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Gamasutra examines a PlayStation brand in crisis
Hard as it may be to recall, at the turn of the century, "PlayStation" had replaced "Nintendo" as the colloquialism for "video game," and the PS2 was beginning its unprecedented run of 150 million units shipped. The brand was nothing short of "awe-inspiring," as Gamasutra business editor Colin Campbell recounts in a recent editorial. But a decade later, "the PlayStation brand is in gentle ...read more
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PSN hackers already using stolen credit card data
An article from the Financial Times strongly implies that the PSN security hackers have already commenced using the stolen credit card data. The respective newspaper, features a case study with a gamer who had a bank call him one day after the PSN hack to query a $900 transaction. However, the respective gamer had no knowledge of the transaction to 'Dr Jay's' online clothing store. The Financial ...read more
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Hirai to hold PSN breach press conference tomorrow
Sony’s confirmed that Sony Corp’s Kaz Hirai is to hold a press conference in Japan tomorrow to address last week’s PSN hacking crisis.Hirai will speak at 2.00pm Japanese time (9.00pm PST, 12.00am EST, 5.00am BST, 6.00am CET) about the breach, as well as the firm’s information management system and the schedule to resume services. PSN was hacked last week and taken offline completely as ...read more
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Sony Correction: We do ask for CCV numbers
Here we are again with another correction, it appears that Sony has gotten sneaky and updated a blog entry on the sly. The suggestion that Sony has not asked for gamers CCV codes is stricken from the record with Sony claiming "While we do ask for CCV codes, we do not store them in our database."
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Sony Breaks Silence on PSN Outage, It’s Not Pretty
After days without word on the status of the PlayStation Network, Sony has broken their silence regarding the network outage. The good news, if you want to call it that, is that PSN may be up and running again shortly. In a mass email to all PSN account holders Sony explained the nature of the prolonged downtime. More important than being able to hop on and play some SOCOM with your friends, ...read more
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FBI Cybercrimes Joins 22 States In Sweeping PlayStation Network Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigations today confirmed to Kotaku that it is looking into the security breach that brought the Playstation Network down and exposed millions of users' personal data to cybercriminals. The FBI is joined by nearly two dozen state attorneys general and possibly the Federal Trade Commission who are looking into this month's Playstation Network hack attack which forced ...read more
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PSN Database containing 2.2million Credit Cards now up for sale
So was the "credit card" table really encrypted? Rumors are following thru various underground "credit card" trading forums, and on the new #psnhack twitter list that a large section of the PSN database containing complete personal details along with over 2.2million working credit card numbers with the much-needed CVV2 code are being offer up for sale to the highest-bidder, after the "hackers" ...read more
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Geohot: War on hackers, lack of security experts caused PSN debacle
With all the recent hubbub concerning the PSN outage and security breach, the plight of legally beleaguered PS3 jailbreaker George "Geohot" Hotz may have slipped from your periphery. However, the notorious hacker recently posted in his personal blog about the incident, explaining he had nothing to do with the attacks on Sony's user info database. "I'm not crazy," Hotz said, "and would prefer to ...read more
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Sony sees 5 percent share-drop following PSN-gate
Sony’s shares have dropped 5 percent following this week’s revelation that personal information and potentially credit card details had been compromised following the hacking of PlayStation Network.Shares fell in the company earlier this morning by 4.8 percent, which is up in a broader market by 1.3 percent. It’s the biggest share loss at Sony since mid-March. Shares have fallen by 8 ...read more
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Hulu Plus offers one-week credit to subscribers using PSN
Though it seems minor now compared to the loss of personal data, one unfortunate effect of the PSN outage has been the inability to watch Hulu Plus through the PS3. Even though you can still use the paid service through your computer's browser, the iPhone and other devices, Hulu has chosen to compensate users for the lost PSN time by issuing one-week credits via email. The credit can be ...read more
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