Post: Hackers offering to sell PSN credit card details !
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04-29-2011, 11:17 AM
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Mr. DarkKV
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In the ongoing Sony PR nightmare that is the PlayStation Network hack, the latest rumours suggest that hackers are trying to sell the credit card details of 2.2 million PSN users.
Not only that, the hackers are also alleged to have offered to sell back the data to Sony, with the group claiming that Sony refused to buy back the list.
Sony offered PSN data?
The New York Times reports that Sony was offered the chance to buy back the information for around $100k but that the company has ignored the requests.
Sony has refuted the paper's claims.
"To my knowledge there is no truth to the report that Sony was offered an opportunity to purchase the list," said SCEA PR boss Patrick Seybold.
"The entire credit card table was encrypted and we have no evidence that credit card data was taken."
Kevin Stevens, senior threat researcher at the security firm Trend Micro, told the New York Times that he had seen talk of the database on numerous hacker forums online.
"Sony is saying the credit cards were encrypted, but we are hearing that the hackers made it into the main database, which would have given them access to everything, including credit card numbers," added security consultant Mathew Solnik, from iSEC Partners
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In the ongoing Sony PR nightmare that is the PlayStation Network hack, the latest rumours suggest that hackers are trying to sell the credit card details of 2.2 million PSN users.
Not only that, the hackers are also alleged to have offered to sell back the data to Sony, with the group claiming that Sony refused to buy back the list.
Sony offered PSN data?
The New York Times reports that Sony was offered the chance to buy back the information for around $100k but that the company has ignored the requests.
Sony has refuted the paper's claims.
"To my knowledge there is no truth to the report that Sony was offered an opportunity to purchase the list," said SCEA PR boss Patrick Seybold.
"The entire credit card table was encrypted and we have no evidence that credit card data was taken."
Kevin Stevens, senior threat researcher at the security firm Trend Micro, told the New York Times that he had seen talk of the database on numerous hacker forums online.
"Sony is saying the credit cards were encrypted, but we are hearing that the hackers made it into the main database, which would have given them access to everything, including credit card numbers," added security consultant Mathew Solnik, from iSEC Partners
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04-29-2011, 05:27 PM
#29
Relevant Is God
Trustworthy Level 2
:O
i lol'ed at the picture
sony fails lol
i lol'ed at the picture
sony fails lol
04-29-2011, 08:42 PM
#33
Frost1997
Bounty hunter
good post.i hope sony gives us the money back
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tht is a very good point .i did't think of that.
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tht is a very good point .i did't think of that.
Originally posted by 95
thats way i only use psn cards
don't trust credit card
don't trust credit card
04-29-2011, 08:45 PM
#35
Mr. DarkKV
League Champion
Originally posted by manster
PSN Hackers now:
Made me piss myself...
04-29-2011, 08:47 PM
#36
iTruceFret
[move]From now on, call me DRAGON.[/move]
Originally posted by manster
PSN Hackers now:
LOL. Ok...so out of ALL of the sigs regarding PS3, yours, and this other guy are the best.
04-29-2011, 08:49 PM
#37
itzCodzilla
Brute
I don't believe this at all, Sony would have bought them back if they were offered I'm sure... but this just proves don't go putting Credit Cards on the internet bro.
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