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New site? Maybe some day.
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Sony's not having a good morning. In addition to having to recall 1.6 million Bravia TVs, it's also been forced to temporarily lock 93,000 customers out of their PSN and Sony Online Entertainment accounts. You won't be surprised by the reason: an attempt by hackers to "test a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords" against Sony's network database. Some of the affected accounts showed "additional activity prior to being locked" and are being investigated. On the flip-side, Sony's Chief Information Security Officer, Philip Reitinger, stressed that most of the hackers' details resulted in failed logins and in any case credit card details are not at risk. Users are being told to expect an email if they've been affected, which will contain further instructions. Has Sony finally realized the value of timely communication? |
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a hacking "attempts" happen all the time, it's not like "OMG SONY GOT HACKED AGAIN" |
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a hacking "attempts" happen all the time, it's not like "OMG SONY GOT HACKED AGAIN" |
While that's 100% true, obviously, the user IDs and passwords the hackers were using in this case would have had to have been pretty accurate for Sony to feel the need to lock down almost 100,000 accounts. That's a pretty sizeable number of accounts that would've been affected if the attack was successful, not a good sign that their accounts are safe. |
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It's just Aril trolling IRL |
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Shhh. I've got an underground facility of 20,000 cloned Arils, all sitting on computers whilst cackling and drinking coffee. We are going to expand our horizons and establish an international operation shortly. |
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Hackers vs rest of the world in a cage of death. Get some. |
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