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So I just remote played into some random person's PS4 using my PSN account.
- Thread starter The Elite
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Slick Butter
Member
Try to communicate with them. Perhaps they got your account details just so they could be friends.
Definitely seems very plausible that they simply have had access to your account for awhile and just didn't want to do anything to let you know.
Definitely seems very plausible that they simply have had access to your account for awhile and just didn't want to do anything to let you know.
The Elite
BOSS
I don't play FIFA.
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
I'd be concerned that someone compromised can go the other way - remote play your shit, buy things, delete games, and more with your ps4. Hmmm
TimeEffect
Member
So wait...Some guy has been playing on your PS4 all this time? Not buying anything...just playing whatever games you managed to have? Did you not notice? Like characters leveling up and stuff
TylerDurden4321
Member
Have you tried to remote-play their console again and deactivate it(edit: cancel the "primary") from there? Also write down the guy's IP address.
The Elite
BOSS
It was set as primary earlier this week. Someone has now set their PS4 as the primary for my PSN account.
Will not let me connect. I have no way of deactivating their PS4 at the moment.
Go here and login https://account.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/login.action?request_locale=pt_PT
Not at home so I can't give detailed instructions, but you should be able to find there a list of all your activated devices, and you will have a option to deactivate them all(you can activate them again immediately after by signing in on the console)
Call SONY.
Wow, wonder how long it's been compromised then.
GreyOcelot
Member
uhh, wat. enabling remote play is the reason he/she discovered the issue. not the other way around
shoplifter
Member
The fact that Sony still hasn't given us 2-factor is appalling.
I just went in to double check my account to be safe.
I just went in to double check my account to be safe.
This isn't a remote play issue
No, the other guy had the OP's account on other PS4 entirely.
This happened to me, Sony will tell you that the fix is to change your password.
This will do nothing and it will infuriate you for weeks until they do something to trigger a PSN login screen (such as trying to check out from the store). I have no trouble saying it, PSN is a garbage account system.
Insane Metal
Member
Holy shit, man. I hope Sony can deactivate it and all ends well.
Demoskinos
Member
If you have an account that is set to primary you can use whatever content that is associated with that account while logged into other accounts. My guess is guy got ahold of his credentials queued up a bunch of games to download and then has been playing them all on his PSN account so to not attract attention.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Timezone, sure. Recognizing the Russian alphabet is something else altogether. Maybe I'm a moron, but I'd never be able to. Or is this a thing you crazy kids are into these days...
It doesn't ultimately matter, I was just curious.
TylerDurden4321
Member
this guy is right, I can see a "deactivate" button for my PS4 there(under "devices") and activation of devices is there too somewhere.
But definitely call Sony. (<--late, you're already doing this. good)
Tell them we need two factor.
RealityCheque
Banned
Hey Sony, you know those dual factor shenanigans that other people use? Maybe you should look into that.
Not a vulnerability of remote play, his account was already compromised.
The automatic default behavior of remote play is to connect to the primary PS4. His primary PS4 was in Russia...
There's a manual method to connect to secondary PS4's initiated on the machine where you enter a digit code issued from the PS4.
OP could deactivate it himself at https://account.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/login.action?request_locale=pt_PT
Ninja Kn1ght
Member
The problem is that in order to activate his own PS4, the hacker would have used this tool to deactivate the OPs PS4, and this can only be used once every six months.
If college art design history courses taught me anything, it is Russian propaganda posters.
It isn't a vulnerability!
4 realz
This happens if someone is using your primary account for game sharing. I once tried remote play and I saw my cousin playing something (we share the primary account)
Air Zombie Meat
Member
And people laughed off that thread the other day. Sounds dodgy as hell.
Or he just plays a MOBA online or Counter Strike and sees "сука" et cetera in chat. You get used to Russians if you play something like League.
Slick Butter
Member
Cyrillic is very distinguishable, although it's used for more languages than only Russian.
FullMetaltech
Member
The primary account is set on the Russians machine. So all he has to do is keep it there and the other accounts benefit from his purchases.
GAFmeansLIFE
Member
The prophecy has been fulfilled!
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1205316
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1205316
Sorry OP I hope it gets sorted out ok.
The Elite
BOSS
I can't because whoever is in Russia did a deactivation in the last couple of days to deactivate my unit. It won't let me now.
Keep pressing...they can deactivate it.
This is not a remote play issue. This is an account security issue.
Good point. Regardless, OP should check it out just in case.
Yeah, seems dumb they can't force a deactivation on their end. Keep trying to see if they give in. Otherwise you will need to wait the full 6 months :/. At least the guy can't use your account to play online, buy or download games anymore, so there's that I guess :/ He will be free loading off the games he downloaded for 6 months but at least your account isn't compromised anymore.
FYI i had the same thing happen to me regarding someone else having my account (I noticed yesterday). Someone got my PSN info and made their ps4 the primary console on my account. I could not deactivate their ps4 using the online webstore because I "recently deactivated all my devices" and supposedly i have to wait 6 months to use that feature again. I talked to multiple people at Sony and they were no help. They all told me to wait 6 months to deactivate it.
The only other option given was to fill out some specialty form for deactivation. the problem with that is the specialty form asks for the serial number for the currently activated console (which I obviously won't have).
So yea people at sony were 0 help for me resolving this issue. I was/am still irritated by it...
So even though Ive changed all the info on my account, nothing was purchased, etc. some random person I guess still has digital access to all the games I've bought. I don't even know....
The only other option given was to fill out some specialty form for deactivation. the problem with that is the specialty form asks for the serial number for the currently activated console (which I obviously won't have).
So yea people at sony were 0 help for me resolving this issue. I was/am still irritated by it...
So even though Ive changed all the info on my account, nothing was purchased, etc. some random person I guess still has digital access to all the games I've bought. I don't even know....
What the fuck why??
The Elite
BOSS
They are telling me now they will send me some form to fill out. Still waiting on them to do that.
TylerDurden4321
Member
OP said he directly changed his password after he saw the other guy's PS4 via remote-play. You think the other guy was faster? Hmm.. must be like this.
Sounds like Sony should have a 2-step verification for activating/deactivating devices.
houroftower
Member
Damn this would freak me out.
Sidebar: I bought a PSTV from a pawnshop a couple weeks ago. It was like new, the previous owner didn't use it much. But he did leave all his PSN account info on the device and it auto logged me in as him when I turned it on the first time.
Sidebar: I bought a PSTV from a pawnshop a couple weeks ago. It was like new, the previous owner didn't use it much. But he did leave all his PSN account info on the device and it auto logged me in as him when I turned it on the first time.
Don't just change your password on PSN. Change it on every account you're using that has the same password (or even a similar one). If one of those is your Google account and you use Chrome and save passwords, then assume that all of your passwords are compromised and change them all.
(It might be best to change them all anyway, even if they're totally different to your PSN password).
Two factor is obviously something that they should be doing, but in this case (and probably many others) even something as basic as Sony sending an email notification for sign-ins on a new device would have solved the issue.
Next time, don't hang up and request to speak to their manager.
I would call them back.
Ninja Kn1ght
Member
Yeah, here's the link for that form: https://scea.secure.force.com/ConsoleDeactivation/
But without the serial number I'm not sure how it'll work.
The Elite
BOSS
That sounds really fucking annoying. I am waiting on this form right now.
InsaneTiger
Member
But if their PS4 is activated as the primary PS4 on your account then shouldn't you be able to see activated devices when you check your account on the PC?
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