The resumption of service for Sony’s ill-fated PSN has been officially delayed, with Sony now only saying it is aiming for “mid-May”; as if that were not enough, they have admitted leaking more customer data – this time by putting it in a spreadsheet on an unsecured public server for “hackers” to make off with.
Its most recent announcement to the press says it will be delaying resumption of service whilst it rebuilds and re-secures its network, with no firms dates mentioned other than a goal of “mid-May.”
Their last direct announcement to users, made the day before, goes to some lengths to avoid mention of any delay:
As you may know, we’ve begun the process of restoring the service through internal testing of the new system.
We’re still working to confirm the security of the network infrastructure, as well as working with a variety of outside entities to confirm with them of the security of the system. Verifying the system security is vital for the process of restoration.
Additional comprehensive system checks and testing are still required, and we must complete that process before bringing the systems online.
As you’ve heard us say, our utmost priorities are the security of the network and ensuring your data is safe. We won’t restore the services until we can test the system’s strength in these respects.
When we held the press conference in Japan last week, based on what we knew, we expected to have the services online within a week. We were unaware of the extent of the attack on Sony Online Entertainment servers, and we are taking this opportunity to conduct further testing of the incredibly complex system.
Sony’s latest leak is small in scale, but disturbing in form – according to Sony, its staff placed a spreadsheet containing the personal info of 2500 entrants into a 2001 US competition onto one of their employee-use servers.
The server was open to the public and unsecured, and naturally enough someone got wind of it and posted the details on “hacker sites” where it was widely accessed before finally being deleted at Sony’s request.
In fact, the URL was apparently just posted on 2ch by an anonymous user, and subsequently accessed by its curious denizens – all of this constitutes a “hack” by Sony standards it seems.
Sony is said to be investigating how it handles older data, which might include in future not placing it on unsecured public servers and relying on nobody working out the URL.
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sony really gets buttraped lately.
on the other hand... it's not really rape as what those guys do is more like spreading their ass open and yelling "fuck me! come on, DO EET"
Sony is worrying wile whoring.
How about hiring some would be hackers and make a TV series ala Magic Xpose breaking the magician code..........
SONY XPOSE: Breaking the PSN network and sony firmware code!
Just because Artefake and other compulsive Sony-haters claim that Sony "gives" this info to hackers and is begging to be buttraped doesn't make it true.
In fact, when it comes to Sony or certain idols he's stalking from across the ocean, it's generally best to believe the exact opposite of whatever's posted on Sankaku Complex.
Could you imagine the riots if this happened a day after a COD release?
There'd be a global pandemic of angry 13 year olds.
that would still be better, imagine a bunch of 20 y/o all cosplaying as Nazi zombies attacking all the Sony branch...
now that would be epic
CoD: Operation Breakdown
words cannot express
http://marcansoft.com/transf/ps3_4koma.png
This expresses it.
That is amazing
@anon,who made it?!It's awesome!(4chan maybe?)
and the Microsoft thing,is it through?
That 4koma is win!
"Why cant we do PS3-chan?"
Nothing of value would be lost. Between DLC, RRODs, people relying on online gaming, trophies/achivements, COD is one of the reasons why this generation gaming and gamers are awful.
We'd be better off without these things.
Wait, this is suppose to be a real news site? I just come here for the lulz
I'm a bit surprised, I know sankaku is extremely biased but in this case it was just totally wrong.
Can't they at least give us approxmiate date of when the service will be back up again?? I swear, these guys are not taking their job seriously...
Mid May you fucking retard. What the fuck do you think that constitutes? August? It's clearly sometime THIS MONTH for one. And number two, they said Mid May. As in, in the middle, not towards the beginning or end. That sounds like an approximate date to me.
Maybe I'm just not a retard though.
Thing just doesn't go the way you want, you know....
I don't care if it's PS3,PC or XBox360,we're all gamers
and I hope there'd be no Microsoft or Sony debates here...
Fanboy: PS3 is the best.
Fanboy: No, Xbox 360 is the best.
Fanboy: Shut up, Wii is the best.
Fanboy: PC beats all you guys.
