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[Slime]

you = not making any sense

Comparison is bad, but they inspire in me the same level of "these people are crazy and think they're actually accomplishing something; how can anyone take them seriously?"

This crap needs to stop. They should save their faux Robin Hood theatrics for an actual worthwhile cause, instead of pissing off consumers.

 

[patsu]

Sony doesn't seem to be staying up and safe though....

I said they will have to stay up and safe. ^_^

And the hackers will come back. Some may move on to attack other sites too until the digital economy and industry matures further. Ah… the future of digital goods is being forged as we speak.

 

[VisanidethDM]

Ok, I will give up my personal fanboyish warfare against Sony. Sony is the best <3!

My job here is done. Now I just need to wait for my check from Japan.

 

[patsu]

You have a job here ? in this thread ? :shock:

 

[VisanidethDM]

You have a job here ? in this thread ? :shock:

Yes but now the war is over and I got fired.

 

[patsu]

What war ? Only the participating hackers are trying to breach Sony's security system again. The rest of us are just spectators and victims.

 

[erlim]

Hackers, just take over and run sony. You're probably more organized.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Butthurt anti-Sony hackers = gaming equivalent of Tea Partiers.

It's actually more telling for you to say this.

 

[patsu]

Hackers, just take over and run sony. You're probably more organized.

I don't think so. The more people they involved, the more likely the crime will fail. It's better to hack with only a few highly experienced hackers. They can't manage a business in so many countries. Exposing credit card numbers is probably not a good way to treat consumers too. ^_^

 

[VeryGooster]

I have no real contribution to this discussion, although as a consumer this shit is getting right fucking out of hand (lack of information therein), and just want to use this thread to yell:

FOR FUCK'S SAKE I JUST WANT TO PLAY PORTAL 2 WITH MY FRIEND. WHY CAN'T YOU JUST GRANT ME THIS?

 

[Revolver]

Damn hackers. Always rollerblading around, trying to be all cool.

 

[Stuggernaut]

Fuck this situation and everyone involved.

 

[Clott]

I hope those hackers go to butt rape jail.

 

[Deadstar]

I don't get it. Why do this? It not only hurts Sony but regular customers as well. The common man should be left unharmed!

Edit: I think I have a solution. Sony needs to hire GeoHot to hack the hackers and take them down. It's the only way. Fight fire with fire.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

I don't get it. Why do this? It not only hurts Sony but regular customers as well. The common man should be left unharmed!

Edit: I think I have a solution. Sony needs to hire GeoHot to hack the hackers and take them down. It's the only way. Fight fire with fire.

1 vs 100 probably wont work (assuming the hackers is 100 man powered).

 

[Maxim726X]

Damn hackers. Always rollerblading around, trying to be all cool.

Gotta watch out for them trash files.

Wouldn't want to find the DaVinci virus, would you?

 

[sajj316]

I don't get it. Why do this? It not only hurts Sony but regular customers as well. The common man should be left unharmed!

This leaves me all kinds of confused. So I first think it's Anon but they deny it with an official statement. Then I think it's for profit hackers but then I hear about a file called Anonymous planted on purpose with the text of "We are legion". Then I hear of this third attack where the hackers intend to post personal info on Sony's website. If it's for profit, why post sensitive info. Why not just sell it? I assume it's the same attacker who attacked Sony to get the info.

Are there now hacker wars where one set of hackers looking to make another set of hackers look guilty? Is this an Anon rogue? Part of the Anon grand master plan to bring Sony to it's knees by saying that it's structure is "decentralized" so we have nothing to do with it? A for profit hacker could have done this at any time. Why now?

More questions than answers .. this is getting annoying!

 

[denomes]

Damn hackers. Always rollerblading around, trying to be all cool.

Is the guy in the orange vest the villain from the latest season of Dexter?

