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Scoobes on 11 June 2011
radiantshadow92 said:
Hundreds of companies get hacked and only some even tell their consumers. Sony was not all that terrible with timing. But alas, the gaming world is a world of fanboys and hate =p

Yeah, I remember reading an article a while back about the amount of money lost due to security compromises or corporate espionage. It seemed to estimate the problem was a lot worse than currently believed as many companies won't report a security breach due to embarasment.




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Xen on 11 June 2011
Joelcool7 said:
Galaki said:
Maybe someday, we'll just go back to hiding money under the couches and mattresses.


Yah then we can go back to the old definition of hacked.

JoelCool's body was found hacked in his home, money credit card info and his identity seem to have been stolen. Police were late on the scene revealing the hack actually took place last week. Time of death is still being determined the crime scene thanks to the hack shut down the local bus network leaving hundreds of users stranded.

When will the hacking end....wahh I'm dead.....

Lol.

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SamuelRSmith on 11 June 2011
Galaki said:
Maybe someday, we'll just go back to hiding money under the couches and mattresses.


I'm going to assume that was a joke.

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Anyway, companies are being hacked all the live long day, and have been for years, now. It's understandable as to why companies would want to keep quiet about it, for PR reasons, however, I do agree that some legislation needs to passed in regards to immediate transparency over hacks.

Unfortunately, the problem with that is that companies may choose to just ignore said legislation. In the UK, for example, it is against the law for companies to hold a person's data for any longer than necessary, and they have to make reasonable efforts to make sure its up-to-date and accurate...how many hacks have their been where the hackers have retrieved hoarded data from years ago? It's illegal that the companies have this data, and yet it's heralded as a positive "it was only old data that the hackers got". Secondly, Sony were breaking the law in the UK when they weren't encrypting British citizens data... as the DPA clearly specifies that all personal data must be encrypted. I'm sure the UK isn't the only country with these laws, and I'm sure it's not the only country where the laws get ignored.

Ultimately, though, these events prove that an anarchist world just wouldn't work.



Alby_da_Wolf on 11 June 2011
Joelcool7 said:
Galaki said:
Maybe someday, we'll just go back to hiding money under the couches and mattresses.


Yah then we can go back to the old definition of hacked.

JoelCool's body was found hacked in his home, money credit card info and his identity seem to have been stolen. Police were late on the scene revealing the hack actually took place last week. Time of death is still being determined the crime scene thanks to the hack shut down the local bus network leaving hundreds of users stranded.

When will the hacking end....wahh I'm dead.....

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dahuman on 11 June 2011

You know, things get hacked all the time, it's only after SONY's BS that they are starting to report it, it's dumb.



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Mythe on 12 June 2011
arcane_chaos said:
they make Sony look like saints! :p

My thoughts exactly when I read the post title.



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DarkD on 12 June 2011

... its not just them.... I made a thread about this and I got shot outta the room. The hackers are a good thing if all they are doing is grayhat stuff like this. Our internet security is PITIFUL. Banks, government installations, PSN, Xbox Live ITS ALL THE SAME... They all want to save money so they invest crap in their network infrastructure. Of course you can't have multi million dollar security systems in every installation, but the sort of defenses these companies have is truly terrible.