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Sony Defends Data Breach Notification Speed

Gamers Outlook "Kirai wrote that Sony had found itself "in the cross-hairs of controversy" and that cyber crime had become a widespread problem in society. "What happened to us, though more vast in scope, has happened to many others before,"

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Joni-Ice4830d ago (Edited 4830d ago )

Sony, once you turn on PSN and the network is secure, all this mess will go away. So HURRY UP!

Max_Dissatisfaction4830d ago

Unless the hackers do good by their word and attack them (successfully) again. Then it would just be an epic (I want to say fail but I know that will get me burnt at the stake so I'll say) disaster

user8586214829d ago

that would be seriously embarrassing on sonys part, so yh make use of your time sony and secure psn!

-MoOkS-4829d ago

No it wont. First of all: There will be soo many people trying to get online at once and download the update that the servers will crash. Secondly: Anonymous have promised to attack a 3rd time once the network is back online.

teapacket4829d ago

Of course you would want that to happen, right?

You're not a software technician so I don't see how you know that the servers will crash.

Sharingan_no_Kakashi4829d ago

@mooks

No it won't. What do you think sony is beefing up their network for. It's not just for security but server strength as well.

dragonelite4829d ago

I can see this happening best way would be to split it up like japan first then us then europe.
Start in the middle of the week and be done for the weekend so people can start playing again.

And sony can stfu with not knowing stuff because when so many information gets copied and stolen a alarm bell should go off.

Fulensenca4829d ago

I want to hope that you do not wish that millions of players can not play because that would make of you a sun of a b!tch ... not just a trolling fanatic fanboy.

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xAlmostPro4829d ago

Yes sony please hurry up and put PSN up without knowing that everything is in working order and without testing for security loopholes etc. please put it up knowing that somebody will try again, but forget that just put it back up.. i mean they might not try to hack again so it doesn't matter if you don't test it.. we can just blame you again if we get hacked, c'mon sonny put psn back up.

/S

Bigpappy4830d ago (Edited 4830d ago )

Dear customers, it is with great sadness and regret that I have to inform you, that our network has been breached and that your personal information, including credit card numbers, might have been accessed by criminal elements. Please take whatever actions you deem necessary to protect yourself from identity theft. Here are some suggestions: ... We apologize for this security failure, but are working to get you details on the severity of the data intrusion and are working with law enforcement to find the perpetrators and bring them to justice. Please call this "800" number or drop us and email with any questions you may have. We will try to respond to your concerns as soon as we can, but please keep in mind that there are millions affected by this callous act.
Regards,

Cazy Ken.

Why couldn't Sony have done that, DAY 1!?

Oxymoron0284829d ago

Because Sony didn't know day one.

Unless you are insinuating that Sony are in fact clairvoyant.

jimmywolf4829d ago

they can say what they want but they new before a week passed an took down ps online their trying too cover it up an it backfired

Oxymoron0284829d ago

@jimmywolf;

They can't lie or cover up their tracks. The investigation was handled by an outside company, the information Sony gets is from this outside company.

There for, if they lied or covered anything up this outside company would have to come forward and say so.

HeavenlySnipes4829d ago

Did you read the reports on PSN or you all just listening to the media BS? THEY CLEARLY SAID THAT THEY SHUT DOWN PSN ON THE 20TH BECAUSE THEY DETECTED AN INTRUSION. NEXT, THEY HIRED AN EXTERNAL SECURITY TEAM TO INVESTIGATE THE EXTENT OF THE BREACH. ON THE MONDAY, THEY FOUND OUT THAT CC INFO MAY HAVE BEEN STOLEN AMONG OTHER THINGS. THEY NOTIFIED US THAT DAY.

Jesus Christ, its RIGHT THERE on the PS Blog.

Oxymoron0284829d ago

@HeavenlySnipes;

I don't think logical thinking works on these people :/

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zealottt4829d ago

Because Sony are a bunch of retards.

"Hey guyz, all your credit card details got stolen, but we are going to let you know one week later cause we are cool like that. Problem?"

teapacket4829d ago

Except, there's no evidence of creditcard information being stolen. Sorry but your sarcasm meter is broken.

Falaut4829d ago

ahhhh Bigpappy, been reading some of your tripe for some time now...

http://i1124.photobucket.co...

