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Expert: Sony's network is still not secure, almost one month later
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article published on 14 May, 2011
According to Internet security expert John Bumgarner, Sony's computer networks are still not fully secured, even 28 days after hackers attacked the PSN and SOE, compromising the personal data of 101 million gamers.
Bumgarner says he found "a handful of security flaws" in the company's networks while studying its systems online. The security expert apparently found a "potential bonanza ... [ read the full article ]
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SomeBozo
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14. May 2011 @ 17:51 |
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In light of the other news thread and related conversation threads some have said sony was secure, i think this shows sony is negligent in not securing there network. As a result i for one would love to see sony get the full wrath of the law for not securing there stuff even after such a security breach... Seems it might be the only way sony and hopefully other companies will learn.
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CNDLG
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14. May 2011 @ 18:34 |
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Not sure what Sony plans to do for non-paying customers, but at this rate for paying customers (of Playstation plus for example) the 'free month' won't even cover what they have lost. They're gonna have to up the insentive if they want to keep subscribers.
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Interestx
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14. May 2011 @ 19:18 |
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The real kick in the teeth is the weeks of the corporate lie-machine that has soft-soaped and downplayed every stage of this right up to them admitting people's credit card details had been compromised.
Why would anyone trust a word they say now?
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brockie
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15. May 2011 @ 01:13 |
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back on haters move on people whats done is done. what I find strange is no one mentions the guys who stole your data you just go on about Sony. if he knows what he is talking about how come a dyslexic brit was hacking the pentagon for months.
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xtago
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15. May 2011 @ 08:05 |
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"Sony is offering all users 1 free year of identity theft protection and insurance, two free PS3 games, and a free month to PlayStation Plus."
That is wrong as the ID theft protection is only valid for US people.
If your outside the US it doesn't apply.
News sites should point this out.
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SomeBozo
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15. May 2011 @ 11:13 |
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Originally posted by xtago:
"Sony is offering all users 1 free year of identity theft protection and insurance, two free PS3 games, and a free month to PlayStation Plus."
That is wrong as the ID theft protection is only valid for US people.
If your outside the US it doesn't apply.
News sites should point this out.
Don't read the "fine print", i bet that is what sony is saying :)
Besides, if you or anyone you know has needed to deal with identity theft, you would know it is a huge, enormous, painful, excruciating process. I would rather pay a couple months of sony's network, buy 10 games then be hit by it.
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15. May 2011 @ 13:23 |
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15. May 2011 @ 14:28 |
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xnonsuchx
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15. May 2011 @ 17:26 |
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Originally posted by DVDBack23:
Originally posted by xtago:
"Sony is offering all users 1 free year of identity theft protection and insurance, two free PS3 games, and a free month to PlayStation Plus."
That is wrong as the ID theft protection is only valid for US people.
If your outside the US it doesn't apply.
News sites should point this out.
This is untrue, they are offering for Europe, as well.
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2011/05/09/sony_outlines_identity_theft_protection_for_european_users
It's easier for the haters to lie than to bother to know what they're talking about.
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15. May 2011 @ 17:30 |
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Originally posted by xnonsuchx:
It's easier for the haters to lie than to bother to know what they're talking about.
Thus the propagation of misinformation touted as fact...
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15. May 2011 @ 19:14 |
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Originally posted by Oner:
Originally posted by xnonsuchx:
It's easier for the haters to lie than to bother to know what they're talking about.
Thus the propagation of misinformation touted as fact...
That being said, I have not heard the plans for Asia/Australia...but rest assured being a Japanese company, Asian residents will get equal if not better ID protection + insurance as American and EU counterparts.
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17. May 2011 @ 12:35 |
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who cares about sony, that are a fail of a troll game developer. but good news is xbox live has never been breached and even tho it is Microsoft i thinkt he community has more faith in Microsoft then Sony and now it has been confirmed with all the new xbox live users.
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20. May 2011 @ 21:03 |
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Originally posted by Zealousi:
who cares about sony, that are a fail of a troll game developer. but good news is xbox live has never been breached...
You better Google that before you lay claim to it. And why bother coming in a Sony thread to promote xbox? Stick to your own fanboy threads.
Someone told me once that theres a right and wrong, and that punishment would come to those
who dare to cross the line.
But it must not be true for jerk-offs like you.
Maybe it takes longer to catch a total asshole.
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