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

It's incredible that such a powerful entity as Sony can be attacked like this. In these capitalistic times, where corporations have such power, that they can have been sued to death and back over things they shouldn't go to jail for, I can't help but wonder...

These hackers seem to be out for blood, not to steal peoples money!? They don't seem to be thieves, but have political motives, and are basically stabbing at the collective bee hive potato couch people, "telling them" to stop dealing with a company like Sony for what they do to the little man.

When we will look back at the legacy of PS3, I think we will look back at it with a facepalm, because from E3 2006 to now, it's been one long battle uphill. And while the two other mastodons share their bowl of the ignorance too, I think we really have to conclude Sony as the winner. They had most too loose coming from their PS2 power success to this.



I read on another forum, that there might be an attack on SOE? But that might be a good thing - Besides people losing their jobs, SOE has to be one of the bottom of the barrel people scrapers, of treating people like dirt. From Everquest to SWG, from NGE to Vanguard, their practice against the community has been... Not good to put it mildly. I really hold no love for SOE.
I want all their employees(outside of John Smedley) to find new positions elsewhere, but I really can't stand their way of doing business. Planetside Next is like... It's like it's just pissing me in the face because it exists.

 

[Cornbread78]

This is just garbage. Crawl outta momma's basement, get a real job and stop fu(king with my happiness you miserable pieces of $hit.

/rant

 

[Chaplain]

So is it safe to say that hacking will become a criminal offense (with multiple years of jail) when this is all said and done?

 

[test_account]

Is the guy in the orange vest the villain from the latest season of Dexter?

I dont watch Dexter myself, but according to imdb.com he plays in Dexter as Jordan Chase, so it is probably him =)

 

[brotkasten]

Is the guy in the orange vest the villain from the latest season of Dexter?

Yep.

edit: I hate you, test_account. I'm going to delete you.

 

[Funshine]

It's incredible that such a powerful entity as Sony can be attacked like this. In these capitalistic times, where corporations have such power, that they can have been sued to death and back over things they shouldn't go to jail for, I can't help but wonder...

These hackers seem to be out for blood, not to steal peoples money!? They don't seem to be thieves, but have political motives, and are basically stabbing at the collective bee hive potato couch people, "telling them" to stop dealing with a company like Sony for what they do to the little man.

When we will look back at the legacy of PS3, I think we will look back at it with a facepalm, because from E3 2006 to now, it's been one long battle uphill. And while the two other mastodons share their bowl of the ignorance too, I think we really have to conclude Sony as the winner. They had most too loose coming from their PS2 power success to this.



I read on another forum, that there might be an attack on SOE? But that might be a good thing - Besides people losing their jobs, SOE has to be one of the bottom of the barrel people scrapers, of treating people like dirt. From Everquest to SWG, from NGE to Vanguard, their practice against the community has been... Not good to put it mildly. I really hold no love for SOE.
I want all their employees(outside of John Smedley) to find new positions elsewhere, but I really can't stand their way of doing business. Planetside Next is like... It's like it's just pissing me in the face because it exists.

political motives.....seems like they just want to be assholes

 

[Brian Fellows]

I'm all for just straight up executing these people if they find them.

 

[test_account]

So is it safe to say that hacking will become a criminal offense (with multiple years of jail) when this is all said and done?

It already is, but it totally depends on what type of hacking it is. Breaking into networks and steal info is illegal while other forms of hacking are perfectly legal.

Yep.

edit: I hate you, test_account. I'm going to delete you.

Hehe, well, at least you confirmed that it was him =) I havnt watched Dexter myself, so i couldnt know for sure.

 

[FLEABttn]

This is just garbage. Crawl outta momma's basement, get a real job and stop fu(king with my happyness you miserable pieces of $hit.

Just type c and s, the symbols look like the letters anyways.

 

[Wolves Evolve]

I hope those hackers go to butt rape jail.

I'm all for just straight up executing these people if they find them.

(Reads. Thinks.)

