| CrazyGamer2017 said: Don't they send some kind of email to your email address that you must validate in order for a new email address to be authorized? It would be an easy way to stop 99% of hacked accounts cause then they would need to hack both your email and your PSN account which would be nearly impossible. |
I don't think I've ever seen that. Some services send email to the new email address for confirmation, but I don't think I've seen any service send email to the old address. It's possible some services have sent informational email, but not a single one has sent a confirmation email, I'm fairly sure.
| CrazyGamer2017 said: Still I have to wonder how the hell do they manage to hack accounts, cause they need your associated email AND password to get in. Unless you give your email to everyone publicly, how the heck do they know your email? And your password too for that matter? |
Security through obscurity is considered a bad assumption. Finding out the email address ought to be easy enough. I'm not sure how Sony handles it, but I think some services even reveal your email address if you use the password forgotten functionality.
