Author Topic: PSN Back up in NA, Europe. Still down in Japan/Asian regions (Read 68953 times)

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #600 on:** May 03, 2011, 01:35:23 PM »

Combustible lemons.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #601 on:** May 03, 2011, 03:51:57 PM »

Quote from: mojovonio on May 03, 2011, 03:11:23 PM

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The crisis at Sony deepened on Tuesday as it admitted that an extra 25 million customers who played games on its Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) PC games network have had their personal details stolen – and that they were taken before the theft of 77 million peoples' details on the PlayStation Network (PSN).

this gets more and more absurd

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #602 on:** May 03, 2011, 04:03:18 PM »

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Sony said that it had not previously thought that the data was copied by the hackers who broke into its systems.

archie4208 · « **Reply #603 on:** May 03, 2011, 04:04:33 PM »

I got an email from SOE and the last game I played from them was EverQuest over half a decade ago.

Himu · « **Reply #604 on:** May 03, 2011, 04:30:00 PM »

jesus christ

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #605 on:** May 03, 2011, 05:17:35 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on May 03, 2011, 04:04:33 PM

I got an email from SOE and the last game I played from them was EverQuest over half a decade ago.

*applies for a credit in Archie's name, maxes it out*

Wario64 · « **Reply #606 on:** May 03, 2011, 05:56:36 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on May 03, 2011, 04:04:33 PM

I got an email from SOE and the last game I played from them was EverQuest over half a decade ago.

i got an email and don't remember playing any SOE games

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #607 on:** May 03, 2011, 06:28:55 PM »

Quote from: mojovonio on May 03, 2011, 03:11:23 PM

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The crisis at Sony deepened on Tuesday as it admitted that an extra 25 million customers who played games on its Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) PC games network have had their personal details stolen – and that they were taken before the theft of 77 million peoples' details on the PlayStation Network (PSN).

bububu this was supposed to be the real year of the ps3

Akala · « **Reply #608 on:** May 03, 2011, 06:37:30 PM »

Uncharted 3

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #609 on:** May 03, 2011, 08:08:13 PM »

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/34485/Sony_Declines_To_Testify_At_Upcoming_Congressional_Hearing.php

Wow, I didn't know that you could tell the government to suck it when they ask you to testify at a hearing

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #610 on:** May 03, 2011, 08:18:56 PM »

"I have authorized a raid on the Sony compound."

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #611 on:** May 03, 2011, 08:43:19 PM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on May 03, 2011, 08:08:13 PM

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/34485/Sony_Declines_To_Testify_At_Upcoming_Congressional_Hearing.php

Wow, I didn't know that you could tell the government to suck it when they ask you to testify at a hearing

I think you CAN, but it's probably not the best way to get the government off your back.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #612 on:** May 03, 2011, 11:51:59 PM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on May 03, 2011, 08:08:13 PM

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/34485/Sony_Declines_To_Testify_At_Upcoming_Congressional_Hearing.php

Wow, I didn't know that you could tell the government to suck it when they ask you to testify at a hearing

Sfags: You go girl!

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #613 on:** May 04, 2011, 11:30:54 AM »

Annihilated

ManaByte · « **Reply #614 on:** May 04, 2011, 12:23:26 PM »

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/04/sonys-response-to-the-u-s-house-of-representatives/

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We discovered that the intruders had planted a file on one of our Sony Online Entertainment servers named “Anonymous” with the words “We are Legion.”

demi · « **Reply #615 on:** May 04, 2011, 12:29:22 PM »

omfg

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #616 on:** May 04, 2011, 12:31:58 PM »

"We also discovered a sign on our backs that said 'kick me', no idea how that got there."

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #617 on:** May 04, 2011, 12:34:36 PM »

The circle is really complete now.

Even though they initially denied it, this is precisely what they threatened to do (albeit via rumors and not directly) after warming up by taking playstation.com down. Right down to every little detail.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #618 on:** May 04, 2011, 12:43:38 PM »

Cool so these distinguished mentally-challenged fellows are going to jail, can't wait to watch them. Hopefully Obama will just murder them isntead.

