Internet Relay Chat channels used by hackers have seen posts detailing a third attack on Sony, planned for this weekend. The hackers plan to publish any information they can access including customer names, credit card numbers and addresses. They claim they already have access to some of Sony’s servers.
Here’s the really good bit, this is utter genius, it really is. The reason for the new hack? ‘retaliation for Sony’s handling of the PlayStation Network breach.’ Yes, hackers are pissed off the PSN is down so have decided to hack it a bit more.
That’s really going to help, well done.
Source: CNET
BIGAL-1992
I call bluff. It’s a stupid reason to hack it again.
w3st80
Un be feckin leavable
Danny-c-2k9
omfg thats pathetic! stupid hackers!
mjbratley
nice one :)
rht992
excuse me whilst i bang my head off the walls AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! god dammit!
Danny-c-2k9
lol
muted
haha sorry shouldnt laugh so much. We really need a like button.
sanmartinez
If this really is gonna happen, I’m gonna stop playing for a while untill everything works out. I’m a bit done with offline games for now, really wanna get into online again =D
So I hope this is just bullcrap
baska
if i havent said it before, i will say it aagain. There ares some real c***s out there!
The Lone Steven
the dumb smart people.By saying that they already have access to some of Sony’s servers,Sony will search every server and try to trace it back to them.So according to the hackers it is our fault?O-o By hacking PSN again they are going to p*ss everyone off again.I was looking forward to playing some UC2 multiplayer tommorrow.:( I wonder if these are the kind of people who would smash a areadly broken window?I hope the beefed up security will stop any hacking attempts.Hackers please go and sit in the naughty corner.
Sad Panda
Thinking about it, how can they have access to a server thats turned off?
The Lone Steven
That is a very good point.They can’t unless they have internal access to the server but even then they would have great diffculty trying to hack it.it seems like an empty threat,unless they plan to hack it once PSN is up but i would imagine that it would be detected very easy since Sony are now know about the threat.
Amphlett
They may have placed some hidden code around the server and letting lie dormant for a while, waiting for the servers to fire up.
Scythegpd
I thought that as well. But then I realise, PSN is down but they must still be connected to a network in some way. They must be communicating globally regarding the PSN (not to mention the authorities) so while PSN itself is down, there must be some level of global connection, I struggle to believe that the work is only being done in Japan and Japan alone and all the security firms have gone to Japan to work on it and all the authorities have gone to Japan to investigate it and so on.
PSN might be down but PSN associated computers will still undoubtably be on the internet.
Thing is apparently it’s being migrated onto new servers, so these ones they apparently “own”, how do they know they’re part of the new network and not redundant ones that will be switched off when the new ones go live.
Ten98
Serves Sony right to be honest. They’ve been far too heavy handed in removing OtherOS from the console, far too disinterested in PSN users and far too quick to turn what was supposed to be a “free” online gaming service into a subscription service.
You can now trade in a used PS3 for a brand new XBox 360. A very clever move by Microsoft I think.
Sad Panda
You’re havin a giraffe?
If people hadn’t abused the other OS they wouldn’t have removed it, simples. Those that used it for piracy spoiled it for those who didn’t, therefore the other OS anger should be aimed at the pirates, but that would make too much sense wouldn’t it.
GameBoss01
Agreed
Blayney
Also PSN is still free. I also doubt Microsoft approved the PS3 trade-in? It’s most likely a store promotion as they can make money off used PS3s but Microsoft can’t.
GameBoss01
PSN is still a free service. PS+ just gives you free stuff, aditional features and beta access.
R4U Eldave0
“You can now trade in a used PS3 for a brand new XBox 360”
Can’t say I agree with the rest of your comment but I traded my PS3+kit in yesterday and got a shiny new 250GB 360, 12 months of XBL, Bad company2 and have pre ordered Brink and LA Noire. No regrets
cc_star
OtherOS had reached the end of its useful life, its a shame Sony couldn’t find a way to grant it greater system access including the GPU. The lack of power caused people to want to dig deeper.
Who’s ‘fault’ the outcomes are will be debated for eternity, my opinion is that Sony made a mistake not embracing that side of things, and their iron fist approach was counter-productive and backfired spectacularly. Other people’s opinion is that people shouldn’t have done the digging & Sony’s approach was right. I completely understand that opinion even though I personally disagree.
But saying DDoS/hacking/’theft’ of customer’s identity “serves Sony right” is wrong. They deserve to have felt compelled to compensate people who genuinely used OtherOS (I’m sure that data is part of the data sent to Sony every-time the machine phones home when it connects to the PSN) & they deserve to have lost customers who feel suitably & genuinely feel aggrieved at their actions & if enough people felt like that, Sony would have to modify their actions, but over & above aggrieved consumers choosing competitors in future and compensating people who genuinely used OtherOS everything else is wrong and hopefully the perpetrators are brought to justice (which may include Sony staff in the dock alongside the actual hackers if there was security shortcomings)