PS3 To Receive New Firmware Update, Will Force You To Change Passwords
After a severe security breach that compromised not only PlayStation Network user’s personal data, but possibly even their credit card information, Sony took the PlayStation Network offline, hoping to not only assess the damage, but rebuild the PSN as a stronger safer service. One of their first steps to ensuring that it won’t happen again will be to release a new firmware update that forces you to change your password.
In a Q&A post on the PlayStation Blog, Patrick Seybold revealed:
We are working on a new system software update that will require all users to change their password once PlayStation Network is restored. We will provide more details about the new update shortly.
This will be vital to ensuring that user’s data is not continuously compromised by people using the same password to access the PSN. Here at PlayStation LifeStyle we’d like to remind you to change any and all passwords to other websites if they are the same as your PSN password.
46 Responses to “PS3 To Receive New Firmware Update, Will Force You To Change Passwords”
It would be nice if they added cross game chat
Not happening, stop giving peoples hopes up. Right now Sony’s priorities are on their security, supporters, and their own financial security.
Edit (but we don’t have this feature…): The last thing they need is more of this bs about cross game chat…
No! it would ruin our podcast name. There can be only one cross game chat!
It’s called a telephone.
Never understood what peoples obsession is with that feature. Why do you want to have a conversation with people who are playing different games. The point of having headsets is to coordinate with people who are playing to same game. Not to have a conversation about the weather or what who was on American Idol the night before.
Unless your trying to play Borderlands with a m8… The chat aint never been sorted on that which is super anoying… But yeah apart from that 1 use its caK….
Hm?
I’ve got the PSN but I only ever use it for PSP stuff. In 5 years of ownership, my PS3 has never been on line because I’m hyper paranoid. So…I’m I gonna have to take it online to do this? I don’t get it. The article and quote make it sound like PSN and PS3 use are synonymous, but for me, they’re not. >_>
“I’m hyper paranoid” Sorry but here is the problem. You probably don’t use phones too but wait… what are you doing on the Internet right now?
I’m kidding. Relaxe, there is probably hundred or thousands of reasons to get paranoid by today’s living. But hey, there’s even more reasons not doing so. Change your pwd and see what PSN has to offer and enjoy. Here is what I say.
Heath,
It does not matter what device you logged in with I will bet that a FW update will come for PSP and PS3 since they share the security and login on the same network. If you had a WALLET to buy PSP games you were doing it on the PSN, Sony did not differentiate between what platform you were using to access the Network. Since the Store is universal you could have also logged in with a Blu-ray player or laptop for Music and Video downloads.
Yeah it’s not that I have any problem with changing my PSN password, just I wondered if that part would even trigger with my PS3 when I get the new FW, since I’ve never been online with it. Not a huge deal, it’ll surely be fine. Just wondered.
No! Heath! Don’t tell us that you have a virgin PS3 with the “Other OS” feature intact! There’s evil people who’d love to get their hands on that function again. And I forgot his name, but he’s evil! And inept. And a bit of brownnoser. But evil!!!
I intended to change my password the first chance I got.
Me too and it made me wonder how the heck people over blog.us.playstation.com had been able to post anything because I can’t even log in. Browser’s cookies or something?
i thought the same LOL so many comments but i couldnt log-in AT ALL…? weird…
im glad that sony is making things better. i would never switch to xbox 360, i always be thinking should i buy a xbox or no but i figure out that its just not for me IMO. beside Sony got the best exlusives, cant wait for infamous 2 in june baby! but i always been a sony fan since the ps1 and always will. SONY 4 LIFE!
My thoughts exactly @nuclearwarfare.
I already cancelled my card just in case and have to wait for new one. Not a big deal srsly. About the personal info, well I think I put it at least 25 times in different sites and places, so PSN is not the only one and even less invulnerable. Too bad I dont even have credit LOL.
Hoping that within a week is exactly that.. 7 days top =) [and even if its not.. well I'll keep waiting cuz I love playing on my PS3 =) ]
Ya know….it does absolutely NO GOOD to change your passwords and email addresses, for those that Game Share….which, Im sure Sony will definately frown upon after all this.
It used to be, that if you went and bought a 2nd PS3, you could deactivate your account on your original model…and reactivate it on the 2nd PS3. And you could do this on up to 5 PS3′s, if I recall correctly.
Well….people werent using this feature for it’s intended purposes. Instead, people got the idea that they could swap email addresses and passwords, in exchange for eachothers downloaded games. This was not, nor ever has been an approved method of acquiring games in the eyes of Sony. I saw many people try to justify this, by quoting TOS and Sony reps. But despite what they were told, these people were actually abusing it. I have seen a lot of idiots claim that they’re accounts were hacked, then confess to giving their account info out to other people for game sharing.
But yeah, changing your passwords isnt gonna stop these idiots. In fact I dont really see how it’s gonna help at all. Now, people are starting to sue Sony for not keeping their info secure, credid card and account compromises, etc…man…looks like Sony is really hurtin over this. I hope they get it all worked out.
“Now, people are starting to sue Sony for not keeping their info secure, credid card and account compromises, etc…man…looks like Sony is really hurtin over this. I hope they get it all worked out.”
You’ve demonstrated in the past that you have a fundamental misunderstanding of how the legal system works. This is the definition of a frivolous lawsuit.
You’ve demonstrated in the past that you fail to understand the difference between “fact and opinion.”
There’s nothing “frivolous” about it.
Perhaps once you take Sony’s balls from your face, you will realize that not telling your customers about the information being compromised in a quicker fashion, was totally irresponsible on Sony’s part.
Moron.
How stupid are you to say that I can’t differentiate between fact an opinion, then immediately after tell me your opinion as if it’s fact? You don’t deserve any more of my time, hit the showers kid.
