motep]

I like it because some of my friends have to get off of their gaming systems and enjoy life for once. Here, at least, it is a beautiful weekend, and if I did not have annoying family over, I would be off elsewhere, enjoying it. Spring is in the air and my trees are coming back to life...gotta love it.

That having been said, I bet the hacker(s) are feeling a bit puffed up in terms of their self worth at the moment.

[Monk]

Alright: This is getting serious. Sony reportedly unable to tell if PSN users' personal information compromised.

Full story: http://kotaku.com/#!5795349/sony-doe...ber-was-stolen

Still being incredibly tight-lipped about all of this. The longer this goes on, the worse it looks.

[Fragony]

Oh, what's your name on PSN? Maybe we could play a game sometime.
And WTF Sony? Easter and you take PSN down...

Same as here, but having some severe problems with my connection, haven't been able to play long before PSN shut down

[Skullheadhq]

Alright: This is getting serious. Sony reportedly unable to tell if PSN users' personal information compromised.

Full story: http://kotaku.com/#!5795349/sony-doe...ber-was-stolen

Still being incredibly tight-lipped about all of this. The longer this goes on, the worse it looks.

Luckily I bought a PSN prepaid card instead of using a creditcard.

[drone]

Pure pwnage.

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.

Glad I'm still boycotting Sony.

[Monk]

I had a sneaking suspicion this would be the case, seeing as it's been.. what, five days since PSN went down? God help them if their customers' financial information got lost. I can hear the backlash train a-coming now

[Mailman653]

I say, they should offer their members free service for two months or more and people who actually have had their credit card information stolen, used and and abused and can prove it, free lifetime membership and money to clear their name.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal Demands Answers From Sony in Wake of PSN Breach

[Graphic]

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/so...o-hopes-to-ha/

Sony says PSN 'intrusion' compromised personal info; hopes to have 'some services' back 'within a week'

[Prussian to the Iron]

I say, they should offer their members free service for two months or more and people who actually have had their credit card information stolen, used and and abused and can prove it, free lifetime membership and money to clear their name.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal Demands Answers From Sony in Wake of PSN Breach

2 free months of...what? PSN is free to be a member of. its not like XBL where you have to pay.

[Mailman653]

Serriously?! Wow...got so used to getting money sucked out of me to enjoy a game that I figured the service was suscription based like XBL.

[Husar]

Har, thanks to having a 40GB PS3 model I never really considered buying anything on PSN and as such have never given them my credit card info.

My personal data, well, not nice, but easier to get anyway, may have to think about changing my passwords when it's back online though.

I also wonder whether they can catch the hackers.

[Prussian to the Iron]

Why oh why does this have to be over my spring break? no PSN over spring break stuck at home? wtf.

[Skullheadhq]

I wonder why they don't put it back up, I mean, what else can they steal?

[Mailman653]

http://us.playstation.com/support/an....htm?a_id=2356
New FAQ posted up by Sony in regards to the breach.

[Krusader]

Oh fun.
Only have my CC info stored on 3 sites. Amazon, Steam & PSN. After this, only two sites and if I have to change a new credit card, none. Been changing passwords on email and some other sites to be on the very safe side.

And oh, now I got to keep an eye on my credit card info. I sincerely hope they offer something tangible in return for these troubles, downtime is one thing, but having personal information and especially credit card information stolen is a damn big nono. A one or two year free membership for Playstation Plus or a coupon to buy PS3 games (preferably not from PS Store since it has a damn limited selection compared to most retail stores).

[Strike For The South]

Effing wonderful

I don't think anything financal is on there, but still

[drone]

I wonder why they don't put it back up, I mean, what else can they steal?

Your new passwords and credit cards, of course!

My guess is that they are completely revamping how all that data is stored. They haven't come out with details on how the data was stored prior to the intrusion. If the passwords were stored in plaintext, they are just stupid. If the passwords were hashed, they can be brute-forced offline if the entire account DB was stolen. I'm guessing personal info was plaintext, and credit card numbers not encrypted.

If you use the same password from PSN on other online accounts, you may want to change that now.

[Kekvit Irae]

I'm guessing personal info was plaintext, and credit card numbers not encrypted.

And that, my friends, is why you use a database with an MD5+Salt Hash.

[Fragony]

IT WILL CHANGE HOW WE THINK ABOUT ONLINE SECURITY FOREVER

Sigh.... Sony