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
uber-BARBIE
ughhhhh ohhhhhh he droped the sooooooap! ;P
GTRsannin
lol that is funny :D
Lymmusic
I’ve not really been compelled to post about this whole psn downtime in general, but it is very frustrating.
Even if there is no planned attack this weekend, irresponsible media scaremongering will be enough for Sony to delay the servers being switched on until they have verified no external intrusions on their new system.
If hackers wish to display anger at Sony for taking their services offline (and then taking ages to find out if anything was taken and then telling customers) then maybe it should be sportmanslike for them not to hide their tracks so their activity is noticed quickly.
If they were making a point about the lack of security at sony, fine, that would gain my support, that would be “sticking it to the corporation”, that would be a noble cause.
But there would be no need to cover their tracks, no need to hide evidence of their guilt, as they would only be guilty of exploiting a loophole in security, not being guilty of the biggest data theft in recent times to be announced.
The more activity any of these hackers undertake as part of Anonymous, the further away from their cause they get.
Alienating an entire customer base, who may support them if their approach was correct, is not good practice. Adversely affecting customer enjoyment is one thing, but being stupid enough to get associated with data theft is downright idiotic, whether by design or by accident.
People will say the hacker was probably not part of Anonymous, but I beg to differ. their entire reason for being is to be an anonymous collective, membership is not controlled or censored. But by the very same principle any activity undertaken in their name is their responsibility, as an organisation, however disparate their members and activities.
Any activities they deny take away any credibility they may have gained for activities they have claimed as a victory. They cannot pick and choose what is and isn’t done by their members if they don’t acknowledge rules about who can join their collective and what activities are acceptable.
If a corporation were to enter their ranks to wage war on a competitor, who would know? The very evil they are fighting may very well be at their side, nudging them in a given direction with profit in mind. They could be used as invisible soldiers in a war they have no idea about.
If among a thousand wannabe Neo’s there were 2 digital Bin Laden’s, who would know? And going on their principles, who would have the right to know?
If one thing is certain, all companies will be reviewing their security measures, but without doubt some will look at their risk assessors findings and compare the risk to the cost to business, and decide to leave things as they are. Every business does this, and sometimes, just sometimes, they get caught with their pants down.
It just so happens that on this occasion Sony have not only been caught half-naked, but have had their embarrasment paraded in front of everyone, and now it seems some bored spectators have decided to flick their nuts when they bend over to pull themselves back into modesty.
R4U Eldave0
now THAT is a post (and a good one at that) :P
DR-DAVROS
I’ve also not posted anything about this fiasco.
However your post seems to make up for the lack of any posts you and I could have sent :)
DR-DAVROS
Gadbury
Good points. Should have been an article!
GTRsannin
Hackers don’t have to answer to no one witch means they can do what ever they wan’t (cause nobody usually knows who they are) that is why i hate them they screw up everything and even if this particular piece of news isn’t true it might end up Sony from activating PSN cause they have to check that they don’t have outside people on board
l C0D3 M0NK3Y l
Hmmm… well… I hear SEAL Team Six has some free time now… perhaps they could be assigned a new objective? :)
BritishBlue
If Sony’s security is as solid as they’re claiming to be such threats don’t carry much weight. Personally I’m undecided, the last hack seriously dented my confidence in Sony’s abilities. Let’s hope this is a load of hotair.
ratkiller75
Surely someone who is smart enough to bypass firewalls and encryption can realise that continuing on the work of people who have forced the downtime will just continue it? This is plainly a stupid course of action and one which will just irritate them more.
Jacko
Have a read of this:
http://www.gamesthirst.com/2011/05/06/fear-mongering-they-are-trying-to-turn-you-away-from-psn/
skibadee
makes perfect sense thanks for the link :)
skibadee
seems a bit far fetched to me.
Foxhound_Solid
I hope they die. Soon.