Anonymous claims PSN hack affecting 10 million

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A member of hacker group Anonymous has claimed to have hacked the PlayStation Network.

According to the 'hacker', a 50GB database of user information has been stolen, affecting some 10 million people.
A list of email addresses and seemingly encrypted passwords has been published, linked to via Anonymous' Twitter account.

But are the claims genuine? Evidence suggests not; as Kotaku reports, the list of supposed PSN email addresses released by the hacker appears to be a cut-and-paste of a previous and seemingly unrelated email list posted back in March.

Regardless, probably worth nipping online and changing your password, just in case.

Sony is yet to respond to requests for comment.

The threat of another PSN hack will be no small thing for PlayStation owners who endured weeks of PSN downtime and the threat of identity theft when the network was hit with a series of major attacks last year.

Update: Sony Computer Entertainment America's Shane Bettenhausen has deemed the claims "totally fake" via a Twitter post that has since seemingly been deleted.

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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/363355/anonymous-claims-psn-hack-affecting-10-million/

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ResolutePosted:

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Sage I don't care what anyone has too say, poor security or top notch security, I'm still buying a PS3.

Like I said in my comments below, anybody can get hack.

It just so happen to be Sony, and the PSN users were the ones to suffer.

Plus I'm fed up with Xbox Live and its customer support.

I can have a nice time on PSN for free, unlike Xbox Live.

Besides Xbox's Party Chat, there is nothing else that is different.

Every Xbox Live user defense is "You pay for security and reliability."

Well that is completely false, I doubt our money is going towards a better security and what not.

So you telling me that in big corporations, banks, and federal organizations don't have good security?

That is a invalid statement that people make.

Xbox Live and Microsoft in general does not have a perfect security system where nobody could take it down.

Could it be almost or near-to perfect? Yeah maybe.

I'm not bashing or hating on either console, or trying to start a console war.

Just making a valid point that we (or should I say you) are NOT paying for "better" security.

Microsoft is a billion dollar company. They make huge profits on other things besides Xbox Live.

Nintendo and Sony are successful without making it mandatory for users to pay for online gaming and a "better" security.

Will Nintendo and Sony follow towards this trend? Yeah I honestly think so, in the next generation of console gaming. (We already seeing Sony leaning towards this with Playstation Plus)

You don't have too argue with me, you have the right to disagree with me.

That was a pretty good post! And I believe that anon only hacked psn because they supported something. Plus this "hack" is still not for sure.



sony is know for realsing console that are not monitered and games that shortly will become unsupported with online play

yes ps3 is free to play online, but everything thats extra online will cost you

xbox can maintain its security because it is making money off of our memberships
monthly

where as sony sells a ps3 and thats where the money trail basically stops
microsoft has the money to do whatever they want, and they are slowly but surely leaving sony in the dark


sony has been playing keep up for the last 2 console before p3's and 360 and its always going to be that way

so honestly, buy a ps3 already and go talk **** somewhere else
i wouldnt even conseder linking my credit card on a ps3, but with xbox i feel perfectly safe

have a nice day


Maybe you did not read my whole comment thoroughly.

I never was bashing the Xbox.

I even said it in the middle of the comment.

It is my opinion, I think Xbox Live is overrated (Xbox fanboys incoming), considering I been an Xbox Live member for a pretty long time, and a 360 owner even longer.

I'm not a fanboy of either console, because they are both great game consoles.

You buy a game console for a reason, to play games.

To me personally from playing both consoles online they both have great online gameplay. (referring to playing Call of Duty on both systems)

I never really bought anything on Xbox Live Marketplace, so I doubt I'll buy anything on Playstation Store, so I don't care about "extras".

Believe all the bogus statements about PSN all you want, it is really great from my experiences. (and PS3 in general)

So yeah I will be buying a PS3.

Maybe you should step out of the Xbox limelight and see how great the PS3 is for YOURSELF and buy one.

Good day to you.

Sky-BluePosted:

what a pimp

PeetzuhPosted:

V8xVenom PS3 is easy to hack thats why i like Xbox


This was fake you know...

xPhotographPosted:

PS3 is easy to hack thats why i like Xbox

ChugJugPosted:

Its easy to hack ps3 my frend does it

CearnsyPosted:

AIexis That is crazy, one of the reasons why I don't use the PS3


yeah me also and most online games are hacked on it also

ImxJ399Posted:

Honestly, I think there just trying to proove a point. I don't think it OS bad just Sony needs to upgrade the defense again hackers. Other then that long live anonymous.

PlusPosted:

please dont hack Xbox anonymous - :P

ChugJugPosted:

AIexis That is crazy, one of the reasons why I don't use the PS3


Yeah it seems ro get hacked all the time

AIexisPosted:

That is crazy, one of the reasons why I don't use the PS3


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