So that's why I can't login...

[frownonfun]

Haven't been able to access the PSN for days now and all this time I thought maybe it was my connection.

I guess not. Sucks for Playstation Plus members.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/26/sony-playstation-network-down-ps3_n_853695.html

[JumpmanYaris]

Yup this whole thing sucks I am pissed and I refuse to pay for Xbox Live lol

[frownonfun]

wow guess it's something like 70 million users who've had their personal info compromised.

http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/631-sony-issues-warning-after-playstation-network-attack

[JumpmanYaris]

Fuck

[frownonfun]

just thinks it's kinda crazy is all that an entire network like that is so easy to disrupt. and i find it amusing that the whole time i'm wondering what's wrong with my connection and come to find out it's the entire network. lol. feel like the last to know.

but i assure you i haven't exactly been losing sleep over it.

[why?]

this is what sony gets for fucking with their own customer base. And the internet is extremely fragile, just like everything else.

[JumpmanYaris]

this is what sony gets for fucking with their own customer base. And the internet is extremely fragile, just like everything else.

Please elaborate

[Shinare]

last week I had to cancel my credit card because the bank caught a fraudulent charge on it and froze my account. Now this news... I've now put a fraud alert on my credit reports and informed my banks of possible identity theft. Thanks Sony. Sony says they don't think CC info was stolen, I'm proof it was, either that or it was incredibly "coincidental", and I don't believe in coincidences. I suggest everyone who had personal info associated with their PSN accounts take this extremely seriously. Please.

[frownonfun]

Please elaborate

Sony is the devil. Haven't you heard?

[JumpmanYaris]

Sony is the devil. Haven't you heard?

I heard that from Xbox/Microsoft but not Sony lol

[JumpmanYaris]

last week I had to cancel my credit card because the bank caught a fraudulent charge on it and froze my account. Now this news... I've now put a fraud alert on my credit reports and informed my banks of possible identity theft. Thanks Sony. Sony says they don't think CC info was stolen, I'm proof it was, either that or it was incredibly "coincidental", and I don't believe in coincidences. I suggest everyone who had personal info associated with their PSN accounts take this extremely seriously. Please.

You are talking like it's their fault

[YarisPR]

You are talking like it's their fault

The PS3 system was compromise few months ago when a group of hackers manage to brake-in the console's security system, so SONy knew something was coming, they should had prepare, but they didn't sooooo here we r with the PSn effect :bellyroll: (withdrawl)

[JumpmanYaris]

Dear Friends,
I know this has been a frustrating time for all of you.
Let me assure you that the resources of this company have been focused on investigating the entire nature and impact of the cyber-attack we’ve all experienced and on fixing it. We are absolutely dedicated to restoring full and safe service as soon as possible and rewarding you for your patience. We will settle for nothing less.
To date, there is no confirmed evidence any credit card or personal information has been misused, and we continue to monitor the situation closely. We are also moving ahead with plans to help protect our customers from identity theft around the world. A program for U.S. PlayStation Network and Qriocity customers that includes a $1 million identity theft insurance policy per user was launched earlier today and announcements for other regions will be coming soon.
As we have announced, we will be offering a “Welcome Back” package to our customers once our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services are up and running. This will include, among other benefits, a month of free PlayStation Plus membership for all PSN customers, as well as an extension of subscriptions for PlayStation Plus and Music Unlimited customers to make up for time lost.
As a company we — and I — apologize for the inconvenience and concern caused by this attack. Under the leadership of Kazuo Hirai, we have teams working around the clock and around the world to restore your access to those services as quickly, and as safely, as possible.
I know some believe we should have notified our customers earlier than we did. It’s a fair question. As soon as we discovered the potential scope of the intrusion, we shut down the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services and hired some of the best technical experts in the field to determine what happened. I wish we could have gotten the answers we needed sooner, but forensic analysis is a complex, time-consuming process. Hackers, after all, do their best to cover their tracks, and it took some time for our experts to find those tracks and begin to identify what personal information had — or had not — been taken.
As a result of what we discovered we notified you of the breach. Our investigation is ongoing, and we are upgrading our security so that if attacks like this happen again, our defenses will be even stronger.
In the last few months, Sony has faced a terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan. But now we are facing a very man-made event – a criminal attack on us — and on you — and we are working with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies around the world to apprehend those responsible.
In the coming days, we will restore service to the networks and welcome you back to the fun. I wanted to personally reach out and let you know that we are committed to serving you to the very best of our ability, protecting your information better than ever, and getting you back to what you signed up for – all the games and great entertainment experiences that you expect from Sony.
With best regards,
Howard Stringer


Here is somewhat the latest

[frownonfun]

Where did you receive that from?

[JumpmanYaris]

Director of PSN

[Shinare]

I still think my credit card number theft is because of this yet they are still saying that no CC#'s have been "misused".

I think its time I write them a strongly worded email. heh

[LA Yaris]

Does anyone have an idea when the ps3 network will be back up ?

[frownonfun]

Director of PSN


Well I know that silly, I mean where did you come across it? You didn't have a link or anything so I wasn't sure if it was from an article or newsletter or what. Not a big deal really just curious.

I don't doubt that they are taking this very serious for the simple fact that they are probably losing a TON of money right now.

[JumpmanYaris]

Well I know that silly, I mean where did you come across it? You didn't have a link or anything so I wasn't sure if it was from an article or newsletter or what. Not a big deal really just curious.

I don't doubt that they are taking this very serious for the simple fact that they are probably losing a TON of money right now.

Hehehe the ps site, they got more letters out

[JBougie]

last week I had to cancel my credit card because the bank caught a fraudulent charge on it and froze my account. Now this news... I've now put a fraud alert on my credit reports and informed my banks of possible identity theft. Thanks Sony. Sony says they don't think CC info was stolen, I'm proof it was, either that or it was incredibly "coincidental", and I don't believe in coincidences. I suggest everyone who had personal info associated with their PSN accounts take this extremely seriously. Please.

