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| Sony Fail Whale, Part II... and Counting. |
Slashdot reports:
As Sony struggles to restore the Playstation Network we receive news today of another breach, this time at Sony Ericsson in Canada. Sony Corp. spokesman Atsuo Omagari said Wednesday that names, email and encrypted passwords may have been stolen from the Sony Ericsson Canada website, but no credit card information was taken.
According to a report on The Hacker News, a hacker group called "LulzSec" said it used an SQL Injection attack to grab information behind two sites associated with Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
In addition to a distributed denial-of-service attack the group Anonymous launched on Sony in early April and the unconfirmed Sony Music Japan and Sony Ericsson hacks, there have been attacks on PSN, SOE, Sony Music Greece, Sony Music Indonesia, Sony's Japanese ISP subsidiary So-net Entertainment, and Sony Thailand's site. |
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Posted by Tessil Wednesday, May 25, 2011 (19:21:36) |
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| Details on (US) SoE Welcome Back Program |
We are pleased to confirm that our services are now back online and more secure. We deeply regret the inconvenience this cyber attack has caused.
We take this issue extremely seriously and want to assure you that the protection of the data you have entrusted to us is of the utmost priority. As a result, we require that you reset your Station Account password as an added security measure, and recommend that you do so immediately.
To show our gratitude for your patience and support, SOE is offering a Welcome Back program. As part of this program, you will receive 45 days of game time (30 days plus 1 day for each day of the outage), added to your Station Account. This game time applies to any game you have currently or previously activated on your Station Account.
For those customers currently on an active paying plan, this time will be added to the end of your current billing cycle. For all other customers, your time begins upon your first login to each of the relevant games.
Please note, customers must log in by 11:59 pm PST August 31, 2011 to claim the game time.
Should you require game software, visit www.soe.com/getthegame.
Additionally, many games are offering a variety of items and special events to welcome players back. Get the Welcome Back Program details.
SOE is committed to helping its customers protect their personal data and will provide a complimentary identity theft protection program. For Station Account holders in the United States, we have made arrangements with Debix, Inc., one of the industry's most reputable identity protection firms, to offer a 12-month complimentary enrollment in the AllClear ID PLUS identity theft protection program. For detailed program information, click here.
Complimentary enrollment begins upon registration for the program and you will have until June 28, 2011 to sign up for AllClear ID PLUS. You will need to sign up directly through Debix after claiming your access code from SOE. Please note, you will need to reset your Station Account password before you can enroll for this service. Get your access code and instructions, here.
Step 1 - Reset Your Station Account Password
Step 2 - Obtain AllClear ID PLUS access code
Step 3 - Sign up for AllClear ID PLUS at www.allclearid.com/sony
We continue in our commitment to deliver secure, stable and entertaining games for players of all ages, and again, we thank you for your patience and understanding during this difficult time.
Sony Online Entertainment |
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Posted by Tessil Friday, May 20, 2011 (22:54:41) |
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| PSN Back up - Oh Wait, Fail Whale! |
The PlayStation Network is down again. Sony had originally enabled passwords to be reset onscreen simply by entering an email address and date of birth. Whoever has the data from Sony, could, in theory, then reset any of the captured users accounts simply by entering the details they stole.
Sony has confirmed that there was "a URL exploit that we have subsequently fixed." However, the company indicates there was "no hack involved." So, remember kiddies: exploits are not hacks - not until someone starts having fun with them, anyway. Very doubleplusungood, Sony. |
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Posted by Tessil Wednesday, May 18, 2011 (19:10:28) |
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| SOE - Restoration Announcement |
SAN DIEGO, May 14, 2011 - Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) announced today that restoration of its game services will begin today. The phased restoration will include the return of nearly all of SOE's portfolio of online games, the reinstatement of SOE's game forums and websites, and added functionality to require players to reset their passwords. |
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| SOE Releases Additional Details on "Make Good" Program |
Today, SOE released more information about our services and the “make good” program here: www.soe.com/securityup...updates.vm
We also wanted to let you know that we just announced our complimentary Debix “AllClear ID PLUS” identity theft protection program in the United States. For more details, click here: www.soe.com/securityupdate/debix.vm
Press release after the break... |
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| Northrop Grumman Firebird Is Pilot Optional |
Slashdot reports:
Although the use of unmanned aerial vehicles such as Global Hawk and Raven for military information gathering has increased sharply in the last decade due to the maturation and miniaturization of enabling technologies, conventional piloted aircraft can still be a better option depending on the mission at hand. Northrop Grumman has unveiled a new intelligence gathering aircraft called the Firebird that falls into the category of an Optionally Piloted Vehicle with its ability to be flown robotically or with a human pilot on board. |
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Posted by Tessil Wednesday, May 11, 2011 (21:33:03) |
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| Sony Could Face Developer Exodus On PSN |
Slashdot reports:
As the PlayStation Network outage continues, developers are feeling the economic pinch. There's been no word from Sony on whether they'll compensate companies who produce games for PSN, but Capcom has already said it's losing potentially 'millions' from the downtime. Worse yet, developers who rely on PSN revenues may jump ship if they aren't compensated, warns Dylan Cuthbert, creator of popular PSN game PixelJunk. 'I have a feeling they [Sony] are thinking about doing something or they will lose developers, which of course is pretty bad for them,' he said. |
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Posted by Tessil Wednesday, May 11, 2011 (21:30:35) |
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| Anonymous Denies Sony Claims of Disruption, Credit Info Theft |
Yesterday, in a letter to Congress, Sony detailed the steps they were taking to resolve the issues that have been plaguing them since the PlayStation Network and SOE online components were hacked, claiming to have found evidence linking the crime to Anonymous. Now, Anonymous has responded. |
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| Security Expert: Sony Knew Its Software Was Obsolete Months Before PSN Breach |
The Consumerist reports:
In congressional testimony this morning, Dr. Gene Spafford of Purdue University said that Sony was using outdated software on its servers — and knew about it months in advance of the recent security breaches that allowed hackers to get private information from over 100 million user accounts.
