Posts Tagged ‘Security Breach’

Global PSN Account Numbers Broken Down By Region
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Around three weeks ago, Sony took the entire PlayStation Network offline when it was discovered that someone had made an illegal intrusion onto their platform. The PSN has been down ever since, with Sony slowly releasing information as they learned it in their investigation towards what happened. In a recent press event discussing the matter, [...]

Some PSN, Qriocity Services To Return This Week, Will Be More Secure
Sunday, May 1st, 2011

It’s been a while, but the PlayStation Network will finally be back up this week – or at least some of the network will. After an “external intrusion” caused the network to be taken offline some time ago, Sony have announced that some services will be up and running later this week.

The Broken System: AVG’s Chief Research Officer On Cloud, Paying Hackers and The Biggest Threats of the Next Five Years
Friday, April 29th, 2011

In part one of our interview with Roger Thompson, AVG’s Chief Research Officer, we talked about how people can protect themselves, whether the government should play a role in informing people, whether Sony handled the hack correctly and much, much more. In part two of our exclusive interview, we discuss whether Sony should pay hackers [...]

Credit Card Companies Report No Signs of PSN-Related Fraud
Friday, April 29th, 2011

With the user information stored in the PlayStation Network databases compromised, the most troubling concern is over user identity theft. Fortunately, nothing seems out of the ordinary quite yet.

A Cautious New World: AVG’s Chief Research Officer Talks Sony, How To Stay Safe and The Inevitability of More Attacks
Friday, April 29th, 2011

A week ago, the PlayStation Network was brought down after an unknown hacker, or group of hackers, managed to circumvent the PlayStation Network’s security and steal up to 77 million member’s account information, possibly including their credit card data. To find out how you should ensure you are safe, whether Sony are still a target [...]

Sony Clarifies PSN Breach Timeline
Thursday, April 28th, 2011

In lieu of the recent PSN fiasco that has ignited through Sony’s firewalls, questions have begun to pour into the inboxes of the entertainment giant as their customers try to understand how such a breach could have unraveled. Now Sony is doing their best to repair the situation and also provide answers as soon as [...]

PS3 To Receive New Firmware Update, Will Force You To Change Passwords
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

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 [...]

PSN Access Could Resume By Next Tuesday, But Only If “Secure”
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Sony gives a timeline of when to expect PSN to return to operation.

PSN Data Breach Could Cost Sony $24 Billion
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

The news of a major security breach where consumer’s credit card and personal information have been put at risk, spells some seriously bad news for PSN users. Worse yet, is what this means for Sony, which has an uphill battle to face in regaining consumer trust and proving to developer and publishing partners that the [...]