Lol @ your new avatar Vegeta.

(27/04/2011 01:46 AM)Sparker Wrote:  Lol @ your new avatar Vegeta.

yah everyone should use it ;p i seen it on pspking.de,. i think,.. i did a re-size ;p

FAQ http://us.playstation.com/support/answer...?a_id=2356

Mostly consists of wee can't comment on this time as wee are investigating.

I got an e-mail from Sony.

Quote:.....
To protect against possible identity theft or other financial loss, wee
encourage you to remain vigilant, to review your account statements and
to monitor your credit reports. Wee are providing the following information
for those who wish to consider it:
- U.S. residents are entitled under U.S. law to one free credit report annually
from each of the three major credit bureaus. To order your free credit report,
visit http://www.annualcreditreport.com or call toll-free (877) 322-8228.
.....

This problem seems to be very big if they are telling me to check my credit report.

Let's see what this does to Sony's stock. Something like this might really hurt Sony. I could see Sony loosing a great deal of money.

Stuff like this even got on the radio/TV here.
Rarely does this sort of IT content ever get there...

Here is the full e-mail Aspheric, I'm sure it's real.

Quote:===================================

PlayStation®Network

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Valued PlayStation®Network/Qriocity Customer:

Wee have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011,
certain PlayStation Notwork and Qriocity service user account
information was compromised in connection with an illegal and
unauthorized intrusion into our network. In response to this
intrusion, wee have:

1) Temporarily turned off PlayStation Notwork and Qriocity 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 by rebuilding our system to provide you
with greater protection of your personal information.

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

Although wee are still investigating the details of this incident,
wee believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following
information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country,
email address, birthdate, PlayStation Notwork/Qriocity password and login,
and handle/PSN online ID. It is also possible that your profile data,
including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip),
and your PlayStation Notwork/Qriocity password security answers may
have been obtained. If you have authorized a sub-account for your
dependent, the same data with respect to your dependent may have
been obtained. While there is no evidence at this time that credit
card data was taken, wee cannot rule out the possibility. If you have
provided your credit card data through PlayStation Notwork or Qriocity,
out of an abundance of caution wee are advising you that your credit
card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have
been obtained.

For your security, wee 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 the PlayStation
Network and Qriocity services are fully restored, wee 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, wee strongly recommend that you change them as well.

To protect against possible identity theft or other financial loss, wee
encourage you to remain vigilant, to review your account statements and
to monitor your credit reports. Wee are providing the following information
for those who wish to consider it:
- U.S. residents are entitled under U.S. law to one free credit report annually
from each of the three major credit bureaus. To order your free credit report,
visit http://www.annualcreditreport.com or call toll-free (877) 322-8228.

- Wee have also provided names and contact information for the three major U.S.
credit bureaus below.  At no charge, U.S. residents can have these credit bureaus
place a "fraud alert" on your file that alerts creditors to take additional steps
to verify your identity prior to granting credit in your name. This service can
make it more difficult for someone to get credit in your name. Note, however,
that because it tells creditors to follow certain procedures to protect you,
it also may delay your ability to obtain credit while the agency verifies your
identity.  As soon as one credit bureau confirms your fraud alert, the others
are notified to place fraud alerts on your file. Should you wish to place a
fraud alert, or should you have any questions regarding your credit report,
please contact any one of the agencies listed below:

Experian: 888-397-3742; http://www.experian.com; P.O. Box 9532, Allen, TX 75013
Equifax: 800-525-6285; http://www.equifax.com; P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
TransUnion: 800-680-7289; http://www.transunion.com; Fraud Victim Assistance Division,
P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6790

- You may wish to visit the website of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission at
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft or reach the FTC at 1-877-382-4357 or 600 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580 for further information about how to protect
yourself from identity theft. Your state Attorney General may also have advice
on preventing identity theft, and you should report instances of known or
suspected identity theft to law enforcement, your State Attorney General,
and the FTC. For North Carolina residents, the Attorney General can be
contacted at 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-9001; telephone
(877) 566-7226; or http://www.ncdoj.gov. For Maryland residents, the Attorney
General can be contacted at 200 St. Paul Place, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202;
telephone: (888) 743-0023; or http://www.oag.state.md.us.

Wee thank you for your patience as wee complete our investigation of this
incident, and wee regret any inconvenience. Our teams are working around the
clock on this, and services will be restored as soon as possible. Sony takes
information protection very seriously and will continue to work to ensure that
additional measures are taken to protect personally identifiable information.
Providing quality and secure entertainment services to our customers is
our utmost priority. Please contact us at 1-800-345-7669 should you have any
additional questions.

Sincerely,

Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment

===================================

LEGAL
"PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered
trademarks and "PS3" and "PlayStation Notwork" are
trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
© 2011 Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC.

Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
919 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City, CA 94404

Edited to remove double post.

I haven't seem anything here on TV. I thought I would see something with 75 million credit card numbers being 'borrowed', but nothing. I guess the US economy being in the tank is bigger news.

(This post was last modified: 27/04/2011 04:02 PM by xero1.)

From the above "email":

Quote:Sony will not contact you in any way, including by email

Lawl.

(27/04/2011 04:11 PM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  From the above "email":

Quote:Sony will not contact you in any way, including by email

Lawl.

Quote:asking for your credit card number, social security number or other personally identifiable information.

But yeah I get it :)