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I was gonna say, this is more than just routine maintenance. Been offline for days now. What's the craic exactly?
 
Mr Cluley warned that, even without credit card details, the information taken was enough to help criminals carry out further attacks on other services.

"Some people will use the same passwords on other sites. If I was a hacker right now, I would be taking those e-mail addresses and trying those passwords," he said.

Prime suspect this sly bassa like.
 
possibly 75m account details stolen by hackers.

75million accounts, your going to have to be major unlucky to be one of the ones they try to scam like.

Am not worried in the slightest me, not even going to bother reading the story.
 
Thank fuck this is the one log-in I used a different password for. Honestly think a crook finding my password would fuck me like!
 
If Albay had waited, he could have used this in a 'hackers got me' type excuse, the knacker.
 
75million accounts, your going to have to be major unlucky to be one of the ones they try to scam like.

Am not worried in the slightest me, not even going to bother reading the story.

the hackers will sell the account details on for a hell of a lot of money... the people buying them will make sure they get their moneys worth.

the worst thing about this is it happened over a week ago. keeping it quiet while they knew some peoples bank accounts etc were at risk :eek:
 
Why don't credit card companies do SMS approval of every transaction, at least as an option?

I'd bite their hands of, even if it cost a few quid a year. It wouldn't matter who knows my credit card details, they still can't use them unless they nick my phone and know its PIN anarl.
 
might be a old CC for me, i hope.



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PlayStation(R)Network

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Valued PlayStation(R)Network/Qriocity Customer:

We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011,
certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account
information was compromised in connection with an illegal and
unauthorized intrusion into our network. In response to this
intrusion, we have:

1) Temporarily turned off PlayStation Network and Qriocity services;

2) Engaged an outside, recognized security firm to conduct a full
and complete investigation into what happened; and

3) Quickly taken steps to enhance security and strengthen our
network infrastructure by rebuilding our system to provide you
with greater protection of your personal information.

We greatly appreciate your patience, understanding and goodwill
as we do whatever it takes to resolve these issues as quickly and
efficiently as practicable.

Although we are still investigating the details of this incident,
we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following
information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country,
email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login,
and handle/PSN online ID. It is also possible that your profile data,
including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip),
and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may
have been obtained. If you have authorized a sub-account for your
dependent, the same data with respect to your dependent may have
been obtained. While there is no evidence at this time that credit
card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility. If you have
provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity,
out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit
card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have
been obtained.

For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of email,
telephone and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive
information. Sony will not contact you in any way, including by email,
asking for your credit card number, social security number or other
personally identifiable information. If you are asked for this information,
you can be confident Sony is not the entity asking. When the PlayStation
Network and Qriocity services are fully restored, we strongly recommend that
you log on and change your password. Additionally, if you use your PlayStation
Network or Qriocity user name or password for other unrelated services or
accounts, we strongly recommend that you change them as well.

To protect against possible identity theft or other financial loss, we
encourage you to remain vigilant, to review your account statements and
to monitor your credit reports. We are providing the following information
for those who wish to consider it:
- U.S. residents are entitled under U.S. law to one free credit report annually
from each of the three major credit bureaus. To order your free credit report,
visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call toll-free (877) 322-8228.

- We have also provided names and contact information for the three major U.S.
credit bureaus below. At no charge, U.S. residents can have these credit bureaus
place a "fraud alert" on your file that alerts creditors to take additional steps
to verify your identity prior to granting credit in your name. This service can
make it more difficult for someone to get credit in your name. Note, however,
that because it tells creditors to follow certain procedures to protect you,
it also may delay your ability to obtain credit while the agency verifies your
identity. As soon as one credit bureau confirms your fraud alert, the others
are notified to place fraud alerts on your file. Should you wish to place a
fraud alert, or should you have any questions regarding your credit report,
please contact any one of the agencies listed below:

Experian: 888-397-3742; www.experian.com; P.O. Box 9532, Allen, TX 75013
Equifax: 800-525-6285; www.equifax.com; P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
TransUnion: 800-680-7289; www.transunion.com; Fraud Victim Assistance Division,
P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6790

- You may wish to visit the website of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission at
www.consumer.gov/idtheft or reach the FTC at 1-877-382-4357 or 600 We
Sincerely,

Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment
 
Why don't credit card companies do SMS approval of every transaction, at least as an option?

I'd bite their hands of, even if it cost a few quid a year. It wouldn't matter who knows my credit card details, they still can't use them unless they nick my phone and know its PIN anarl.


my bank in Spain do that, costs nowt too.
 
someone's spent £500 on a 3d tv (the gits) they haven't but sony's name would be dirt if 75 million people had money stolen, so why not jump on band wagon of false claims against sony.
 
There's fuck all to worry about, just keep an eye on your credit card transactions, if you report a bogus transaction within 60 days the bank sorts it out. My card has been hacked twice in the past and it was actually the bank that contacted me about the transactions that had gone on


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