This is apologist bullshit. To date, PSN is the only account of mine that has ever been clearly hacked. Been on the internet since '95 and I make a living off of mitigating this kind of shit. Their infrastructure sucks dick and their customer support is even worse.
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So I've been (possibly) hacked on PSN.
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This is apologist bullshit. To date, PSN is the only account of mine that has ever been clearly hacked. Been on the internet since '95 and I make a living off of mitigating this kind of shit. Their infrastructure sucks dick and their customer support is even worse.
That must've been it. The whole of Sony was breached to get access to your account and some other random people.
Nothing about this was in the media nor points where netsec people gather.
Spaced Harrier
Member
So to update on this:
I supplied the serial numbers of the 3 PlayStations to Sony.
It appears that it was purchased on one in my house accessible by my father.
If you recall this one does not have a joypad synced to it, not is the joypad accessible.
What I think happened is he switched the TV to HDMI 1 which boots the PS4.
The PS4 is operatable by the TV remote.
I guess PS store was accessed and one of the first deals was for skyrim and this was selected and bought.
Luckily it wasn't downloaded. So I'm able to get a refund.
That's the only explanation I can think of.
Glad to confirm I was not hacked.
I supplied the serial numbers of the 3 PlayStations to Sony.
It appears that it was purchased on one in my house accessible by my father.
If you recall this one does not have a joypad synced to it, not is the joypad accessible.
What I think happened is he switched the TV to HDMI 1 which boots the PS4.
The PS4 is operatable by the TV remote.
I guess PS store was accessed and one of the first deals was for skyrim and this was selected and bought.
Luckily it wasn't downloaded. So I'm able to get a refund.
That's the only explanation I can think of.
Glad to confirm I was not hacked.
Ninja Scooter
Member
"Hacked"
So to update on this:
I supplied the serial numbers of the 3 PlayStations to Sony.
It appears that it was purchased on one in my house accessible by my father.
If you recall this one does not have a joypad synced to it, not is the joypad accessible.
What I think happened is he switched the TV to HDMI 1 which boots the PS4.
The PS4 is operatable by the TV remote.
I guess PS store was accessed and one of the first deals was for skyrim and this was selected and bought.
Luckily it wasn't downloaded. So I'm able to get a refund.
That's the only explanation I can think of.
Glad to confirm I was not hacked.
Disable Hdmi CEC on your Tv.
He said he doesn't use a controller on it. Clearly he's using it for media purposes via remote.
Spaced Harrier
Member
Social engineering is hacking, so is phishing and key logging.
If you use multiple sites with the sane log in details and they are hacked and obtained from one and used to access the other, it's still fair to say you account was hacked for most people's vernacular. Though in that instance it's your details which were hacked to access another otherwise secure account.
Imo anyway.
Vince_Russo
Banned
I tried to argue this the other day but I got trampled by SonyGaf. Guys, your favorite corporation that you hold a high level of love still creates quality products. Complaining about how easy it is to get hacked on PSN compared to Steam/XBL/Nintendo is not a personal insult to your very SIE game director. Bloodborne 2 is probably still coming and I'm still excited about it. It just sucks how often our accounts get hacked, even with 2-step verification process.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Explain what makes it easier?
Well then he should disable Hdmi device link on Ps4.
gooner4life_uk
Member
Dude if your account is on your nephews playstation then he has access to your account with payment options on it, you cant add a payment method just for a single PS4 - it's linked to the account.
Point me to one report of someone getting their PSN hacked with 2FA active.
Optimus Prime
Member
Yep. If other people have access to your account like family members, especially kids and others that could accidentally get into the store, you should enable the feature where it requires your password to be entered before checking out.
I did this years ago after one of my kids purchased the first Lego Batman game even though we already had it on disc. Felt fortunate to get a refund for that but have been careful ever since.
Same here. I get a bit annoyed when I'm buying a game and it asks me for it, but threads like this remind me its a small inconvenience.
Spaced Harrier
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