I apologise for every over-reacting off-the-cuff remark I've ever made. Its really annoying.

 

[Cornbread78]

Just type c and s, the symbols look like the letters anyways.

Yeah, but my text filters at work will pick up the words, lol

 

[FLEABttn]

Yeah, but my text filters at work will pick up the words, lol

Oh, that sucks. My bad.

 

[Lance Bone Path]

This leaves me all kinds of confused. So I first think it's Anon but they deny it with an official statement. Then I think it's for profit hackers but then I hear about a file called Anonymous planted on purpose with the text of "We are legion". Then I hear of this third attack where the hackers intend to post personal info on Sony's website. If it's for profit, why post sensitive info. Why not just sell it? I assume it's the same attacker who attacked Sony to get the info.

Are there now hacker wars where one set of hackers looking to make another set of hackers look guilty? Is this an Anon rogue? Part of the Anon grand master plan to bring Sony to it's knees by saying that it's structure is "decentralized" so we have nothing to do with it? A for profit hacker could have done this at any time. Why now?

More questions than answers .. this is getting annoying!

I think it's a bogus threat from people who don't like Sony. The eventual posting of sensitive information is probably just a matter of time since the data is out there, but making that threat will make it look like a new breach.

Anyone could have made up the threat, though. Doesn't take a hacker to do it.

 

[pantyhelmet]

Shift the blame all you want fact still remains Sony had inferior-than-hackers security. If they had firewalls that oneupped hacker's tools, detected it, stopped it, they could have prevented all of this.

Though I bet now having state of the art firewall technology protecting sensitive data is one area Sony won't goof up in.

Bravo..You have literally made me "shake my head"..that bolded part..what does that even MEAN?

 

[Dizzy]

Retaliation? lol, they're just doing it for the sake of it now. About time everyone stopped defending these scumbags.

 

[mentalfloss]

Hackers planning 67th attack against Sony for the 66th time they took to long to fix the 65th hack

 

[bumpkin]

Is the guy in the orange vest the villain from the latest season of Dexter?

Yep. He was also the main character in the short-lived TV show called Eli Stone.

Spoiler

I was so pissed off when they cancelled it... Especially given the shows they didn't cancel.

 

[scar tissue]

people are seriously worried about identity theft because someone has their adress and name?
the world must be a pretty dangerous place for you, huh? death lurking at every corner

i'm far from a sony apologist, actually they're my least favorite company in the electronics business since the rootkit fiasco
and i understand that you're upset if you had your CC information on the PSN
but this talk about identity theft through basic data is getting ridiculous

 

[verbum]

I wonder if MS has a locked office on their campus that no one goes out of or into for long periods of time?

 

[Clott]

I hope those hackers go to butt rape jail.

 

[pantyhelmet]

I hope those hackers go to butt rape jail.

you hope is strong, thats the second time.

 

[obonicus]

Bravo..You have literally made me "shake my head"..that bolded part..what does that even MEAN?

If Sony had prevented this from happening, then it wouldn't have happened.

 

[Angry Fork]

Why can't these guys do this to companies that are really fucking people over like credit card companies, wall street, or health care ones. I understand they want to provide the anti-Sony lulz on the internet or whatever bullshit but they've got to be smart enough to know that at a certain point you're just wasting your time. You cannot hate a company like Sony THAT much to go to those lengths to bring them down. It's like Sony burned their houses down or something.

So is it safe to say that hacking will become a criminal offense (with multiple years of jail) when this is all said and done?

It's been illegal for a long time now (the kind of hacking in this particular case). These guys just haven't been caught yet.

 

[KernelPanic]

I'm stunned that a mysterious, unconfirmed IRC chat with the supposed hackers is being reported as factual news.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Well I'm about ready to start referring to "hackers" as "cyber terrorists" now. WTF is this shit? Idiots.

I would give them 15 years in the slam, easy.