Bigpappy4829d ago (Edited 4829d ago )

Funny! But that's an illegal blow. I don't think I deserve that blow. I just think Sony was too casual about letting people know, there was possible danger ahead. I do commend them on the actions they have now taken, after "speaking with the FBI and congress, to ensure against "Identity Theft" and "Credit Fraud".

I am satisfied since they have taken responsibility for the possible misuse of the stolen data. They have finally taken the users info as seriously as they should have from day one. There is plenty of time to investigate after looking out for the inocent customers who can ill afford a hit to their finaces as Sony surely can.

Veeger4829d ago

Imagine you run a grocery store. You notice a shoplifter on your CCTV but can't see what he's taken before he runs away. Now think, how long will it take you to count your apples and oranges before you know what he stole? And remember, it's 100 million apples and oranges to count.

--------4829d ago

I'm sure they've got some apple and orange counting software and a whole team of apple and orange counting specialists.

Along with a PR team that only know how to be ridiculously vague.

dabri54828d ago

The is a log on the server that records actions taken on the server. While your example would require a lot of work, the real world application of this is not as complex. If Sony had even the minimum amount of security, thenthey had the logging feature enabled and could check to see what actions were taken and by what users. It simply took them that long to realize someone had gotten that far. Then they loooked further to check the damage. If Sony didn't even have logging enabled then someone needs to be fired cause they aren't doing their job.

teapacket4829d ago

Interesting, but I still think Sony acted swiftly. They had to carry out an investigation out first before notifying anyone of the breach. If there was a glitch in the system and they reported this falsely, it would look stupid.

StanRaimondi4829d ago

Alot of people don't or just can't understand that.

clintos594829d ago (Edited 4829d ago )

Yeah its only those who support hackers & 360 fanhoez who are making it seem like hackers are the innocent ones here & sony are the ones to blame. I say let them have their parade, this is just another obstacle sony shall overcome.

Sharingan_no_Kakashi4829d ago

What if...

when psn came back it came with a beast load of features like the option to download google chrome and some other features that people been asking for.

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Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Aniplex, and Pocketpair jointly establish Palworld Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment Japan, subsidiary Aniplex, and Palworld developer Pocketpair have announced the establishment of Palworld Entertainment, a joint venture that will be responsible for developing the reach of the intellectual property and for expanding commercial business endeavors, including the global licensing and merchandising activities associated with Palworld, outside of the game.

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Eonjay16d ago

Does this mean that Palworld is getting an anime?

Abnor_Mal16d ago

Crazy that they’ve formed a partnership of sorts, but the game itself still haven’t been released on PlayStation

badz14916d ago

It's still in Early Access. If it ever goes gold, there will definitely be a PS5 version, might even be a PS4 version too

Abnor_Mal16d ago

I still have no clue what this game is all about, to be honest.

badz14916d ago

@Abnor_Mal

If games like ARK is not to your liking, then Palworld wouldn't be your cup of tea either...I think.

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10 Best PSP RPGs Of All Time

The PS1 and PS2 both had strong RPG libraries, so it’s not a huge surprise that the PSP saw numerous excellent RPG releases, covering original releases, ports, and spinoffs/sequels to major franchises.

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jznrpg27d ago

Great list but needs to be 12 you don’t have Star Ocean First Departure and Second Story!

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New Sony Controller May Let You Draw Your Own Buttons Using Conductive Ink

Sony has published a new patent about a controller that can be completely personalized by a user, including its shape and layout.

TFJWM31d ago

It is just a patent if it is new tech you file it

S2Killinit30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

Dont get me wrong, I love that Sony does these research into new tech and all, after all it led to something as fun as the Dualsense, but im just asking why this particular tech would be useful in any way.

Profchaos30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

Interesting idea likely something that will never actually be produced but Sony's simply securing the paten

Profchaos30d ago

Common practice really so many companies pattern troll because they either intend to make a product or just want to hold onto the rights of the idea there's some insane ones out there especially at the dawn of the internet.

You can have no intent to use it but this is just saying you thought of it first

kylegeorge8830d ago

yeah no, the controllers need the hall effect before investing more time and money into quirks.

BlackDoomAx30d ago

But how will they sell as many controllers if they do that?

fsfsxii30d ago

Maybe consider your personal hygiene before blaming someone else for your controller defecting

DustMan30d ago

I doubt @FSFSXII even knows what hall effect is. What a turd.

y2mate30d ago

great idea, but will it fully distributed to other continent ?