Bebpo · « **Reply #619 on:** May 04, 2011, 01:25:55 PM »

Quote from: Billy Rygar on May 04, 2011, 12:37:59 PM

I had to spend an hour on the phone on monday to get my business debit card reauthorized because of this shit. My card wasn't even related, but because I had another card on there they put a hold on it without telling me. I found out when my card was denied by California when I was trying to pay taxes $:-\$ Thank god it was early in the day or Sony would have cost me $600

Sony said the CC #s are encrypted and the login passwords were hashed. You didn't need to get a new CC in the first place unless you're an unfortunate European who uses SoE.

Well, unless you don't believe what Sony is saying, which at this point, is probably the safer option.

Quote from: The Worst Poster Ever on May 04, 2011, 12:43:38 PM

Cool so these distinguished mentally-challenged fellows are going to jail, can't wait to watch them. Hopefully Obama will just murder them isntead.

Err, the whole point of Anon is that they can't be caught/punished.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #620 on:** May 04, 2011, 07:52:46 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on May 04, 2011, 07:46:26 PM

http://consumerist.com/2011/05/security-expert-sony-knew-its-software-was-obsolete-months-before-psn-breach.html

Oh, come on.

Of course they did. Why spend money on security when you're hemorrhaging money and just now starting to recuperate costs?

BTW, don't expect the newly patched PSN/SOE to be any more secure. Sony could fuck up a cup of coffee if they tried. It'd be hilarious if Anonymous swept by and caused it to collapse again.

Himu · « **Reply #621 on:** May 04, 2011, 07:54:13 PM »

TEXP what's your gamertag so we can play some Dynasty Warriors 7

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #622 on:** May 04, 2011, 07:56:24 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on May 04, 2011, 07:46:26 PM

http://consumerist.com/2011/05/security-expert-sony-knew-its-software-was-obsolete-months-before-psn-breach.html

Oh, come on.

bububu some security expert said on Kotaku that Sony isn't responsible because NO security software is 100% safe!

etiolate · « **Reply #623 on:** May 04, 2011, 11:14:57 PM »

still a hilarious turn of events

also feel like a participant observer watching sony fandom try to spin this, like I'm watching some sad event in consumerism that the history books will make a brief mention of

pilonv1 · « **Reply #624 on:** May 05, 2011, 12:07:16 AM »

https://www.soe.com/securityupdate/

Holy crap SOE shut down all it's games?

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #625 on:** May 05, 2011, 04:06:57 AM »

No font is large enough to contain the derp

ManaByte · « **Reply #626 on:** May 05, 2011, 12:01:20 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on May 04, 2011, 09:12:59 PM

Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 04, 2011, 07:56:24 PM
Quote from: Green Man on May 04, 2011, 07:46:26 PM
http://consumerist.com/2011/05/security-expert-sony-knew-its-software-was-obsolete-months-before-psn-breach.html

Oh, come on.

bububu some security expert said on Kotaku that Sony isn't responsible because NO security software is 100% safe!

Then why isn't every companies database getting skullfucked everyday? Oh right because the good ones actually keep their system up to date and under constant watch for attacks and venerabilities. I know that gamertags and WoW accounts get hacked all the time but that shit doesn't go unnoticed and it's never happened on such a wide scale (but maybe that's just my dirty xbot revisionist history acting up again).

I could kinda understand if it just happened to PSN but it happened to the SOE stuff as well. And even before the PSN stuff but they only noticed (or decided to tell anyone) after the massive PSN attack.

Gamertags don't get "hacked". That's just a GAF Sfag apologist excuse to defend Sony. The only way they get compromised is through social engineering where the person who wants access to the gamertag is able to talk a dumb CS rep over the phone into giving them access.

