Post: Warning: PSN Attacked Again (Minor Network Breach)
10-12-2011, 05:44 AM #1
Xx--AIDAN--xX
One Man Army
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And just when you thought all the fun stuff with PSN was over. According the the PSBlog, PSN incurred another minor attack which affects 0.1% of PSN accounts. The breach was minor but it did still occur. As a preemptive measure Sony is now “requiring secure password resets for those PSN/SEN accounts that had both a sign-in ID and password match through this attempt”. Oh and just a reminder if you were affected, you waived your right to sue.
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We want to let you know that we have detected attempts on Sony Entertainment Network, PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment (“Networks”) services to test a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords against our network database. These attempts appear to include a large amount of data obtained from one or more compromised lists from other companies, sites or other sources. In this case, given that the data tested against our network consisted of sign-in ID-password pairs, and that the overwhelming majority of the pairs resulted in failed matching attempts, it is likely the data came from another source and not from our Networks. We have taken steps to mitigate the activity.

Less than one tenth of one percent (0.1%) of our PSN, SEN and SOE audience may have been affected. There were approximately 93,000 accounts globally (PSN/SEN: approximately 60,000 accounts; SOE: approximately 33,000) where the attempts succeeded in verifying those accounts’ valid sign-in IDs and passwords, and we have temporarily locked these accounts. Only a small fraction of these 93,000 accounts showed additional activity prior to being locked. We are currently reviewing those accounts for unauthorized access, and will provide more updates as we have them. Please note, if you have a credit card associated with your account, your credit card number is not at risk. We will work with any users whom we confirm have had unauthorized purchases made to restore amounts in the PSN/SEN or SOE wallet.

As a preventative measure, we are requiring secure password resets for those PSN/SEN accounts that had both a sign-in ID and password match through this attempt. If you are in the small group of PSN/SEN users who may have been affected, you will receive an email from us at the address associated with your account that will prompt you to reset your password.
Similarly, the SOE accounts that were matched have been temporarily turned off. If you are among the small group of affected SOE customers, you will receive an email from us at the address associated with your account that will advise you on next steps in order to validate your account credentials and have your account turned back on.

We want to take this opportunity to remind our consumers about the increasingly common threat of fraudulent activity online, as well as the importance of having a strong password and having a username/password combination that is not associated with other online services or sites. We encourage you to choose unique, hard-to-guess passwords and always look for unusual activity in your account.

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10-12-2011, 06:06 PM #11
Nothing really shocking about this,I could see it coming and wouldn't be surprised if it happens again but worse :\:mad:
10-12-2011, 07:06 PM #12
Originally posted by FunAndJokes View Post
FML 0.1% affected and i end up being one of them
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Did you try to sign in? I can't sign in to my account, and when i try to change my password it won't let me, and I haven't received and email yet. :/

Nevermind, just got it. Sad Awesome
10-12-2011, 09:07 PM #13
sunce99
League Champion
hope i am not effect with it Sad Awesome ?
10-12-2011, 10:36 PM #14
Nas.
I AM Keep-It-X-Rated
I can't play madden online anymore cause it says some shit about psn. I can't sign in EA I get errors. :yuno: fix yo shit Sony stare
10-12-2011, 11:29 PM #15
Pimp
Rustler Of Jimmies
:yuno: leave psn alone
10-12-2011, 11:33 PM #16
redmase1234
Bounty hunter
not again Not Happy or Sad
10-12-2011, 11:44 PM #17
Number
Banned
Thank you for the information.
10-12-2011, 11:56 PM #18
Assassin
Easter Egg!
nothing major, people hate on sony that they are prone to getting attacked but you shouldn`t be complaining about a free network.
10-13-2011, 03:06 PM #19
MagicMickey
I defeated!
If you leave psn alone how can you play online then..
Well if you mean that your on cfw. I want to play online but to bad I'm on cfw.
Anyways with the attacks in that case yes.

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