You know I absolutely love this hidden comment feature. It helps me maintain some faith in humanity to not see this dumb ass emo vampires bs. Shame he can’t just spend more time watching twilight on his shitty little console, away from society, away from any life at all.
THOUGHT IT WAS U AND YOUR KIND….
WE ARE SCUMBAGS
WE ARE IDIOTS
WE DO NOT WASH
WE ARE SAD……
Only a dumbass would gameshare anyway.
I could care less if some idiot gives his password to 50 people and gets his credit card raped and all of his purchases stolen. They did that to themself. The changing the password is for the rest of us, who are smart enough to not do that.
Two things.
First, vampires from Twilight aren’t real vampires. They’re diamond factories. And one day I’m going to get my hands on one.
Secondly, @Shadow-Runner. Stop yelling out that the sky is falling. Everyone knows that it’ll fall December 12th of next year. We don’t need updates before then.
Why must we chnge out passwords? Oh well thats fine with me
And the award for most pointless and meaningless post goes too………..
Cause most people would like to optimize their chances of not having their PSN account hijacked/stolen.
If the current password may be compromised, changing it will only be a positive.
I mean seriously, what is the worst that could happen by changing it?
Human error on remembering the new password aside.
Don’t even need human error. Your PS3 will remember it. Otherwise I’d never be able to get on PSN, not that I currently can. Because I can’t.
If sony would allow passwords up to 256 characters, passwords would be too hard to crack. Using Backtrack to crack 128 bit WPA passwords is too difficult itself.
How exactly would you go about entering a 256 character password in under 10 minutes?
I’d make one if I new it would be a hassle to even attempt to hack. Cracking long passwords is very difficult. Linux is mainly required to run Backtrack, but you could use VMware, nut not as effective.
Because this time around changing and transferring new data over PSN is going to be safe?…..
don’t be an idiot…any information sent through the internet can be compromised at any time. If you are going to be paranoid about PSN then you need to also start being paranoid about shopping at Amazon or any other online store, probably cancel all of your credit cards because this same thing has happened to both VISA’s and Mastercard’s own systems in the past, and you should probably make sure you remove your listing from the public phonebook…Oh but wait…every time you pay with a check in today’s world the information gets sent electronically as well…I guess you’re down to using cash and make sure your employer pays you only in cash as well.
….Of course, this whole comment assumes you are actually old enough to be working.
Shit man that was awesome.
Do what I do. Use magic beans.
Yea I have to agree with ya Giese.
I’m actually surprised this happened now, considering all that’s happened to credit card companies in the past.
But whatever, all our shit’s on the net now, doesn’t matter how or why.
Best just to the best ya can and hope for the best.
Or we could pursue harsher punishments for those who inflict these crimes on us.
Actually that would make me feel a whole lot safer than more security.
xP
This sucks why is Sony making us change our password. That should be a choice of our own free will whether we want to change our password or not.
I cant even remember my PSN password. Been using auto connect since the beginning. >_>
Hey..looks like sony set to launch PSP 3001 E upgraded version of PSP 3001
http://gameinterval.blogspot.com/2011/04/psp-3001-e-is-next-rumored-version-of.html
People are actually complaining about changing their passwords?? LOL The PS3 community never fucking fails, EVER. I have been gaming for a long time and I have never once seen a generation of tards such as this one. Have you no clue at all what is taking place right now? You know what. Go ahead. Keep the same password, then get your shit hacked, and complain to Sony. That’s what you’re all good at.
I don’t mind the password change time to add underscores like its my JOB!!!!. Better write password on paper first….
I’ve been using the same password for a while, guess it’s time to come up with a new one for everything! I usually use the same one for everything, they’re complicated for anyone to crack. I don’t mind having to change this, whether I actually use the new password on everything is left to be decided, I hate memorizing new passwords.
changing your password is a wise decision…. also i share games which like someone said isnt the smartest idea…but i also dont share with ppl that i randomly met online… 3 ppl are ppl i actually know and 1 person is someone i met on the ps3…but since they buy so many things, then im not worried…. i also dont give them my main password…since ive been gamesharing for a while know i have a completely seperate name that i make purchases and buy the games i want to share… 1 of my friends is a hardcore rockband fanatic…they buy allll of the songs so that works for me….i share my ps plus and w.e. else i get and i take turns with my real friends in buying things…. works out pretty nice for me and i havent had any issues…. also before i let someone go onto my name i make sure to change my password to a default password until the sharings done ,and then i change it back… gotta be smart regardless of what you do…from crossing the street to making purchases…to playing with ppls minds..its all a big game and who can come out on top.. oh ya…fyi, some of you complain to much!!
“i share games which like someone said isnt the smartest idea…but i also dont share with ppl that i randomly met online… 3 ppl are ppl i actually know and 1 person is someone i met on the ps3…”
u seem to contradict yourself a little there lol
Game sharing has nothing to do with this at allll… except that certain personal info could be shared if u allow a friend (however “real” they might be) access ur account… credit card info is not shared… Also, those who allow their account to be activated at the home of a “friend” hopefully wouldn’t use same credentials they would use for any financial/personal account elsewhere leaving them safer considering the current security situation. Forcing ppl to change passwords is important since obviously not everyone cares that their psn login password was among the info recently stolen!!!
No fred..not contrwdicting… random as in i juat met u yest… the person i share with that i met on the ps3 ive talked to..cammed with.. known for over 2 yrs before i even decided to trade with them…the rest of the ppl i know in real life ao im not worried..stop reading so muxh into my posts.. drop dead fred
I see what ur saying… real as in people you’ve physically met in real life… those you met on psn still real human people… take turns… play nice w/ppl’s minds… maybe all can come out on top… not just u