WoW accounts get hacked due to people's stupidity and the lack of any sort of virus scanner/malware scanner on their computer.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #627 on:** May 05, 2011, 01:43:11 PM »

I don't really follow this so is PSN still down? If so that is pretty hilarious. I didn't think it would last this long. Socom 4 came out like two weeks ago which means nobody has been able to play it online outside of a day or two.

maxy · « **Reply #628 on:** May 05, 2011, 01:45:31 PM »

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New York’s attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, issued a subpoena to Sony on Tuesday requesting information about how it protects customers’ personal information. The company’s servers were breached by unknown hackers last month.

New York state law-enforcement officials said Mr. Schneiderman issued the subpoena to three divisions of Sony — Sony Computer Entertainment America, Sony Network Entertainment and Sony Online Entertainment.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/new-york-attorney-general-subpoenas-sony/

iconoclast · « **Reply #629 on:** May 05, 2011, 02:00:53 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on May 05, 2011, 01:43:11 PM

I don't really follow this so is PSN still down? If so that is pretty hilarious. I didn't think it would last this long. Socom 4 came out like two weeks ago which means nobody has been able to play it online outside of a day or two.

Same goes for Mortal Kombat and Portal 2

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #630 on:** May 05, 2011, 02:13:05 PM »

How is it a disaster? It's still way better than the 360 verison in every way imaginable. Looks better, rubs better, more features, etc etc

i guess in the land of milk and xbots its shit because it has a ps3 logo on it

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #631 on:** May 05, 2011, 03:13:11 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on May 03, 2011, 03:07:20 PM

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/may/03/sony-data-breach-online-entertainment

UHHHHH

Good to see that PSN Plus money was put to good use.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #632 on:** May 05, 2011, 04:15:38 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on May 05, 2011, 03:56:41 PM

Quote from: Stoney Mason on May 05, 2011, 01:43:11 PM
I don't really follow this so is PSN still down? If so that is pretty hilarious. I didn't think it would last this long. Socom 4 came out like two weeks ago which means nobody has been able to play it online outside of a day or two.

When I was in gamestop changing my Brink pre-order, the counter was covered in used Socom 4's they were putting stickers on. The guy reckons that all of them probably still have the VIP code in tact. Maybe I'll get lucky and get a used portal 2 on the PS3 with the steam code still good.

Why buy it used from Gamestop for $55 when you can get it new from Amazon for $35?

Himu · « **Reply #633 on:** May 05, 2011, 05:15:15 PM »

Quote from: mojovonio on May 05, 2011, 02:11:47 PM

What a disaster Portal 2 on PS3 was. Can they even play it on PC?

you can't, you have to validate via psn because the ps3 version of portal 2 includes a ps3 version of steam

pilonv1 · « **Reply #634 on:** May 05, 2011, 07:18:26 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on May 05, 2011, 05:15:15 PM

Quote from: mojovonio on May 05, 2011, 02:11:47 PM
What a disaster Portal 2 on PS3 was. Can they even play it on PC?

you can't, you have to validate via psn because the ps3 version of portal 2 includes a ps3 version of steam

Gabe is a smart man, tease PS3 owners with PC version, then bring down PSN and make them buy a PC version to play now.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #635 on:** May 05, 2011, 08:47:05 PM »

https://www.allclearid.com/sony

Also

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/05/a-letter-from-howard-stringer/

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Dear Friends,

I know this has been a frustrating time for all of you.

Let me assure you that the resources of this company have been focused on investigating the entire nature and impact of the cyber-attack we’ve all experienced and on fixing it. We are absolutely dedicated to restoring full and safe service as soon as possible and rewarding you for your patience. We will settle for nothing less.

To date, there is no confirmed evidence any credit card or personal information has been misused, and we continue to monitor the situation closely. We are also moving ahead with plans to help protect our customers from identity theft around the world. A program for U.S. PlayStation Network and Qriocity customers that includes a $1 million identity theft insurance policy per user was launched earlier today and announcements for other regions will be coming soon.

