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[BinaryBear07]

Does this mean we can change our PSN names now?

 

[mindatlarge]

hackers, please let me change my username, thanks

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/899403768835395584

 

[Renkax]

Literally changed my password 3 hours ago 😑

 

[DragoonKain]

Since I'm a super bold and brazen badass, I just added my CC to my PSN to show that I am not afraid of hackers.

And then I crushed a beer can on my head to emphasize my badassery.

 

[uncleniccius]

Tweets are gone..any other updates?

 

[fersnake]

please a hacker add some wallet to my account im so broke xD

 

[Hale-XF11]

So does this mean we won't get a warning from Sony about our accounts being hacked after another month from now?

 

[Conjo]

Tweets are gone..any other updates?

Their posts on FB are still up in certain regions/countries:

Playstation, contact us we got Playstation Network database leaked!
let's make #PlaystationLeaks Trending!
ourmine. org -> Contact

That's the last one ~25 minutes ago

 

[EmiPrime]

Unless Twitter and FB have been hacked then it's on Sony is it not? Somehow their social media accounts have been compromised, whether through an app or something an employee with access has done. Or a bad password. Or something someone else with better security knowledge than me can explain.

Companies like this should be changing social media passwords frequently as it is, especially if multiple people have access.

It's likely the fault of a compromised site/app that has full access to their social media via their apis. It won't be just Sony's social media accounts that are affected, this group has the ability to post to a ton of corporate social media accounts through that one access point. In which case it wouldn't matter how many times the password is changed, you'd need to revoke access to the site/app.

 

[privitsan02]

Removed my Paypal information just in case. It gates all transactions, so even if someone hacked my 2-step authenticated account, I will know what they bought, but the jackasses at Sony will ban anyone who do charge backs. So yeah, not dealing with that headache.

If a good sale pops up, I will connect with Paypal again, but Sony this isn't a good look.

Best wishes.

 

[Cynn]

Since I'm a super bold and brazen badass, I just added my CC to my PSN to show that I am not afraid of hackers.

And then I crushed a beer can on my head to emphasize my badassery.

They said the card was already maxed out and useless. Could you add another one please?

 

[Sacul64GC]

Tweets are gone..any other updates?

Last see if Sony waits a week to make a statement this time.

 

[Belker]

Serious question - until Sony address this, how do we even know it's safe to change our details?

 

[Neuromancer]

 

[Duchess O'Death]

I want to see what CEOKazHirai will say lol.

 

[SargerusBR]

Serious question - until Sony address this, how do we even know it's safe to change our details?

Better change it just to be sure

 

[dracula_x]

Their posts on FB are still up in certain regions/countries:


That's the last one ~25 minutes ago

probably just cache

 

[EmiPrime]

Better change it just to be sure

If you're super gullible sure.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

thanks hackers keep up the good work

 

[Petrae]

Last see if Sony waits a week to make a statement this time.

Sony like its strategy of silence. "If we don't say anything, it never happened."

 

[LiK]

So far they only hacked Twitter accounts and other social media services. I don't believe we need to worry about it.

 

[Kyrios]

If Sony suspected a breach or whatever, wouldn't they at least temporarily take down PSN into emergency maintenance? The fact that the status page still displays "All green" says nothing actually happened.

 

[MRORANGE]

Here we go again.

Seriously Sony, its like you never learn.

 

[Cynn]

They didn't claim to take down the network. They claimed to have the databases of our information. Big difference.

 

[NegativeCero]

Guess I'll need to change my password just in case. Ugh.

 

[dreamfall]

I hope it's just the social media sites! But still, even a slight scare is never fun.

 

[Madao]

good thing i didn't add any credit cards to PSN.

 

[privitsan02]

Serious question - until Sony address this, how do we even know it's safe to change our details?

Well if its anything purchase related, and you were using Paypal, you will know right away if something weird happened. Otherwise, keep an eye on your credit card statements for any weird purchases. Either way, 2-step authentication should suffice hopefully.

One way or another, if Sony bans anyone who request a charge back if this hack goes the whole 2011-way and more, they definitely deserve every ounce of hate that they get as a tone-deaf company.

Best wishes.

 

[xxracerxx]

Here we go again.

Seriously Sony, its like you never learn.

So far, this is not comparable.

 

[Machina]

Greatness Waits

 

[Kolx]

Sony like its strategy of silence. "If we don't say anything, it never happened."

