Current PSN outage: Don't abuse or we lose this thread.

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Dennisch
It looks like Japanese PSN is back online :

Online!

Let's hope so!
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OT: Going to that page gave me a link to a shop [removed] - Apparently they sell harddrives pre-stuffed with PS3 games that you need a jailbreak dongle to play. Wonder how hard Sony will crack down on those?..

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Flerbizky
OT: Going to that page gave me a link to a shop [removed] - Apparently they sell harddrives pre-stuffed with PS3 games that you need a jailbreak dongle to play. Wonder how hard Sony will crack down on those?..

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I'm not sure, but isn't this against the AUP?
 
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Can imagine it going straight off again as soon as its back. Everyone logging on probably will crash it.:(
 
rik
Can imagine it going straight off again as soon as its back. Everyone logging on probably will crash it.:(
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Well, PSN didn't "crash" in the first place anyway. It was intentionally shut down to fix a security breach and improve security to make sure that breach doesn't happen again.

It's been a long time, but considering all the free stuff Sony's offering, they are very much forgiven, at least for me.
 
Flerbizky
Apparently so - But as Sony is probably well aware of this, you can bet your dog the 3.65 firmware will "fix" the issue..
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Do you actually know if the new update is going to be called 3.65? I think 3.61
 
$miglo
It's Amazing what the Americans can do when the PS3 Network is down...

LOL

sorry for spamming :)
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Haha, good one. :lol:👍

Let's hope the US PSN is down for another 2 weeks, then they have enough time to track & eliminate the hacker morons, too.
 
Leadpaint
I hope that the PSN servers do return to service soon. It would seem that the damage to Sony as a whole is deeper than thought. Sony has now shut down their SOE PC gaming servers.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/02/sony_online_entertainment_closed/
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This may actually be a good sign. It may mean they have almost finished sorting out the PSN, so now they are going to move onto carrying out similar changes to their SOE PC gaming servers, to make sure they don't have any problems with them in the future.
 
Tower Turn 13
Correct. What an odd thing to refute lol.

Though it probably depends on where you live. But at least here in the U.S. that is the system most people adopt.
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A moderator has already said anyone who carries on this discussion gets infracted, so shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
 
Latest update from PS Blog

On Tuesday, April 26 we shared that some information that was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network. Once again, we’d like to apologize to the many users who were inconvenienced and worried abut this situation.

We want to state this again given the increase in speculation about credit card information being used fraudulently. One report indicated that a group tried to sell millions of credit card numbers back to Sony. To my knowledge there is no truth to this report of a list, or that Sony was offered an opportunity to purchase the list.

One other point to clarify is from this weekend’s press conference. While the passwords that were stored were not “encrypted,” they were transformed using a cryptographic hash function. There is a difference between these two types of security measures which is why we said the passwords had not been encrypted. But I want to be very clear that the passwords were not stored in our database in cleartext form. For a description of the difference between encryption and hashing, follow this link.

To reiterate a few other security measures for your 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 the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services are fully restored, we strongly recommend that you log on and change your password. Additionally, if you use your PlayStation Network or Qriocity user name or password for other unrelated services or accounts, we strongly recommend that you change them, as well. To protect against possible identity theft or other financial loss, we encourage you to remain vigilant, to review your account statements and to monitor your credit reports.

We continue to work with law enforcement and forensic experts to identify the criminals behind the attack. Once again, we apologize for causing users concern over this matter.

Our objective is to increase security so our customers can safely and confidently play games and use our network and media services. We will continue to provide updates as we have them.
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So some of you know I've been very "don't worry" about this whole thing, but sit back and kindly watch as I put my foot in my mouth.

Just got a call from someone (at my work number) who told me that I was being sued for a payday loan I had taken out since I started working at my current job. They had my previous address, last four of my social, my banks name, and the company name I work for. He told me that he would be forwarding the paperwork to me so I can look it over.

Two things stick out in my mind here:

1) Payday loans are illegal in Arizona, so it is not possible at all to get one here.
2) A title loan I had taken out when I got here has been paid off, and I have received the title back.

I've since checked my credit report, and I have also contacted my bank and canceled my debit card. The credit report didn't show anything, and I looked back on my bank statements and do not see any deposits from weird companies.

Anything else I should do here?
 
R1600Turbo
So some of you know I've been very "don't worry" about this whole thing, but sit back and kindly watch as I put my foot in my mouth.

Just got a call from someone (at my work number) who told me that I was being sued for a payday loan I had taken out since I started working at my current job. They had my previous address, last four of my social, my banks name, and the company name I work for. He told me that he would be forwarding the paperwork to me so I can look it over.

Two things stick out in my mind here:

1) Payday loans are illegal in Arizona, so it is not possible at all to get one here.
2) A title loan I had taken out when I got here has been paid off, and I have received the title back.

I've since checked my credit report, and I have also contacted my bank and canceled my debit card. The credit report didn't show anything, and I looked back on my bank statements and do not see any deposits from weird companies.

Anything else I should do here?
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How do you know this it to do with the Sony hack?
 

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