PSN yet down. :(

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I am a regular user of PSN. Mostly Black ops or UC2 MP Online.
Been completing some single player like AC Bro side missions in the downtime.

Apparently it should be up in a few days time.

How many of you have been affected? And what have you been playing in the meantime?
 
its been 6 days.....currently...SONY has issued EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE notice to Developers. IMO they will be back soon, with strong PSN.

Hopefully they will be releasing a new FW with all added features & overhauled XMB :p
 
Yes, hopefully. I guess their main priority now is strengthening their defense against such hack attacks. Like many other people are saying - You get what you pay for!
 
I doubt that, the personal data might have been leaked, i.e they are directly pointing the problem on "Anonymous" for PSN downtime. and with getting GeoHot under its feet, they are going for the last kill i.e Might use this downtime to rebuild the complete PSN to save for further attacks from "Anonymous" and also to make the online system such that it finds the JB- ps3 and ban properly.
As they are taking more time then what they might have thought for, they are now using tactics to buy them some time, and also reduce the support of "Anonymous" and other "Sony- Haters" by saying that they have stolen data's like CC and other personal information.

This is just my thought, nothing to confirm the above. :)
 
Wow. I think most of us were not expecting us and could do understand a simple outage, but with thousands of people's sensitive information being compromised

and available to these 'hackers' it will undoubtedly damage PSN's reputation for a long, long time to come.
 
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guys got this mail today

PlayStation(R)Network

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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.

For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of email,

telephone and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive

information. 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. If you are asked for this information,

you can be confident Sony is not the entity asking. When the PlayStation

Network and Qriocity services are fully restored, we strongly recommend that

you log on and change your password. Additionally, if you use your PlayStation

Network or Qriocity user name or password for other unrelated services or

accounts, we strongly recommend that you change them as well.

To protect against possible identity theft or other financial loss, we

encourage you to remain vigilant, to review your account statements and

to monitor your credit reports. We are providing the following information

for those who wish to consider it:

- U.S. residents are entitled under U.S. law to one free credit report annually

from each of the three major credit bureaus. To order your free credit report,

visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call toll-free (877) 322-8228.

- We have also provided names and contact information for the three major U.S.

credit bureaus below. At no charge, U.S. residents can have these credit bureaus

place a "fraud alert" on your file that alerts creditors to take additional steps

to verify your identity prior to granting credit in your name. This service can

make it more difficult for someone to get credit in your name. Note, however,

that because it tells creditors to follow certain procedures to protect you,

it also may delay your ability to obtain credit while the agency verifies your

identity. As soon as one credit bureau confirms your fraud alert, the others

are notified to place fraud alerts on your file. Should you wish to place a

fraud alert, or should you have any questions regarding your credit report,

please contact any one of the agencies listed below:

Experian: 888-397-3742; www.experian.com; P.O. Box 9532, Allen, TX 75013

Equifax: 800-525-6285; www.equifax.com; P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241

TransUnion: 800-680-7289; www.transunion.com; Fraud Victim Assistance Division,

P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6790

- You may wish to visit the website of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission at

Deter. Detect. Defend. Avoid ID Theft 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 NCDOJ. For Maryland residents, the Attorney

General can be contacted at 200 St. Paul Place, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202;

telephone: (888) 743-0023; or Maryland Attorney General - Home Page.

We thank you for your patience as we complete our investigation of this

incident, and we regret any inconvenience. Our teams are working around the

clock on this, and services will be restored as soon as possible. Sony takes

information protection very seriously and will continue to work to ensure that

additional measures are taken to protect personally identifiable information.

Providing quality and secure entertainment services to our customers is

our utmost priority. Please contact us at 1-800-345-7669 should you have any

additional questions.

Sincerely,

Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment
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This is bad, real bad. 77million user's private data & credit card infomation. And sony is is plain stupid not to encrypt this sensitive info.

After seeing this, I am not going to buy any sony product:|

Down with sony:mad:
 
Gaurish said:
This is bad, real bad. 77million user's private data & credit card infomation. And sony is is plain stupid not to encrypt this sensitive info.

After seeing this, I am not going to buy any sony product:|

Down with sony:mad:
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Actually, Sony has clarified to Ars saying that the credit card info was in fact encrypted. The personal details like name, address, email etc was in a separate table which was not encrypted. (I believe this is the standard practice? At least, that's what I have seen in all my projects.) However, in spite of this clarification, there are reports about fraudulent transactions on peoples' credit cards.

So, credit card info was stolen in spite of it being encrypted! Is that even possible? I sure don't know.
 
pretttt said:
Actually, Sony has clarified to Ars saying that the credit card info was in fact encrypted.

However, in spite of this clarification, there are reports about fraudulent transactions on peoples' credit cards.
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Hackers have claimed that they have as many as 2.2 million credit card numbers!

And as you said about reported fraudulent transactions. it can be be said with certainty that either cc data was not encrypted or they have managed to break encryption. I suspect former

The personal details like name, address, email etc was in a separate table which was not encrypted. (I believe this is the standard practice? At least, that's what I have seen in all my projects.)
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Choice on encryption, depends on how valuable the data is. In this case, personal details can be used for identify theft. so sony should have encrypted.
 
Gaurish said:
Hackers have claimed that they have as many as 2.2 million credit card numbers!

And as you said about reported fraudulent transactions. it can be be said with certainty that either cc data was not encrypted or they have managed to break encryption. I suspect former

Choice on encryption, depends on how valuable the data is. In this case, personal details can be used for identify theft. so sony should have encrypted.
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Credit Card data was encrypted. This is apparently a requirement of the payment processors. But it is wrong to assume the data is secure just by encrypting it. Very informative thread on Reddit about it.

as for encrypting other details like name, dob etc, it is probably not done anywhere. You might argue that it should be encrypted, and I might tend to agree with you, but it is simply not done. But, again, just because it is encrypted doesnt mean it wont get stolen.
 
If i were primarily an online gamer playing everyday on the PS3 (I am on the PC), i would be massively pissed by now.

Sony is paying for their dues.
 
Yes. Absolutely. There's a limit to much one can play Single Player if you play mostly online. Although, I'm looking forward to the PSN welcome back program and get my hands on some God of war!
Aman27deep said:
If i were primarily an online gamer playing everyday on the PS3 (I am on the PC), i would be massively pissed by now.

Sony is paying for their dues.
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