Sony Loses 25 Million More Accounts, SOE Taken Offline

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Sony has revealed that an earlier security breach it did not notice resulted in hackers making off with the details of another 25 million users, this time those unwise enough to play its MMORPGs, and has also confirmed that tens of thousands of additional card numbers have been stolen.

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  • cats2 commented on May 5, 2011 11:00

    The scary part is that the guy (more like kid) doing all this is "well known" in the psp/ps3 hacking sites. Plenty of them know him to great details and it makes it even funnier because... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 5, 2011 06:10

    It's highly unlikely that thats true. If it's even slightly relateable to Microsoft, Sony could sue their ass open and take out everything. They could sue them for billions in damages, lost sales, lost reputation, etc... That's just... More


Sony Offers Free Stuff to Victims

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Sony has formally apologised for leaking the personal details of its 77 million PSN users to criminals, and is planning on offering free content and a month of free PlayStation Plus membership in the hopes its victims will forget all about it.

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  • Anonymous commented on May 7, 2011 07:42

    wow i lost 500€. But its okay i got 1 month of free PlayStation Plus membership.... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 4, 2011 11:57

    All I know is that the Sony Execs. are thinking in their collective heads, "there goes Golden Week."... More


PSN Victims Report Credit Card Fraud

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Sony’s admission that 77 million PSN accounts are in the hands of hackers has been followed by scores of reports alleging credit card fraud as a result of the leak, which Sony dismisses with its assertion that there is “no evidence” of the cards being leaked, although they concede they “cannot rule out the possibility.”

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  • Anonymous commented on May 3, 2011 00:39

    Well I just checked with my credit card company and there has been no activity on my card that I cannot account for. I will check back regularly for a while, so if something does... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 1, 2011 15:03

    To sum up what's on my mind is, "You get what you pay for." Yeah, yeah, I know I'm probably get flamed or what not for this post as an Microsoft fan or... More


Sony Leaks 75,000,000 Accounts – “Worst in History”

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Just when it seemed the reputation of Japanese industry for leaking things could get no worse, Sony’s loss of as many as 75 million PSN accounts has seen a new and most unwelcome record set, one for which irate consumers and even a US senator are demanding answers for.

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  • Pyry Nissinen commented on May 27, 2011 07:18

    Luckily, finding the culprits for the hacking of the PSN isn't difficult, because the theft of home addresses of the Playstation players, and the assassination of Osama bin Laden happened within the same week. This... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 2, 2011 01:16

    anyone for a game of marbles?... More


Sony: “We Let Hackers Have All Your Personal Data”

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Sony has admitted that as a result of the hack which prompted it to take the PSN offline, hackers have stolen the personal data of all of its users, including their name and address, date of birth, passwords and security questions, purchase history and possibly credit card info.

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  • Anonymous commented on May 1, 2011 12:10

    Wow, I'am a 360 guy but even Iam saddened by this development, it's good to know that the banks are on te ready, it's sad that sony is being put 'under the bus' like this... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 30, 2011 10:50

    Someones an angry fanboy. Last time I checked Microsoft automatically ban anyone who tampers with the console in anyway so XBL users wont have to deal with this shit.... More


3DS “Already Cracked” “400,000 Sold”

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Nintendo’s newly launched 3DS has reportedly already been cracked to run pirated software, amidst sales said to have reached 400,000.

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  • Anonymous commented on February 28, 2011 10:04

    X_X... More

  • Day2Dream commented on February 28, 2011 00:15

    You forgot eye killer =P.... More


“No Battery Changing for PSP2 Because of Pirates”

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The batteries of Sony’s newly announced “NGP” cannot be changed, purportedly in an effort to stymy pirates who previously used the battery to hack the original PSP models.

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  • Lawence Codye commented on February 1, 2011 08:33

    There is nothing wrong with the Battery Life but is something wrong with the Battery being sealed inside the system, preventing it from being much use for too long after you get it or if... More

  • Lawence Codye commented on February 1, 2011 08:31

    I just don't get my friend Sony at times, it can do the downright stupidest things for no really good reason & it is sad, this killed a bit of the PSP2's hype, but will... More


PS3 Hacked (Again)

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The PS3 has been hacked yet again, this time allowing pirates to sneakily downgrade their firmware freely to earlier (hackable) versions, although directly running pirated copies on the latest firmware is still only a promised future upgrade.

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  • Travosaga commented on November 23, 2010 07:16

    What a dumbass.... More

  • alidan commented on November 20, 2010 12:40

    Bond Travolta 01:43 i have no idea if you are being sarcastic or not in that comment, but ill reply this way. with internet download games like those off steam, you pay the same as a retail release... More


Pokémon Patch Pirates Hit by Hackers

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One of 2ch’s notorious blood festivals has begun as trojans distributed amongst prospective Pokémon pirates have seen the illegal contents of many a hard disk laid bare for scores of creepy Internet vigilantes to have their way with.

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  • Anonymous commented on September 26, 2010 14:22

    You're so hardcore. How does it feel to be so proud of stealing a children game?... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 24, 2010 18:23

    owned... More


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Sony has sued the hackers behind a device which is said to allow piracy on the PS3 – sales of the device have been banned whilst the court action proceeds.

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  • Ryuukun commented on September 2, 2010 04:45

    Too late Sony. too bad your precious PS3 is now a pirate haven.... More

  • Anonymous commented on August 31, 2010 18:46

    cause the persons probably had to buy special hardware/spend a lot of money to make it... so if you spend 20 000 usd on something would you give it away for free? just saying;. only morons think... More


Pirates Rejoice as PS3 “Hacked & Running Copies”

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Videos purporting to show a working PS3 hack have surfaced, though their veracity is currently the subject of heated debate.

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  • Anonymous commented on November 18, 2010 11:15

    I hope this is legit I'd give him the money I made from selling my 2 other ps3s when I bought them and sold them for 2g each when PS3 came out... Guys like this are worth... More

  • Anonymous commented on August 29, 2010 04:19

    Nothing is unhackable! The only question that lies in the end is...is it worth hacking?... More


Pirates Rejoice as Xbox 360 Slim Hacked

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Pirates are rejoicing at the news that the new “slim” Xbox 360 has been cracked to run pirate copies, or “backups” as they are disingenuously called.

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  • Anonymous commented on February 27, 2011 08:41

    WRONG M$ does NOT lose money from selling consoles. They calculated that console sales would probably not be enough to get the money back in, that they used to develop the Xbox360, if every person willing to... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 8, 2010 09:33

    It's not like I hate what they are doing, it's just that they have enough time to crack game consoles, but they don't have the time to get a job(honest work) to earn money to... More


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