Fanboy: Mac is better than PC.
Fanboy: Dammit SEGA.
You forgot the most annoying one. PC master race argument. They dig crap up from the 1980s which nobody! cares about.
this Anon is a PC fan~
It seems that Sony didn't know that URL guessing isn't hacking because it doesn't involve breaching any security system.
Sony must aiming for a Fail Streak achievement.
You mean Fail Streak trophie.
Sony's trying to earn all Fail trophies to get the Platinum Fail Trophy.
Is this the end of the PSN?
2001 US competition? The PS3 wasn't even released at that year!
thats why piracy is best
Yes but piracy is why most of today's games are easycore shits!
I mean, good games are raped by everybody but mainstream craps continues to make money!
It seems a lot of people really have no idea what goes into making something secure. You can't just buy something like linux/windows/macOS, throw some security "stuff" on top of it, and call it secure. Doesn't work that way. everything on top of those will still have the same security holes as whatever it is sitting on top of. Security CAN NOT be added. The only way you are going to make something that is truly "secure" is to program your own software, that isn't public access, and prove mathematically that each part of that software is truly secure. This is EXTREMELY expensive, and it is really impossible to make something any more secure than you could make a house. You could have all the best security measures in the world, but if someone wants in, they will find a way in. it is as simple as that.
When it comes to lax security, it seems that Sony is on fire and is going for the grand slam.
SONY...DIDN'T EVEN KISS US BEFORE THEY FUCKED US DRY.
Give me back Other OS and stop treating me like a thief for trying to use my own console how I see fit and I will stop. I promise :>
that hacker must be trying to get linux back online.
I want to claim my free yggdra union already!!
R.I.P. Sony
I have a feeling they're gonna pack the system with so much security now, that it's gonna be just a giant lump of lag. Like black ops' loading screens x5. Can anyone please assess the truth of this assertion?
Also, after all these fiasci 30 days of playstation plus is not gonna cut it for me.
judging by all the butthurt fags around here, Sony's cock must be taste like shit right now.
I bet it's an inside job
LOL That's not tragedy anymore, now it's just comedy.
Now why did Sega leave the console market because of them again? because I mean they are clearly showing they are a inferior company in my eyes right now and to be honest to be left with a 3shitty and a Wii as your only console choices as a bunch of sony fanboys convert isn't exactly the best Choice, personally while sony is in the whole they dug I think it's a great time to for a company who would want to get into the market easily to announce their console if there is one out there.
hurry sony! cant wait to pwn people in mvc3 again :)
Today I received a spam mail with my full name in it, delivered to the eMail address I used in the PSN. I can't say for sure that it was made using the PSN data, but it's possible.
Breaking News: People get spammed! How can this be possible?!Stay tuned as we bring you more on this shocking and inconceivable development as it happens!
Hey c'mon, they were just stating that the timing was a little odd. Same with me, I've had my old e-mail for close to 9 years now and have never received spam of any sort until a few days ago when it started coming in. Just seems a little too coincidental, that's all I'm sayin'.
Obviously this could be just a random co-incidence, but I also got a curious spam yesterday - specifically, it was curious because (a) it was to an address I almost never use (but did register on PSN), and (b) because it was addressed to my full name, which is on virtually nothing except my bank account and passport. A remarkably similar pattern to yours...
Now, Ilikewise I couldn't say for sure this is PSN related - the address in question was not /exclusively/ used on PSN, plus correlation != causation and all that, but I can't help but think that this means the database is in the wild and being actively used by spammers... :-(
How incompatent can sony get
So that is why my old hotmail email is full of spam, the one no one has access too and I don't use, except back then for mmo's. Thanks Sony thanks SOE................
Sony, try using Carbonite.
Seriously! You get a 15 day free trial, and it's only $60 a year for unlimited file storage in a safe, encrypted place-
you can access it anywhere, anytime.
Unlike your PSN- so perhaps you should switch from Pathetic Man's Apartment Server Inc. to a more professional storage service, Carbonite.
The server maintenance guy(or team) should expect to be out of jobs when this is all over, lol.