Pristine20 said:
I did not say Sony waited because people would panic. I said I think they were justified for waiting when they weren't sure. That's my view based on how people have responded to this situation. i'm not sure of the details of the SoE hack as that one hasn't been of any concern to me since it doesn't really apply but if it's true that they have stated that that hack was at the same time as the previous one....could it possibly be that it was only discovered now because workers had been diverted to PSN? There are always 2 sides to a story and multiple possibilities. Why should they be embarrassed that their hackers were very skilled? You see it as Sony's security sucking, I see it as some A class hack attack. High security banks have been robbed in the past and the perpetrators never caught...what gives? These guys hacked an internet security firm....the type that provides the kind of software sony uses (Anonymous hacked Hbgary....I make this statement under the assumption that Anon or a group at least as skilled as them is responsible for this). Did you read the latest? Apparently, the FBI and the security firms Sony hired dont even have the tools or know how to track the hackers. What am I saying? While you may believe that corporations should be or are somehow impregnable because they're huge, I simply see them as entities with lots of individuals working together with room for error moreso sometimes than even smaller businesses/companies. I've worked for one too and could've screwed stuff up. Chances are the hackers are more knowledgable than sony's employees too and that shouldn't come as a surprise as these people are trying new things everyday while sony's employees have to follow SOPs. Never heard anything about bank acount #s in the SoE hack. This is what I've read and it says nothing of bank accounts: http://kotaku.com/#!5797858/more-than-12700-credit-cards-stolen-from-sony-online-entertainment. Perhaps you could provide a link? Sure they have a right to be worried but i still think people are being overdramatic. At the worst case, the hackers still have to choose you from millions.I have all my info there too and the only thing I care about is when I can get back to killzone 2. I'm the type who worries about "risks" after they happen not one who victimizes himself based on speculation. Maybe just a case of different philosophies. Thing is, many who worry about this issue with sony would probably shop online today or fill out some form online and said info could be stolen by hackers too. Hell you could give your card to a cashier to swipe at a store and they could memorize your CC number , combine that with the info you already gave and they have a spending spree (I worked in a pharmacy...yes, we take all your info when we fill your prescriptions and I swiped cards for people too...Wont have been hard to be a crook). The only way to be 100% safe from identity theft will be to move back to the stone age. At the end of the day, you just have to live and let live. |
So... I'm guessing you haven't been paying attention to the recent threads where Sony says they were hacked through a generally known vulerability that they weren't aware of... and the House testimony that suggests they were using unpatched servers without firewalls.
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/PSN-Hack-Exploit-Data-Theft-Credit-Cards,news-11050.html
and
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/05/house-hearing-blasts-sonys-half-hearted-half-baked-hack-response.ars
respectivly.
From that information it sounds like, you or I or any other computer competant person could of hacked Sony... due to Sony not knowing something that had been known by most other people... for months... and could have been informed, just by joining the mailing list... or just going to the website and noting the update.
It's like being mad that someone got a virus on your home network because they didn't update their anti-virus software after installing it.
