Playstation Network Down

[virus003]

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Wow, are you serious? The PSN network is down? This is why xbox is better

Yeah definitely a good second post.

You do know that xbox live went down FOR TWO WEEKS DURING CHRISTMAS IN 2010 JUST AFTER HALO 3'S RELEASE, RIGHT? SO QUIT SAYING XBOX IS SO DAMN BETTER, JESUS THEY BOTH HAVE THEIR UPS AND DOWNS BUT STOP BEING A FANBOY

[Velocity]

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Duuno, but this image still makes me laugh.

Yeah definitely a good second post.

You do know that xbox live went down FOR TWO WEEKS DURING CHRISTMAS IN 2010 JUST AFTER HALO 3'S RELEASE, RIGHT? SO QUIT SAYING XBOX IS SO DAMN BETTER, JESUS THEY BOTH HAVE THEIR UPS AND DOWNS BUT STOP BEING A FANBOY

I though that happened because more people played XBL during christmas then it can hold, not because MS was retarded and can't protect anything.

Let's keep the PS3 vs X360 flame war to a mininum unless you personally own both of the consoles and are stating your opinion.

[DJMAYYYNE]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQsy0KGYi6E

Pause at :59 and compare


Also, Microsoft charges for online because they take the money and buy better servers. PSN still feels like a BETA rather than a final, stable project. I own both consoles and this is my point of view

[Velocity]

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http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/26/update-on-playstation-network-and-qriocity/

"we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login, and handle/PSN online ID. It is also possible that your profile data, including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip), and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may have been obtained."

"While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility. "

I think it's time that we all can say Sony messed up so bad, it's going to kill there rep for a long time.

[DJMAYYYNE]

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I was just about to post that . I'm most likely NEVER playing online on a ps3 after this, no security at all smh. I got my 360 connected so I'm good (all I need is a sub lol)

[TwilightPrincess]

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"we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login, and handle/PSN online ID. It is also possible that your profile data, including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip), and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may have been obtained."
I think it's time that we all can say Sony messed up so bad, it's going to kill there rep for a long time.

You've gotta be joking, I thought plaintext was a thing of the past....

[Velocity]

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You've gotta be joking, I thought plaintext was a thing of the past....

haha, bet you didn't know your CC info is also sent plaintext from the PS3 to PSN.

Edit: woops AP corrected me on this one.

It's plaintext over SSL.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/02/report-psn-hacked-showing-stunning-lack-of-credit-card-security.ars

http://www.multiupload.com/G4XGCDDZBN

[welsh_girl]

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No idea Virus, just ignore me.

Are people still 360 Vs. PS3 on this thread? And in general? Damn, old argument is old. Grow up.

[fido123]

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You've gotta be joking, I thought plaintext was a thing of the past....

Pretty much every Linux/UNIX system out there runs on plain text and make up the vast majority of servers on the internet. FFR runs on some kind of Linux if I'm not mistaken since I noticed you guys seem to have ~/public_html/ setup. Only time shit shouldn't be plain text though is when it's sent though the internet but it just takes some encryption.

[welsh_girl]

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http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/26/clarifying-a-few-psn-points/

Hmm...

[DotKritic]

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Well...if someone hacks into the 360 accounts and takes my CC#, it won't be any use since it's expired.

[phe0nixblade]

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Man virus that's funny you mention the xbox live services going down for two weeks after xmas '10 cause I don't remember that at all..
But anyways if it did happen 2 weeks of downtime since NORMAL XBOX. Not just 360. Also I'm pretty positive XBL didn't go down because it was being hacked and everyones CC# and information was being taken. :woops:

[virus003]

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Ugh this is such bullshit, at least I didn't have my parents CC# on there otherwise I would've been ****ed so hard lmao

But yeah, at least Sony spilled the truth on their blog

[Patashu]

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I like how every few months some megacorporation gets hit with an sql injection or whatever and everything gets compromised

makes you think about how intrinsically weakly we design our IT security systems

[Reincarnate]

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I wouldn't be surprised if this is somehow linked to the geohot case -- some Anon hacker deciding to further damage Sony's rep (almost every hacker is familiar with the geohot case at this point). Ever since that case started boiling, people have been poking and prodding like mad at Sony's security. This sort of breach honestly doesn't shock me.

Needless to say, this year so far has been disastrous for Sony in terms of PR and image. Every other week it seems like more Sony retardation is exposed.

But I agree, Patashu -- it feels like security is fundamentally weak. Most coders aren't rigorous when it comes to sanitizing inputs and verifying code. Half the battle is just getting the code to *work* efficiently and properly, let alone secure it from all sorts of possible attacks.