If you have ever allowed some pimple faced punk kid at a restaurant drive thru hold your credit card, or used it at the gas pump and left your receipt behind, or been at the mall and allowed someone to look over your shoulder as you used your card, or bought something off an internet website - you could have your information stolen. It happens. Being on PSN isnt the only way that could happen - if you were that worried about it, you should have never used your card on the internet.

[JBougie]

jumpman - I got that letter in the mail, I thought it was a nice heads up.

All in all, Sony is handling this perfectly.

[Shinare]

If you have ever allowed some pimple faced punk kid at a restaurant drive thru hold your credit card, or used it at the gas pump and left your receipt behind, or been at the mall and allowed someone to look over your shoulder as you used your card, or bought something off an internet website - you could have your information stolen. It happens. Being on PSN isnt the only way that could happen - if you were that worried about it, you should have never used your card on the internet.

I know, and I agree, JBougie. However, its just "too big" of a coincidence. And I don't believe in those. And for the record, I WASN'T that worried about it. I am now. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.

[Shroomster]

Kinda wondering if I'm ever going to get any kind of correspondence or my wife we both have emails and accounts.....

[JumpmanYaris]

jumpman - I got that letter in the mail, I thought it was a nice heads up.

All in all, Sony is handling this perfectly.

I haven't gotten anything

[frownonfun]

Well that's good.

Can I now take this opportunity to complain about Qriocity though? I mean what a bunch of crap. Xbox live users get Last.fm, which is free, and we finally get a music service and we have to pay for it. That pisses me off far more than the PSN going down. With all the free streaming music content online now why would anyone in there right mind pay for something like Qriocity?!

[JumpmanYaris]

I am ready for it bring on the games

[JumpmanYaris]

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/14/kazuo-hirai-playstation-network-relaunch-announcement/

Check this out if ur still paranoid ^

[why?]

psn stuff (http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/whati-psn-down-indefinitely-t16134.html)

A good thread to start.

Basically Sony decided to reneg on letting the PS3 run other software. people got mad, and someone figured out how to hack the Ps3.

Sony sued the heck out of that hacker, therefor angering its entire fanbase who bought the system planning on using said alternate software, only to learn they were lied to.

So Someone took that info and posted a video on youtube that showed how to use the hack to hack the psn and download pretty much the entire thing, including all games, for free.

From what they are saying there was zero security on the psn, it was transmitted as plain text.

From that info came the real hacks.

And sony had 100 million people's info stolen, with cc#'s and all the security codes. Basically, if you ever used a credit card to purchase anything, the ps3 stored that and transmitted the card info to sony in plain text every time you connected. So if you ever bought anything on the psn, cancel the card.

At least 2 million credit card numbers and codes are apparently on the black market. And there are dozens of reports of people who credit cards are being used fraudulently.

[frownonfun]

to anyone with my credit card number I say, "good luck to you."

can't get blood from a turnip.

[JumpmanYaris]

to anyone with my credit card number I say, "good luck to you."

can't get blood from a turnip.

Damn it I guess ill get rid of the numbers hehe

[JBougie]

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/16/details-for-playstation-network-and-qriocity-customer-appreciation-program-in-north-america/

SWEET!

Details for PlayStation Network and Qriocity Customer Appreciation Program in North America
+ Posted by Patrick Seybold // Sr. Director, Corporate Communications & Social Media
Now that some PlayStation Network and Qriocity services have been restored and you’re once again enjoying online gaming and entertainment, we’re happy to provide details about the “Welcome Back” appreciation program for customers in North America. We developed the program as an expression of our gratitude for your patience, support and continued loyalty during the service outage. From all of us at PlayStation, thank you and welcome back!

This package will be made available to all existing registered PlayStation Network and Qriocity users in North America (US and Canada), and will be made available shortly after we have fully restored the service. More specific details about these offers and eligibility requirements will be posted as the services go live.

All PlayStation Network customers can select two PS3 games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.

•Dead Nation
•inFAMOUS
•LittleBigPlanet
•Super Stardust HD
•Wipeout HD + Fury
For PSP owners, you will be eligible to download two PSP games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.

•LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
•ModNation Racers
•Pursuit Force
•Killzone Liberation
•A selection of “On Us” rental movie titles will be available to PlayStation Network customers over one weekend, where Video Service is available. Those titles will be announced soon.
•30 days free PlayStation Plus membership for non PlayStation Plus subscribers.
•Existing PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive an additional 60 days of free subscription.
•Existing Music Unlimited Premium Trial subscription members will receive an additional 30 days of free premium subscription.
•Additional 30 days + time lost for existing members of Music Unlimited Premium/Basic subscription free of charge for existing Premium/Basic members.
•To welcome users Home, PlayStation Home will be offering 100 free virtual items. Additional free content will be released soon, including the next addition to the Home Mansion personal space, and Ooblag’s Alien Casino, an exclusive game.
We’d like to thank all of our publishing and development partners who’ve contributed to the Welcome Back program, including Bigbig Studios, Codeglue, Digital Leisure, Guerilla Games, Heavy Water, Housemarque, Lockwood, Loot, Mass Media, Media Molecule, SCE Cambridge Studios, SCE Studio Liverpool, SCE San Diego Studios, and Sucker Punch Productions. We couldn’t have created such a compelling package without them!

As a reminder, you will be able to access the above content shortly after services are fully restored. We are doing everything we can to make that happen as soon as possible. Please visit the following sites for more information about the Welcome Back program in Europe and Latin America.

Thank you again for your support!

[JumpmanYaris]

That's what the link I posted is big head hahahaha