Alby_da_Wolf said:
Fair enough. Decennia of disasters eventually taught MS some basic security rules. Luckily for MS and for the part of its users using additional security SW like antivirus and firewall to make up for Windows and IE flaws, most MS security disasters affected the client side. This said, those Sony haters that happen to be also MS fans and brag about XBL security when they bash PSN's one, though, are surely waving a red rag before a mad bull. Also, while both networks are a rich possible booty for identity thieves, XBL, being a pay network also for basic online multiplayer gaming and so having, at the moment, more paying subscribers, is a richer possible booty for thieves interested in CC numbers. |
Yes, i agree with this post. the problem is we've had a media panic where we've been told our cc data may have been stolen.
however at this moment, i am not convinced any of our credit card data was at risk - theres no evidence the hackers wanted this data, and no evidence that even if they have taken it whether it can be accessed, since it was incomplete on the PSN database and still encrypted.
what i think is that this has been made a big deal because Sony's level of encryption for our personal details was not as sophisticated as Xbox Live, or iPhone, etc.
which is why i think they attacked PSN and not Xbox Live - they were never after credit card details - only PSN details, PSN details like our names and phone numbers were a lot eaiser to access through PSN rather than Xbox Live (i think).
my point is i dont think our cc details were ever the real target.
