Sony has warned its users that it has detected a ‘massive’ amount of attempts to sign into user accounts, including the PSN. Of the 90,000 user accounts that were part of the attempt, 60,000 were PlayStation Network IDs.
“We want to let you know that we have detected attempts on Sony Entertainment Network, PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment (“Networks”) services to test a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords against our network database,” said the statement.
The source of the list of usernames and passwords hasn’t yet been determined, but Sony say 0.1% of users have been affected.
Sony will work with any user that has had fraudulent transactions against their Sony account and say that anyone’s account that was compromised will have been locked out awaiting a password reset.
We remind all users to ensure all passwords are unique for each service and website you use.
Crazy_Del
Could explain a lot of Maintenance in the past weeks!!!
Is it possible for someone that gameshares but 1 person locked him out and he will try to attemp many password?!?!?
I hate hackers and gamesharing I get these messages alot from strangers asking me want to trade something I have Black Ops all maps all DLC…..
shields_t
I would assume each PSN ID would be safeguarded against that many attempts, sounds like an automated hack.
Thankfully I haven’t been badgered by anyone trying to sponge my purchased PSN content.
Origami Killer
I have had some offers from randomers, but i’ve reached my maximum user count on purpose with my school friends who I trust.
Im with Shields and his fisrst sentence
shields_t
Maybe it’s just because I don’t play a great deal online (or MW for that matter!) that I don’t get badgered like you guys.
Burgess_101
well at least they warned us this time, but same ol’ same ol’ sadly
Erroneus
Not really. This is a brute-force login attack and not a hack of PSN.
Burgess_101
peoples login details may have been compromised thats what i meant…
Nauraph
If I’m right, these hackers tried out passwords/username combinations which they obtained from another database.
So not something Sony could do anything about, I suppose.
Nauraph
It might say the exact same thing in the above post. But it wasn’t entirely clear to me*
nofi
Looks that way, yes. Especially if it’s email address/password combos, rather than PSN/password combos.
enroene
When will this ever end
Radboud
This will never end. Sadly there are a bunch of people who just can’t live an honest life…
KeRaSh
Fine, I’ll confess. I DID eat your snack last week… Better? :P
ron_mcphatty
After your nagging TSA I dutifully made all my passwords different, I no longer live in fear and can blissfully flick the V to the hackers whenever stories like this pop up, haha!
bacon_nuts
I would agree with you, but there’s no way in hell I can remember that many passwords.. Important ones are different, but not nearly all.
cc_star
Highlights really well why its important to have unique, difficult to crack passwords to each website service.
Severn2j
I think it also highlights that passwords are quickly becoming an outdated and insecure form of authentication and a replacement is needed..
Sympozium
Isn’t that a surprise
:(
Awayze
Hmm a while ago. Two forums I’m registered on did get hacked and they were both COD hacking websites ie how to edit the MW2 patch for challenge lobbies etc
Between them I’d say they had 700,000 people registered whos emails n passwords were leaked on to the net. One site was mainly PS3 related with 600,000 registered people.
Reality Check
I bet you CR*P MicroSoft wouldn’t tell anyone if someone stole peoples Xbox LIVE details. But most of the muppets on these gaming sites would never believe that, blind fools LoL
DrNate86
As someone who is blind I take offence to being labelled a fool.
KeRaSh
You’re not really blind, are you? Chatting away on a website dedicated to gaming, which is mainly a visual experience. :)
DrNate86
No not at all, made you think thogh
DrNate86
No not at all, made you think though!
DrNate86
Oops apologies for the double post. Foiled by my touch screen again!
KeRaSh
What caused this blind and uncalled for rage against Microsoft?
AG2297
I’m getting really fed up of the MS comments Reality Check. If you don’t like them then fine but in this case keep it to yourself as the blatant fanboyism that you type (and calling people on this website muppets and fools) is really depressing to read and while it might not seem very severe a comment, the quantity of them is. I’ve given you countless warnings in the comments and sent you emails so really, no more chances on this one.
Anyway, back on topic (no need for lots of comments following this one) I reckon Sony will always announce these sort of attempts now just to make sure they let people know as early as possible.
Origami Killer
I’ve made this point clear on another one of his comments on the Resistance 3 patch.
BIGAL-1992
Are you finished yet? If you are, you might realise that you’re one step away from getting kicked off this website. As ag said, everyone’s getting sick of your comments. Either keep them off the site or don’t post on here.
The Lone Steven
Why do you feel the need to bring up MS in every comment? If you geuinily hate MS fine but stop ramming it down out throats. But calling members blind fools and muppets is not acceptable. I believe MS would tell everyone if they got hacked and i believe that us “muppets” would believe them. I mean a company would never go “we have been hacked….we just joking!”.
Please stop with the fanboy and sometimes insulting comments as it is unacceptable and you are one step away from getting the banhammer.(i think). That is all.
cc_star
Only on TSA could something happen to an unknown 3rd party, effect Sony then result in Microsoft receiving a bashing.
MayContainEvil
I think I’m gonna change my password again tonight, just to be safe.
DrNate86
Probably for the best, with the impending Rapture. Two birds with one stone, and all that.