Anonymous claims PSN hack affecting 10 million
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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RvRPosted:
This is actually why i just sold my PS3 and went back to xbox...
I cant rely on PlayStation like i can Xbox. Everyone hacks Playstation and it just wasnt fun anymore.
I cant rely on PlayStation like i can Xbox. Everyone hacks Playstation and it just wasnt fun anymore.
xPhotographPosted:
M60V8xVenom PS3 is easy to hack thats why i like Xbox
I just like xbox over all much better
i hate ps3 because everybody hack it and xbox not that much
HypnoticRastaPosted:
hah this is why u play xbox, psn is shit because they arent dedicated, they just want mony
CearnsyPosted:
V8xVenom PS3 is easy to hack thats why i like Xbox
I just like xbox over all much better
PeetzuhPosted:
AIexisM60GFX- Its easy to hack ps3 my frend does it
Yeah lobby wise he hacks it
I am hoping he ONLY hacks Lobbies... Xbox FTW, Sorry.
Yep...Xbox FTW!!
AIexisPosted:
M60GFX- Its easy to hack ps3 my frend does it
Yeah lobby wise he hacks it
I am hoping he ONLY hacks Lobbies... Xbox FTW, Sorry.
Doggy_ShizzPosted:
Bulletproof70- Yes ps3 got hacked before get over it Xbox users :) The ps3 has spent millions on the security after it got hacked so now its probably better than Xbox.
Thank You!! i like how Xbox has been hacked they just dot say anything about it they don't warn there users
Bulletproof70-Posted:
Yes ps3 got hacked before get over it xbox users :) The ps3 has spent millions on the security after it got hacked so now its probably better than xbox.
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