Playstation Network outage

[billybob476]

I thought this was the third hack, not the second.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

I thought this was the third hack, not the second.

idk, too many hacks to keep track of them ;)

King

[Feathers]

I thought this was the third hack, not the second.

idk, too many hacks to keep track of them ;)

King

I'm surprised that they let themselves get caught again so quickly (and I'm normally quite forgiving with regard to some corporate goings-on). After the publicity that they've just had to work their way through over the last problems, this does just make them look inept.

[Dangelus]

It is unbelievable they have been caught out again already!

This is a very interesting situation.

[Rico]

All I can say to all this now is:  What the FRAK!?!?

[QuadShot]

Breaking News, Just in...Entertainment and Gaming Giant Sony to change their name to...Sorry...:)

[billybob476]

At my previous job when I was developing e-commerce systems we used services like McAffee Secure (http:://www.mcafeesecure.com/us/). They would basically perform a hack simulation on our site every day and send us reports of any security holes. If we didn't patch any major holes withing 48 hours of them being found we lost our "secure" designation with them.

There's lots of ways to secure your online systems, Sony is in reactionary mode right now, this won't stop until they move into proactive mode.

[Rico]

Well, depending on who you believe right now, Sony in this story is saying there wasn't a "new hack."  But, they took the password reset system down again to plug another security hole in it.  Still, even that doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy.  It's like, we left the front door open while we went to work.  So glad we didn't get robbed!  ;)

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/05/18/network-sony-denies-second-playstation-hack/

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Well, depending on who you believe right now, Sony in this story is saying there wasn't a "new hack."  But, they took the password reset system down again to plug another security hole in it.  Still, even that doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy.  It's like, we left the front door open while we went to work.  So glad we didn't get robbed!  ;)

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/05/18/network-sony-denies-second-playstation-hack/

I call that story a "cover my butt" story.  It's still sad that it existed after being down for so many weeks.

King

[billybob476]

Well, depending on who you believe right now, Sony in this story is saying there wasn't a "new hack."  But, they took the password reset system down again to plug another security hole in it.  Still, even that doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy.  It's like, we left the front door open while we went to work.  So glad we didn't get robbed!  ;)

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/05/18/network-sony-denies-second-playstation-hack/

There was definitely an exploitable hole in there which was previously not leveraged. I can't find the link right now but they outlined the hack. It's so easy anyone with a browser can do it. Basically if you had two windows open you could trick the password reset page into allowing you to reset a password of an account for which you didn't have ownership of thereby giving an attacker full access to it.

[Rico]

Well, the Playstation Store is still down.  So, I haven't been able to get those free games or anything else yet due to the issues they have been having.  Sony you really are continuing to drop the ball here.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Wow it is still down?!  I thought it was back up already.  That is pretty bad.  I think this gives them a record for longest downtime on a gaming service ever...

King

[billybob476]

Came back up then went back down :)

[WillEagle]

I had trouble yesterday logging into my netflix on the playstation. Had to do a few things just to get into netflix. Don't really do any thing at the Playstation store.

[Rico]

I never use the store either, but darn it - I want my two free games!!  :)