Why can't these guys do this to companies that are really fucking people over like credit card companies, wall street, or health care ones. I understand they want to provide the anti-Sony lulz on the internet or whatever bullshit but they've got to be smart enough to know that at a certain point you're just wasting your time. You cannot hate a company like Sony THAT much to go to those lengths to bring them down. It's like Sony burned their houses down or something.


It's been illegal for a long time now (the kind of hacking in this particular case). These guys just haven't been caught yet.

Even Mitnick eventually got caught. I don't think many hackers actually think of their activities as federal crimes that they can get put in prison for a long time for, because they have a long history of feeling invincible.

 

[Clott]

you hope is strong, thats the second time.

Damn iPhone post's twice sometimes. But let's say the second one was simply meant to be.

 

[Kaizer]

Dammit, I just wanna get back on PSN for christ's sake. I hate these hackers.

 

[Dreamgazer]

It's incredible that such a powerful entity as Sony can be attacked like this. In these capitalistic times, where corporations have such power, that they can have been sued to death and back over things they shouldn't go to jail for, I can't help but wonder...

These hackers seem to be out for blood, not to steal peoples money!? They don't seem to be thieves, but have political motives, and are basically stabbing at the collective bee hive potato couch people, "telling them" to stop dealing with a company like Sony for what they do to the little man.

When we will look back at the legacy of PS3, I think we will look back at it with a facepalm, because from E3 2006 to now, it's been one long battle uphill. And while the two other mastodons share their bowl of the ignorance too, I think we really have to conclude Sony as the winner. They had most too loose coming from their PS2 power success to this.



I read on another forum, that there might be an attack on SOE? But that might be a good thing - Besides people losing their jobs, SOE has to be one of the bottom of the barrel people scrapers, of treating people like dirt. From Everquest to SWG, from NGE to Vanguard, their practice against the community has been... Not good to put it mildly. I really hold no love for SOE.
I want all their employees(outside of John Smedley) to find new positions elsewhere, but I really can't stand their way of doing business. Planetside Next is like... It's like it's just pissing me in the face because it exists.

Oh great prophet Vigilant Walrus, please bring us more message of enlightenment from our benevolent hacker(s).

For we, the little potato couch people, have neither the wisdom nor heart to understand the hacker's way! After all, our eyes are blinded by the evil Sony's fancy tricks of videogame and "PSN", and our ears are deafened by the other junior members/questionable websites false(?) prophets' cry of "fraudulent charges" and "CCV2 leaks".

If only, IF ONLY, we were more like you - then perhaps then we can truly understand the glorious ways of the hackers - whose messages needs no confirmation, and whose motivation & love for us little people is really clear as day. And perhaps then we'll understand that no thievery or crime was done against us - it was all to teach us a lesson! A test! A struggle through life to make us stronger!

in the name of the hacker(s) I pray.

-BS

 

[pantyhelmet]

If Sony had prevented this from happening, then it wouldn't have happened.

hmmm.. you two make me feel like a mental giant..read what i bolded 100 times very slowly if you must, and ask yourself if this is even possible in the real world.. though i will say your translation of his headscratching comment is excellent in its sheer simplemindedness.

 

[obonicus]

hmmm.. you two make me feel like a mental giant..read what i bolded 100 times very slowly if you must, and ask yourself if this is even possible in the real world.. though i will say your translation of his headscratching comment is excellent in its sheer simplemindedness.

I'm being sarcastic. What he (params) said is a tautology, I'm highlighting how ridiculous it is.

 

[obonicus]

I'm stunned that a mysterious, unconfirmed IRC chat with the supposed hackers is being reported as factual news.

Welcome to the world of post-blog journalism.

 

[Wolves Evolve]

So is it safe to say that hacking will become a criminal offense (with multiple years of jail) when this is all said and done?

Yes, this is literally the most important computer hack of this or any other time. No crime has ever shaken the pillars of heaven quite so much.

They may even backtrace it.