Thanks Anon.

[Vad]

Dear Valued Sony Online Entertainment Customer:

Our ongoing investigation of illegal intrusions into Sony Online Entertainment systems has discovered that hackers may have obtained personal customer information from SOE systems. We are today advising you that the personal information you provided us in connection with your SOE account may have been stolen in a cyber-attack. Stolen information includes, to the extent you provided it to us, the following: name, address (city, state, zip, country), email address, gender, birthdate, phone number, login name and hashed password.

Customers outside the United States should be advised that we further discovered evidence that information from an outdated database from 2007 containing approximately 12,700 non-US customer credit or debit card numbers and expiration dates (but not credit card security codes) and about 10,700 direct debit records listing bank account numbers of certain customers in Germany, Austria, Netherlands and Spain may have also been obtained and we will be notifying each of those customers promptly.

There is no evidence that our main credit card database was compromised. It is in a completely separate and secured environment.

We had previously believed that SOE customer data had not been obtained in the cyber-attacks on the company, but on May 1st we concluded that SOE account information may have been stolen and we are notifying you as soon as possible.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the attack and as a result, we have:

1. Temporarily turned off all SOE game services;
2. Engaged an outside, recognized security firm to conduct a full and complete investigation into what happened; and
3. Quickly taken steps to enhance security and strengthen our network infrastructure to provide you with greater protection of your personal information.


We greatly appreciate your patience, understanding and goodwill as we do whatever it takes to resolve these issues as quickly and efficiently as practicable.

For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of email, telephone, and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive information. Sony will not contact you in any way, including by email, asking for your credit card number, social security number or other personally identifiable information. If you are asked for this information, you can be confident Sony is not the entity asking. When SOE™'s services are fully restored, we strongly recommend that you log on and change your password. Additionally, if you use your Station or SOE game account name or password for other unrelated services or accounts, we strongly recommend that you change them, as well.

I've also been given credit watch services. It's times like this where I wish I led an underground hacking cult that sided with the law and could revenge hack assholes that do this to people.

[Nori]

Was it Anonymous who did it? Jw.

Also, I'm glad I no longer have a ps3. XD

[Vad]

Was it Anonymous who did it? Jw.

Also, I'm glad I no longer have a ps3. XD

SOE is for PC users. They run EverQuest and Star Wars Galaxies among other things.

[Waffuru]

If you ever had a PSN or SoE account then they have your e-mail, address and full name.

Credit card information was stored in a separate database (that no one really knows if it was copied) that is SHA-2 encrypted. If they have it they can't do shit with it ATM.

If it was really "anonymous" then they won't try to sell the databases, they were just trying to make a point. If it was anyone else, incoming spam to your e-mail and home.

[Nori]

Ah, that sucks. Well, at least I never used a credit card/debit card. I can deal with spam.

[Psyren]

Look sliek whoever is living in my old house is gonna be getting some junk mail and spam lol

[Waffuru]

I really really hope that Microsoft is taking this as seriously and beefing up their security for XBL. This wasn't like they left the doors open and people wandered in.

There is no such thing as perfect security and you should not sit idly by while our data is at risk.

[Nori]

Not to sound like a fangirl, but microsoft already has superior security to Sony. It's why everyone complains (lack of internetz, things taking longer to go through the service, etc.)

I'm all for beefing up their security, though.

[Vad]

While I hate Microsoft because of all the little stupid things I run into with their operating system (LIKE THE REGISTRY GRAAAAAH) they be would my choice of company to not worry about.

[Waffuru]

lol source?

You sound exactly like a fangirl. If the people who took the information from Sony wanted to attack Micro$oft I bet you they could do it.

edit: It's happened before, just not on this scale.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/30/pro-ga...o-3-armor/

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/xbox-...stolen/131

http://kotaku.com/?_escaped_fragment_=55...e-you-next

[Psyren]

AmIDoinItRight?

Honestly really...The chances of anyone hacking xboxlive are slim just like Xbox 360 S consoles You know just sayin...

Microsoft ='s Awesome

[Nori]

Yeah, it could happen. It most likely will happen, eventually. However I do thing they have a better security network at the moment, which is one reason you can't do a lot of shit you would otherwise be able to do on a ps3.

Such as Linux, and the internet.

[Vad]

lol source?

You sound exactly like a fangirl. If the people who took the information from Sony wanted to attack Micro$oft I bet you they could do it.

edit: It's happened before, just not on this scale.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/30/pro-ga...o-3-armor/

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/xbox-...stolen/131

http://kotaku.com/?_escaped_fragment_=55...e-you-next

You talking to Sylph? Lol

[Nori]

I hope he's talking about you.

[Vad]

I hope he's talking about you.

You would hope that. I merely meant that my vote toward a company you could probably not worry about would be Microsoft. I hold no claim that they're secure. Like I said. I hate Windows with a passion.

[Rem-13]

I don't remember if I used my real info for my PSN account or not. I'm inconsistent about whether I want to be super secure or not, which is the same thing as 'not' essentially.

[Tyr]

As far as I know, it wasn't Anon. They attempted DDoS which didn't work but in the confusion another hacker or hacker(s)(who defo knew his/hers/their shit) took advantage of a security hole and snatched it. There was a statement somewhere for sauce, I'll try digging it up if I'm not trustworthy. : (

[Orion]

Hackers are scum, I don't care if they think they're vigilante heroes or not.

[Jonathan Meer]

Damn, it's cool to like Microsoft now? WHen'd that happen?

[Kaden]

When Sony got hacked.