As we have announced, we will be offering a “Welcome Back” package to our customers once our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services are up and running. This will include, among other benefits, a month of free PlayStation Plus membership for all PSN customers, as well as an extension of subscriptions for PlayStation Plus and Music Unlimited customers to make up for time lost.

As a company we — and I — apologize for the inconvenience and concern caused by this attack. Under the leadership of Kazuo Hirai, we have teams working around the clock and around the world to restore your access to those services as quickly, and as safely, as possible.

I know some believe we should have notified our customers earlier than we did. It’s a fair question. As soon as we discovered the potential scope of the intrusion, we shut down the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services and hired some of the best technical experts in the field to determine what happened. I wish we could have gotten the answers we needed sooner, but forensic analysis is a complex, time-consuming process. Hackers, after all, do their best to cover their tracks, and it took some time for our experts to find those tracks and begin to identify what personal information had — or had not — been taken.

As a result of what we discovered we notified you of the breach. Our investigation is ongoing, and we are upgrading our security so that if attacks like this happen again, our defenses will be even stronger.

In the last few months, Sony has faced a terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan. But now we are facing a very man-made event – a criminal attack on us — and on you — and we are working with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies around the world to apprehend those responsible.

In the coming days, we will restore service to the networks and welcome you back to the fun. I wanted to personally reach out and let you know that we are committed to serving you to the very best of our ability, protecting your information better than ever, and getting you back to what you signed up for – all the games and great entertainment experiences that you expect from Sony.

With best regards,
Howard Stringer

A fair question with a poor answer. "We didn't tell you because we didn't know"

pilonv1 · « **Reply #636 on:** May 05, 2011, 08:57:58 PM »

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A program for U.S. PlayStation Network and Qriocity customers that includes a $1 million identity theft insurance policy per user was launched earlier today and announcements for other regions will be coming soon.

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Over the next few days Sony will be emailing activation codes to register for AllClear ID PLUS. Once you have an activation code you will have until June 18th to sign-up and redeem your activation code.

So you have a month to sign up. Wonder how long it's valid for, guessing 12 months.

I'm sure the sfags will be falling over themselves to give AllClear their personal infomation.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #637 on:** May 05, 2011, 09:00:37 PM »

Man that free month of PlayStation(R) Plus is a SWEET DEAL

pilonv1 · « **Reply #638 on:** May 05, 2011, 09:03:03 PM »

Quote from: some sfag

120$ worth of 1 yr credit monitoring, a more secure network, free PSN+, and even free stuff, I am more than grateful for the compensation.

$:-\$

pilonv1 · « **Reply #639 on:** May 05, 2011, 09:04:34 PM »

At least the worst is behind us...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20060227-260.html#ixzz1LWmOpMjL

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A group of hackers says it is planning another wave of cyberattacks against Sony in retaliation for its handling of the PlayStation Network breach.

An observer of the Internet Relay Chat channel used by the hackers told CNET today that a third major attack is planned this weekend against Sony's Web site. The people involved plan to publicize all or some of the information they are able to copy from Sony's servers, which could include customer names, credit card numbers, and addresses, according to the source. The hackers claim they currently have access to some of Sony's servers.

Should the planned attack succeed, it would be the latest blow in a series of devastating security breaches of Sony's servers over the past month. The failure of Sony's server security has ignited investigations by the FBI, the Department of Justice, Congress, and the New York State Attorney General, a well as data security and privacy authorities in the U.K., Canada, and Taiwan.

Several weeks ago the hacker group known as Anonymous targeted several Sony Web sites, including Sony.com and SonyStyle.com, with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in retaliation for what its members saw as Sony's unfair legal action against hacker George Hotz. Two weeks ago Sony's PlayStation Network, along with its Qriocity service and Sony Online, were the target of an attack that exposed the personal information of more than 100 million Sony customers. Sony was forced to shut down PSN, Qriocity, and Sony Online, and is currently working to bring them back online after rebuilding the security of its servers.

