Hackers Spill over 1,000,000 Sony Online Accounts

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Sony getting its ass handed to it by hackers is becoming about as newsworthy as a netbook release, but this one is particularly brutal: Lulz Security just released a file containing over a million user logins. Home addresses included.

The Lulz crew says their gigantic dump includes:

Personal information, including passwords, email addresses, home addresses, dates of birth, and all Sony opt-in data associated with their accounts. Among other things, we also compromised all admin details of Sony Pictures (including passwords) along with 75,000 "music codes" and 3.5 million "music coupons".

Not stuff you want floating around on MediaFire (and not something we're going to link to, out of respect for the privacy of that million plus).

So, why'd they do it this time? FOR THE LULZ? No. To teach a lesson, they say:

Our goal here is not to come across as master hackers, hence what we're about to reveal: SonyPictures.com was owned by a very simple SQL injection, one of the most primitive and common vulnerabilities, as we should all know by now. From a single injection, we accessed EVERYTHING. Why do you put such faith in a company that allows itself to become open to these simple attacks?

As much as this is a shit move on their part, they have a good point. All of this extremely sensitive user data was stored in plain text, with zero encryption whatsoever. Sony is clearly beyond the palest pale of ineptitude when it comes to keeping their house in order. Their server rooms have had a screen door on them for the past month. Get it the hell together.

http://gizmodo.com/5807996/hackers-spill-over-1000000-sony-online-accounts

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HaczPosted:

That's why I don't have a PS3!

MatthewSteierPosted:

If you haven't already, Id suggest you go the escapistmagazine.com and watch the newest extra credits video. It explained all the reasons why Anonymous wouldn't do it and I highly believe that they didn't do it.

bananapie62Posted:

shit it happened agean, get it togeather, isnt that what you hired your security team for?

CBR_FIREBLADEPosted:

SnPrXMafiA even though sony got hacked i still love my ps3. if my account gets hacked ill just make a new one. its not like its free online or anything.

it may be free online but if the servers go under another attack that "free" account will be useless

ZerkosPosted:

Theomen
kittykill3r xbox has a very strong firewall i dont think that it will ever get hacked


Microsoft doesn't have a "Firewall", they are called vulnerabilities. To find a vulnerability, you must tool around with the URL in the address bar.


omen you know nothing.

SnPrXMafiAPosted:

even though sony got hacked i still love my ps3. if my account gets hacked ill just make a new one. its not like its free online or anything.

WlNPosted:

kittykill3r xbox has a very strong firewall i dont think that it will ever get hacked


Microsoft doesn't have a "Firewall", they are called vulnerabilities. To find a vulnerability, you must tool around with the URL in the address bar.

TeemoPosted:

Lol i posted this before it came to the frontpage. :P

NyntrakPosted:

Chris_xD
KSIxSP33D all these xbox fanboys LEARN TO FU*KING READ

also hacking into MS servers is almost as easy as into Sonys the thing is Sony didint encrypt theyr information xD



uMadBro? PSN blows. Get an xbox.

Chris_xDPosted:

KSIxSP33D all these xbox fanboys LEARN TO FU*KING READ

also hacking into MS servers is almost as easy as into Sonys the thing is Sony didint encrypt theyr information xD

....SonyPictures.com was owned by a very simple SQL injection, one of the most primitive and common vulnerabilities, as we should all know by now. From a single injection, we accessed EVERYTHING.
Sir, I believe you need to learn to read.