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Aprisaiden on 02 May 2011
leatherhat said:

So this information is from 2007?


Yes the database that was breached went out of commision/use in 2007. 



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yo_john117 on 02 May 2011
EyeAmTJ said:

In the mean time I'm enjoying XBOX Live

Pretty pointless point really, and it doesn't have anything to do with this thread.

OT: Sony is taking the big one right now :-S



noname2200 on 03 May 2011
arcane_chaos said:

wait...so this wasn't a separate attack?

If you mean separate from the PSN attack, then yes it is. Apparently, this attack actually occurred first, although we (including Sony) are only just now learning about this one.



theprof00 on 03 May 2011
disolitude said:

So keeping my PS3 on a custom firmware and never connecting to PSN was a win? Who would have thought...

Yup, I guess hackers proved their point. Hacking is in the consumers best interest. Hmmmm yes......



pitzy272 on 03 May 2011
twesterm said:

Ugh, as I said in the other thread I'm through with Sony this gen if true.

Even with the joke of giving us 30 free days of PSNPlus as a sign of an apology, I was willing to let this blow over.  I was even heavily considering getting an NGP over the 3DS because it does look like a cool device and the 3DS is only meh.  Now though, if true, screw Sony.  There's no chance I'll buy the NGP, I'll buy no multiplats for the PS3, and I'll simply borrow any exclusive I want to play.

It's amazing how little they care for their customers.


Come on. People's posts continue to amaze me. How many times has Sony's online been hacked before? Unless I'm missing something, it's been hacked ONCE! People are acting like it's happened over and over!! Sony admitted their security was not as good as it could have been; they gave a sincere apology, actually bowing to their customers; they're giving every single psn member several free items (from the news posted on VGC, it will NOT solely be 30 free days of ps plus, and it's ESPECIALLY NOT a publicity stunt - give me a break with those comments); AND are taking the necessary steps to make sure this doesn't happen again.

What more can they do? They made a mistake - although you can only blame them so much without also putting blame on the hackers - and they are trying to make it right. Some people truly don't know how to give grace.

Lastly, did Microsoft not have an XBL breech a few years back? I heard this mentioned several times on IGN recently. Anyone know if this is true? Please tell me it is, b/c it shows even more how unfair people are being. But you know what? If a similar thing did happen to XBL, they deserved grace just the same as Sony does. Stuff happens. People make mistakes. So do all of us.



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Smashed on 03 May 2011
twesterm said:

Ugh, as I said in the other thread I'm through with Sony this gen if true.

Even with the joke of giving us 30 free days of PSNPlus as a sign of an apology, I was willing to let this blow over.  I was even heavily considering getting an NGP over the 3DS because it does look like a cool device and the 3DS is only meh.  Now though, if true, screw Sony.  There's no chance I'll buy the NGP, I'll buy no multiplats for the PS3, and I'll simply borrow any exclusive I want to play.

It's amazing how little they care for their customers.


Fantastic.

Quit crying, please?

Sony fucked up, i'm PRETTY sure they are just as pissed about the whole situation as much as we are. Just because Sony is a major company means they cannot under any circumstance be hacked? Anything that YOU personally lose will be restored, I'm positive. Be through with Sony, everyone including Sony does not really care that you decide to all of the sudden stop buying Playstation products because of this, because the people that are gonna do that is just the minority. For the "lost" customers that Sony gets over this (which is down right stupid if you ask me) they will make back up in a week. That's how little the number will be.

Learn to be patient, and let Sony figure out their mistake and recover from their mistake and build so it doesn't happen again. On the bright side, now they found out their flaws in the security, so a type of breach like that will never happen again. Unless you've been personally affected by this situation (which I very much doubt you have) then you shouldn't be that angry and childish about it.

Thank you. That is all.



Mirson on 03 May 2011

Jeez, Sony can't catch a break. And they barely found out about this?



TT Makaveli on 03 May 2011

these Microdoft Basterds!!!



Hyruken on 03 May 2011

It makes you wonder if this stuff would of been found if that security group had not been brought in....

I bet their security system was one of these ;)



irstupid on 03 May 2011
dsister said:
Mvp4eVa said:

I dont have any problem with this nor lose sleep over this.. I always use either a pre-paid credit card or a PSN points card and so goes for Xbox live, I always use Microsoft Points for every purchase I make..


PSN cards don't work for SOE MMOs?

On topic: I don't think this would be half as bad as what the PSN hack could of been. Since all these were 2007 cards, most of them have to be expired ;_; 

haven't played an SOE mmo since star wars galaxies and when i played i used MOST of the time cards i would buy at best buy

was an awesome deal too.  it came in a huge box like a game and there wer some times i woudl get like 6-7 cards in one box.  don't know who was in charge of packaging but i loed it.  got to play like half a year for only $15