Sony says it doesn't know who orchestrated what it's calling a "highly sophisticated, planned" attack, but it has dropped hints that the group Anonymous is involved. Kazuo Hirai, chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment, told a Congressional subcommittee in a letter yesterday that the intruders on its servers planted a file named "Anonymous" containing the statement "We are Legion," part of the group's tagline.

Anonymous issued a statement yesterday denying it was involved in the PSN breach. "While we are a distributed and decentralized group, our 'leadership' does not condone credit card theft," the statement said.

Now it seems the same group of hackers that was able to infiltrate the PSN servers is planning to hit back against Sony.

Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

choco parfait · « **Reply #640 on:** May 05, 2011, 09:05:53 PM »

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Ran across this, and had too much free time.

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Himu · « **Reply #641 on:** May 05, 2011, 09:06:41 PM »

way to fight the power, hackers!

demi · « **Reply #642 on:** May 05, 2011, 09:21:43 PM »

Strangely, that comic is really hot only for the chick.

naff · « **Reply #643 on:** May 05, 2011, 10:54:14 PM »

The Sceneman · « **Reply #644 on:** May 05, 2011, 11:34:52 PM »

wow, its nuts that PSN is still down. Must have totally pissed all over Socom's sales

I kinda feel sorry for PS3 only owners who cant play anything online

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #645 on:** May 06, 2011, 12:43:24 AM »

I seriously feel horrible for the guys at Zipper, Socom 4 must be bomba'ing

pilonv1 · « **Reply #646 on:** May 06, 2011, 01:21:15 AM »

What about those devs with PSN exclusive games? At least you can still buy Socom at retail.

Corporal · « **Reply #647 on:** May 06, 2011, 06:53:34 AM »

Sockbomb? "Ready to fill my shoes"?

You intended to do this, didn't you.

Diunx · « **Reply #648 on:** May 06, 2011, 08:19:07 AM »

Hopefully this time off will cure my friend off his cod obsession and he will finally let me finish uncharted 2.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #649 on:** May 06, 2011, 11:34:45 AM »

Quote from: mojovonio on May 06, 2011, 11:31:51 AM

Sobomb 4.

Because it's "So bomb4."

Get it?

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #650 on:** May 06, 2011, 12:51:42 PM »

Hay guys is PSN up yet

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #651 on:** May 06, 2011, 02:05:08 PM »

Unless they tightened up their policies, I'll be getting all those 5 games for free, and if the EU offerings are different from the US I'll probably get even more lol.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #652 on:** May 06, 2011, 02:42:11 PM »

Hey I have multiple accounts, does that mean I can get 6 free games? Woo

demi · « **Reply #653 on:** May 06, 2011, 02:46:15 PM »

lol. this is gonna get abused to high heaven. And yes they will all be shitty old games.

Rman · « **Reply #654 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:01:29 PM »

I wonder how much money Sony Corporate has lost on the PS3 alone--R&D, selling the system at a loss for a bit, and now this.

choco parfait · « **Reply #655 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:09:10 PM »

Quote from: demi on May 06, 2011, 02:46:15 PM

lol. this is gonna get abused to high heaven.

How so? Couldn't they just do it like how they did with the free PSPgo games? One free offer per console ID.

demi · « **Reply #656 on:** May 06, 2011, 03:10:36 PM »

No clue. It is sony. Work with me here.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #657 on:** May 06, 2011, 04:07:30 PM »

Quote from: Rman on May 06, 2011, 03:01:29 PM

I wonder how much money Sony Corporate has lost on the PS3 alone--R&D, selling the system at a loss for a bit, and now this.

I think its around $5 billion

pilonv1 · « **Reply #658 on:** May 06, 2011, 08:44:12 PM »

Remember when Xbox Live users got a free game and it was Hydrophobia?

Enjoy your Calling All Cars and Fat Princess.

Himu · « **Reply #659 on:** May 06, 2011, 08:46:30 PM »

everytime i read this thread i sit on my balls and make an UGH sound.

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Author Topic: PSN Back up in NA, Europe. Still down in Japan/Asian regions (Read 68953 times)