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Stolen PSN data published to web; Sony removes 2500 'names and partial addresses
A report from Reuters' Tokyo branch reveals that the data lifted from PlayStation Network over two weeks ago had made its way from your life to Sony's servers into hacker's hands and finally, from there, onto an unnamed website. "Sony said on Saturday it had removed from the Internet the names and partial addresses of 2,500 sweepstakes contestants that had been stolen by hackers and posted on a ...read more
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PSN reactivation delayed for 'further testing,' likely not coming back this week
On Sunday, Sony announced that "some" PSN services, including online play, would come back this week. With very little of this week remaining, you might be wondering if it's still going to happen. Well, it isn't. In an update on the PlayStation Blog, Sony's Patrick Seybold passes along the bad news that service renewal has been delayed to an unspecified time. "When we held the press conference ...read more
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Anonymous vets claim members of the group are likely behind attack on PSN
Two members of Anonymous feel that at least one of its members was behind the attack on Sony, which resulted in the PSN service being brought down and user data being compromised.Speaking to the Financial Times, one Anonymous member said they saw the technical details of a PSN vulnerability posted in the group’s user chat room not long before the intrusion occurred. “The hacker that did ...read more
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Third attack against Sony planned this weekend
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 ...read more
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Rumour: Call of duty Reveal This Month
The voice of Modern Warfare 2's Ghost has dropped strong hints that the series' next instalment will be announced this month - possibly within the week. Asked on talkSPORT this weekend about his Call of Duty work, Craig Fairbrass - who provided his voice for both Modern Warfare games - said he's "just been out in LA doing something that's going to be announced in May." He said: "I did Call ...read more
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PSN servers were 'unpatched and had no firewall installed,' security expert test
The House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade continues to seek answers regarding last month's breach of the PlayStation Network's security. The one it got yesterday from Purdue professor and security expert Dr. Gene Spafford is troubling, to say the least, if the situation he detailed actually played out as described. Spafford told the ...read more
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Hackers Revive OtherOS on PS3
It has been claimed by those responsible for jailbreaking the PS3, that the reasoning behind the need for a jailbreak for the device was soley to bring back OtherOS to the system. According to one of the leading “developers” in the hacking scene, Graf Chokolo, Other OS has finally returned despite Sony’s best efforts to stop the development of the project. Chokolo recently announced that ...read more
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EA FY11: BF3 “flat out superior” to CoD, losses trimmed
EA has said pre-orders for Battlefield 3 are hugely higher than those for Bad Company 2, and has shown solid results for both the full-year ending March 31 and its fiscal Q4. EA lost $276 million in the year ended March 31, narrowed from the $677 million lost in the previous year, while sales stayed virtually unmoved at $3.589 billion compared to last year’s $3.654 billion. Profit for the ...read more
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“Anonymous” file found on server, Sony tells Congress
Sony has issued a response to a US Congress subcommittee following the PSN hacker hearing held earlier today, revealing it found a file on its server saying, “We are legion”. The hearing was viewable live on C-SPAN. Following the downtime of the US and EU service for over two weeks after hacker activity and the compromise of user details, Australian and US Congressional hearings have taken ...read more
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Sony must answer questions before PSN returns
Sony faces a deadline set by congress ahead of reactivating the Playstation Network in the US. While Sony has chosen not to testify at today's hearing due to their ongoing investigation a representative for the company has confirmed that congress will have their answers ahead of the impending May 6th deadline. Will the Playstation Network be back online before the deadline too? Sony is ...read more
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