According to Spafford, security experts monitoring open Internet forums learned months ago that Sony was using outdated versions of the Apache Web server software, which "was unpatched and had no firewall installed." The issue was "reported in an open forum monitored by Sony employees" two to three months prior to the recent security breaches, said Spafford. |
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Posted by Tessil Thursday, May 05, 2011 (16:52:23) |
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| Sony PSN Hack preceded by 200 Sony Layoffs |
Slashdot reports:
As noted by Sony scene website PSX-Scene, the recent Playstation Network security breaches were preceded by layoffs of over 200 staff in Sony's Sony Online Entertainment subdivision. While that's not to say for certain the hack was an inside job, the website notes...
"Like all layoffs that are hard to swallow, this case was a big one, one 1/3 of the staff that worked in the ONLINE division, in all over 200 employees were given their sad "pink slip" 2 week notice, which means they had to work right up until the very dates that Sony had to shutdown the PSN network!
Even though some of these employees were in working in remote offices, they could have easy had whitelisted server access to the San Diego HQ to do their daily work, it just seems very strange that suddenly both networks go down after a massive layoff of KEY ONLINE SONY EMPLOYEES when they have to work knowing it is their last days on the job being a lowly paid slave to an evil corporation." |
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Posted by Tessil Monday, May 02, 2011 (18:41:52) |
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| Guild Name: |
| | Clenched Fist |
| Server: |
| | Crushbone |
| Guild Level: 90 |
| Guild Status: N/A |
| Total Characters: 179 |
| Unique Members: 33 |
| Average Adv. Level: 52 |
| Average Art. Level: 26 |
| Date Formed: |
| | Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:31:00 |
| Average Quests Completed: 306 |
| Total Rares Harvested: 7,303 |
| Total Items Crafted: 481,720 |
| Highest Guild Status Contributor: | | | Tulvarus (6,778,623) |
| Most Quests Complete: | | | Tulvarus (5,060) |
| Most Collections Complete: | | | Toukai (494) |
| Highest Max Melee Hit: | | | Sala (5,124,003) |
| Highest Max Magic Hit: | | | Tulvarus (1,796,495) |
| Most rares collected: | | | Tulvarus (921) |
| Most items crafted: | | | Tulvarus (331,729) |
| Longest Time Played: | | | Tulvarus (1 year 5 months 21 hours 30 minutes 54 seconds) |
Class Breakdown:
 | Fighter: 20 |
- Berserker: 2
- Guardian: 5
- Bruiser: 3
- Monk: 5
- Paladin: 5
- Shadow Knight: 0
| Priest: 22 |
- Templar: 4
- Inquisitor: 7
- Warden: 2
- Fury: 4
- Defiler: 1
- Mystic: 4
| Mage: 28 |
- Warlock: 4
- Wizard: 6
- Illusionist: 4
- Coercer: 5
- Necromancer: 4
- Conjuror: 5
| Scout: 27 |
- Brigand: 2
- Swashbuckler: 1
- Dirge: 4
- Troubador: 5
- Assassin: 2
- Ranger: 5
- Beastlord: 8
Trades Breakdown:
| Craftsman: 24 |
- Craftsman: 9
- Provisioner: 7
- Woodworker: 4
- Carpenter: 4
| Outfitter: 14 |
- Outfitter: 5
- Armorer: 4
- Weaponsmith: 2
- Tailor: 3
| Scholar: 20 |
- Scholar: 2
- Jeweler: 5
- Sage: 5
- Alchemist: 8
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