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theprof00 on 03 May 2011
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thranx said:


I could be wrong but from what i have read sony was behind by two versions on the OS they used on their serves (11 months was what I saw after the OS updates were released) these updaates fixed said vulnerability that these hackers used. So had sony updated their software they would not have been vulnerable. Hence taking advantage of poor maintenence. That is what I have read so far. So it basicaly comes down to Sony not doing their job of keeping their hardware/software reasonably updated.

again, I'm not disputing that. I agree that they were behind on their defense.

What I'm saying is, just because the lock on my front door is "accessible with the right key", mean that all burglars have that key. Maybe my door has an eye scanner. Some thug might have an eye-scanner hack, but chances are they don't. Yaknow what I mean?

Anyway, it doesn't matter. The most important thing is why this is happening now, and why credit card companies haven't seen any wierd access. 

I believe this is just a message from a very pro hacker. 

Look, just because some guy can run his own fake server in his house and see what information is being sent and where it's going, it doesn't mean that anyone can access the database. Things being said "in theory" doesn't equal them being easy to do.