Anonymous claims PSN hack affecting 10 million

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A member of hacker group Anonymous has claimed to have hacked the PlayStation Network.

According to the 'hacker', a 50GB database of user information has been stolen, affecting some 10 million people.
A list of email addresses and seemingly encrypted passwords has been published, linked to via Anonymous' Twitter account.

But are the claims genuine? Evidence suggests not; as Kotaku reports, the list of supposed PSN email addresses released by the hacker appears to be a cut-and-paste of a previous and seemingly unrelated email list posted back in March.

Regardless, probably worth nipping online and changing your password, just in case.

Sony is yet to respond to requests for comment.

The threat of another PSN hack will be no small thing for PlayStation owners who endured weeks of PSN downtime and the threat of identity theft when the network was hit with a series of major attacks last year.

Update: Sony Computer Entertainment America's Shane Bettenhausen has deemed the claims "totally fake" via a Twitter post that has since seemingly been deleted.

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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/363355/anonymous-claims-psn-hack-affecting-10-million/

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CearnsyPosted:

Firetrap Anonymous are doing what they think is right. But they are effecting their 'followers' who play PS3. That means they will loose 'followers'.

In all honesty i think Anonymous are doing the right thing.
But they have to think.


I agree everything they do is right and if that means affecting followers then so be it

FiretrapPosted:

Anonymous are doing what they think is right. But they are effecting their 'followers' who play PS3. That means they will loose 'followers'.

In all honesty i think Anonymous are doing the right thing.
But they have to think.

Commando_84Posted:

whats new ?

beats91Posted:

Minecart
Valkyrie210 This is why XBox is better. Just saying


Just because PSN gets hacked doesn't mean Xbox is better.

I personally like Xbox more, but only because I don't like the controls on the controller.

Everyone has their own opinion..


yeaah xbox it's better, i will not buy a console where i put my billing info and email and then someone will steal it because PSN is not secure

L33t-Ninja-MuchPosted:

they need a better form of security

EmazedPosted:

Scanty
Minecart
Valkyrie210 This is why XBox is better. Just saying


Just because PSN gets hacked doesn't mean Xbox is better.

I personally like Xbox more, but only because I don't like the controls on the controller.

Everyone has their own opinion..


^ Well said. Both consoles are pretty much equal.

They are but people seem to like Xbox better mainly because Xbox has better features and stuff.

yayPosted:

Minecart
Valkyrie210 This is why XBox is better. Just saying


Just because PSN gets hacked doesn't mean Xbox is better.

I personally like Xbox more, but only because I don't like the controls on the controller.

Everyone has their own opinion..


^ Well said. Both consoles are pretty much equal.

PeetzuhPosted:

Valkyrie210 This is why XBox is better. Just saying


Just because PSN gets hacked doesn't mean Xbox is better.

I personally like Xbox more, but only because I don't like the controls on the controller.

Everyone has their own opinion..

Inception20Posted:

Valkyrie210 This is why XBox is better. Just saying


Anonymous has a history with Sony. They have no need to quarrel with Microsoft. If they did, we would have the same problems as Sony.

yayPosted:

M60
Violate I really hope playstation does not go down agian like last time :(


Theres a good and bad side to it

Good - If it does you get free stuff
Bad- you will be without online


Oh that's right, I forgot PSN gave out a bunch of free things for all those effected by it.


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