Why give it more exposure when you can just let it die? afawk this's nothing but a social network account hijack.

 

[ZedLeppelin006]

Fucking asshole hackers 😡

Password change time I guess.

 

[De_Legend]

So far, this is not comparable.

Social media>PSN

 

[Pankratous]

Here we go again.

Seriously Sony, its like you never learn.

What's this from?

 

[Spinky]

These people are fucking idiots.

If you have access to Playstation's official Twitter account and you're not gonna tweet that everybody will be able to change their PSN IDs soon, you're wasting your damn time.

 

[ViciousDS]

Just removed my Paypal and CC linked to my account


I now remember why I don't leave anything attached and it's because any charge backs are literally instant ban. While any other normal fucking game company just removes the permissions on the account for the games

 

[Belker]

Well if its anything purchase related, and you were using Paypal, you will know right away if something weird happened. Otherwise, keep an eye on your credit card statements for any weird purchases. Either way, 2-step authentication should suffice hopefully.

One way or another, if Sony bans anyone who request a charge back if this hack goes the whole 2011-way and more, they are definitely deserve every ounce of hate that they get as a tone-deaf company.

Best wishes.

Thanks. Annoyingly, I just put my credit card on the system the other day, after having used PSN codes previously. I did set up two-factor a while ago, though.

 

[xxracerxx]

What's this from?

They apologized for the big PS3 hack.

 

[kyser73]

Sony like its strategy of silence. "If we don't say anything, it never happened."

Like every bank.

http://frankonfraud.com/fraud-reporting/top-10-fraud-losses-for-2016-and-where-they-are-headed-now/

Here's a thing - unless it gets poste in blind by the group responsible for the hack, companies never publicise details of fraud, ID theft and other security breaches.

 

[WadeitOut]

Why give it more exposure when you can just let it die? afawk this's nothing but a social network account hijack.

If your public facing social media accounts are hacked...it's probably still a good idea to give a statement so people know if their shit is safe or not.

 

[Vena]

You don't need to take out a service to dump the database.

Why even post this if you have no understanding of the possible situation?

 

[Sophia]

Serious question - until Sony address this, how do we even know it's safe to change our details?

Adding two-step verification to your account is the safest thing you can do right now.

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/account-security/2-step-verification/

And remove any payment methods from your account.

This is most likely just compromised social media accounts tho, so I wouldn't panic. Just better to be safe than sorry.

 

[Audioboxer]

It's likely the fault of a compromised site/app that has full access to their social media via their apis. It won't be just Sony's social media accounts that are affected, this group has the ability to post to a ton of corporate social media accounts through that one access point. In which case it wouldn't matter how many times the password is changed, you'd need to revoke access to the site/app.

Ah okay, yeah, cmon Twitter. If someone changes their password it should cause 3rd party API access to reset.

 

[Neuromancer]

You don't need to take out a service to dump the database.

Why even post this if you have no understanding of the possible situation?

You're right I'm sorry I'll let the experts take over from here

 

[Quadraphonic]

I hope it's just the social media sites! But still, even a slight scare is never fun.

Look at the company's wikipedia page. They've never done anything other than vandalize Facebook, Twitter and Youtube pages.

Whoop de doo.

 

[Ambient80]

If you're super gullible sure.

I mean, it’s a changed password and possibly removing CC entry. Does it really cause any harm to change it just to be sure?

 

[Kolx]

If your public facing social media accounts are hacked...it's probably still a good idea to give a statement so people know if their shit is safe or not.

If they released a statement more people will know about this and they'll freak out. I just checked the big sites(ign, gamespot...) and none reported this. Release a statement and it'll be on every site imaginable.

 

[HMD]

I'm having 2011 PSN hack flashbacks. How catastrophic would a similar hack be today? I imagine it'd be 10 times worse considering a lot of games are online only nowadays.

 

[BigEmil]

Nvm

 

[WadeitOut]

If they released a statement more people will know about this and they'll freak out. I just checked the big sites(ign, gamespot...) and none reported this. Release a statement and it'll be on every site imaginable.

It's a Sunday. There will definitely be articles about it tomorrow morning regardless.

It's ridiculous to say they shouldn't have to say anything because they got the tweets deleted lol. You already have people on GAF changing their passwords for stuff just in case.