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fritolay

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http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/04/technology/security/sony-hack/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

'Sony-pocalypse': Why the Sony hack is one of the worst hacks ever

We have heard that Sony Pictures was hacked, and basically shut down recently.

One ting that seemed odd was this part of the linked article...

"All of this is getting posted publicly in huge batches of computer files on sites like Pastebin.com and illegal file-sharing websites. Security researcher Dan Tentler has found that the files are being shared using computer servers owned by Sony's PlayStation Network -- adding insult to injury."

Wait, Sony's PSN network? That is alarming to say the least. Does that mean there are open torrents or other items running on the same server infrastructure we are gaming on with our playstations?
 
You'd really think Sony'd of tightened the hatches on the ship after the last time. Maybe they've been partying too hard ahead of the PSX event.
 
fritolay said:
http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/04/technology/security/sony-hack/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

'Sony-pocalypse': Why the Sony hack is one of the worst hacks ever

We have heard that Sony Pictures was hacked, and basically shut down recently.

One ting that seemed odd was this part of the linked article...

"All of this is getting posted publicly in huge batches of computer files on sites like Pastebin.com and illegal file-sharing websites. Security researcher Dan Tentler has found that the files are being shared using computer servers owned by Sony's PlayStation Network -- adding insult to injury."

Wait, Sony's PSN network? That is alarming to say the least. Does that mean there are open torrents or other items running on the same server infrastructure we are gaming on with our playstations?
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Not alarming. It's a server farm of sorts that's used across all major Sony divisions I would assume.
 
They were Amazon cloud EC2 instances that, at a glance, appear to be owned by Sony, and do not show up in the torrent anymore. Assuming they're owned by Sony, either the hackers got control of Sony's Amazon cloud account and used it to seed the file, or Sony had set up a honeypot / tried to disrupt the torrent with broken seeders somehow.

Does Sony even use Amazon's cloud for PSN services? The source of the claim that suggests PSN is involved appears to be a tweet made on Twitter.
 
This is why you should never give them your credit card or paypal details, and always buy physical over digital.

Sony just can't do online security.
 
jhmtehgamr20xx said:
You'd really think Sony'd of tightened the hatches on the ship after the last time. Maybe they've been partying too hard ahead of the PSX event.
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This is Sony Pictures, not Sony Entertainment Network/PSN. And of course, Amazon cloud, not "Sony network" really.
 
jhmtehgamr20xx said:
You'd really think Sony'd of tightened the hatches on the ship after the last time. Maybe they've been partying too hard ahead of the PSX event.
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From what I understand the divisions in Sony really aren't good at talking to each other (or learning from each other). So Sony Pictures handles themselves differently than Sony Playstation and while one may (or may not have) learned from their mistakes, that doesn't mean a different division will.
 
Naked Snake said:
Wouldn't be new to Sony... pirates have been downloading PSN games directly from Sony's servers for a long time.
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you could have done the same - and we do it for firmware updates, it has nothing to do with pirates or hacking... these are download servers and files are always there.
 
Naked Snake said:
Wouldn't be new to Sony... pirates have been downloading PSN games directly from Sony's servers for a long time.
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I have also been downloading PSN games from Sony's servers for a long time, using my PS3, PS4 and Vita ;) Its not much difference to download it on a PS3/PS4/Vita or getting the link and downloading the packed file directly to your PC, as far as i'm concerned.
 
Sodding_Gamer said:
Elaborate! I'm unaware of this news use speak of about The Interview
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It's a Seth Rogen/James Franco movie produced by Sony Pictures that is front and center mocking North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong-Un. Oddly enough the normally fanatically devoted followers of said leader in the DPRK have been pretty vocal with their displeasure in the media. Couple that with NK's known propensity to commit cyber warfare especially via propaganda and it becomes pretty obvious as to the how and why here.
 
Sodding_Gamer said:
Elaborate! I'm unaware of this news use speak of about The Interview
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Sony made a comedy (The Interview) about assassinating Kim Jong.
Kim Jong asked for the movie to not be released.
Sony said no.
Kim Jong hacked the shit out of Sony and managed to steal 100 terabytes of information, including unreleased movies, scripts for movies and shows, the salary information of all employees, the health status of all Sony employees and so much more.
 
the perpetrators at large

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OccamsLightsaber said:
Yep, that's how servers work.
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Yes, but the fact that your servers have been taken over and sharing your own personal company data instead of those resources being used for the PS network your customers are paying for, is very very bad. That means their security and control are way out of whack and they are not in control of the PSN infrastructure, not just a Sony Pictures SAN they pulled data from.
 
fritolay said:
Yes, but the fact that your servers have been taken over and sharing your own personal company data instead of those resources being used for the PS network your customers are paying for, is very very bad. That means their security and control are way out of whack and they are not in control of the PSN infrastructure, not just a Sony Pictures SAN they pulled data from.
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And this is based off of what? Do you have some inside information on how much PS+ money is being allocated to SEN's severs.
 
Tigress said:
From what I understand the divisions in Sony really aren't good at talking to each other (or learning from each other). So Sony Pictures handles themselves differently than Sony Playstation and while one may (or may not have) learned from their mistakes, that doesn't mean a different division will.
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You'd think they would since divisions of entirely different companies changed security so it wouldn't happen to them.
 
jhmtehgamr20xx said:
You'd really think Sony'd of tightened the hatches on the ship after the last time. Maybe they've been partying too hard ahead of the PSX event.
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You would think so. I am sure they made adjustments and consulted experts before, but at this point it needs to become a paramount priority. This will be the catalyst for them to finally, truly get their shift together.
 
Orthogonal said:
You would think so. I am sure they made adjustments and consulted experts before, but at this point it needs to become a paramount priority. This will be the catalyst for them to finally, truly get their shift together.
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Didn't they hire a security guy who used to work for the FBI?
 
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