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Post by burke211 on Apr 27, 2011 13:34:16 GMT -5
 While PS3 owners should have spent the Easter weekend playing games such as Portal 2 and Mortal Kombat online with friends, Sony's PlayStation Network was brought to its knees by hackers. In light of the attack, Sony took measures to bring the network down to address serious security issues, locking out gamers from fully enjoying their console. Rumours suggested hackers found a way to steal online content using fake credit card numbers to mass pirate software. But late on Tuesday evening, Sony divulged the full extent of the outage, and it sent shockwaves across the gaming community. After six long days of silence, Sony finally issued a statement to let 75 million PlayStation 3 owners know that their personal information could have been stolen by the hackers. Sony believes the following details have been taken: # Name # Address (city, postal code) # Country # Email address # Date of birth # PlayStation Network/Qriocity passwords and login # Handle/PSN online ID Regarding personal credit card information, which is stored on the network, Nick Caplin, the company's head of communications for Europe, said: "While there is no evidence that credit card data was taken at this time, we cannot rule out the possibility. "If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, to be on the safe side we are advising you that your credit card number - excluding security code - and expiration date may also have been obtained." The company also stated they discovered the network had been compromised between April 17 and 19. Questions now have to be asked why it took Sony almost a week to release this information, why communication during this time was kept to a minimum and why our personal data wasn't stored more securely. It's a PR disaster for the company and they will have a job on their hands to convince a shocked gaming public that the service is secure when it relaunches sometime in the next week. For the full statement from Sony, click here
WTF? I haven’t logged in for weeks. I’m almost scared too now. If my credit card info is out there I’ll be pissed. |
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Post by Synyster Gates on Apr 27, 2011 18:30:59 GMT -5
Don't even bother trying its not possible to log in. Just make sure you monitor the transactions of every card you used and negate the ones that you know for a fact you didnt make yourself
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Post by burke211 on May 1, 2011 17:39:30 GMT -5
I heard that when they're back online they'll be a lot of free stuff available to download as an attempt to appease all the people who've been pissed off at the whole situation. It'll probably be a bunch of crap that I have no interest in though.
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Post by burke211 on Jun 6, 2011 14:23:54 GMT -5
I downloaded Dead Nation. It's pretty good. I've still to decide what other game I'll choose to take. I don't really want any of them really but hey...it's free. So I'll take it.
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Post by b_Pooly on Jun 8, 2011 7:12:55 GMT -5
I downloaded Dead Nation. It's pretty good. I've still to decide what other game I'll choose to take. I don't really want any of them really but hey...it's free. So I'll take it. Where does dead nation dl to? And how is it so small? LOL |
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Post by b_Pooly on Jun 8, 2011 7:13:43 GMT -5
I heard that when they're back online they'll be a lot of free stuff available to download as an attempt to appease all the people who've been pissed off at the whole situation. It'll probably be a bunch of crap that I have no interest in though. Your powers of deduction are amazing, LOL |
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Post by burke211 on Jun 8, 2011 14:16:40 GMT -5
I downloaded Dead Nation. It's pretty good. I've still to decide what other game I'll choose to take. I don't really want any of them really but hey...it's free. So I'll take it. Where does dead nation dl to? And how is it so small? LOL It downloads to the "game" section below all your saved game data/trophy info, etc. Is it a small file, lol? Mine took like 2-3 hours to download I think. |
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Post by b_Pooly on Jun 8, 2011 20:02:45 GMT -5
Where does dead nation dl to? And how is it so small? LOL It downloads to the "game" section below all your saved game data/trophy info, etc. Is it a small file, lol? Mine took like 2-3 hours to download I think. Then I didn't DL it right  Infamous is taking forever to DL |
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Post by Synyster Gates on Jun 9, 2011 18:31:54 GMT -5
I'm gonna get Dead Nation and LittleBigPlanet . . . I really wish they would have put up like . . . Red Dead Redemption and Bulletstorm or something
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Post by b_Pooly on Jun 24, 2011 20:12:45 GMT -5
How is everyone liking the games they picked? Dead nation is cool, Infamous is ok, hope it gets better.
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Post by burke211 on Jun 24, 2011 20:16:42 GMT -5
I like Dead Nation. Although I haven't played it since I first downloaded it.
I haven't bothered picking a second one yet.
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Post by b_Pooly on Jun 24, 2011 20:34:08 GMT -5
I like Dead Nation. Although I haven't played it since I first downloaded it. I haven't bothered picking a second one yet. You have a deadline, you know, lol |
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Infamous is taking forever to DL