[GregoryRasputin]

It seems that a few websites are reporting that PSN has been hacked, i personally don't think it has been, it seems an over exaggeration, or misunderstanding, im not quite sure which, but i guess only time will tell on the matter. Anyhow, website Ironstar reported in the early hours of this morning, that one of its members had fallen foul to a PSN chain letter, which when clicked on, it redirected him to a code geneartor site, stealing his PSN log in details and Credit Card information, here is an quote from the site: Ironstar: http://www.ironstarmovement.com/prof...ion-network-is

This issue does not involve general chain letters sent around PSN, the article is referring to chain letters containing PSN code generator website URLs specifically. Our colleague did not enter any credit card information into any malicious website. His PSN account information including his credit card info was somehow obtained through the PlayStation Network, because he opened the message sent to him. More PSN users have stepped forward and reported suspicious purchases appearing on their billing transactions. If you haven't noticed any suspicious activity on your account but you have opened one of these specific chain messages or went to a malicious code generator website on your PS3 we strongly recommend that you take precautions.

He claims that he did not enter any credit card details, but it dosnt say that he didnt enter his PSN log in details, there are numerous sites and programs out there that ask you to put in your PSN log in details and youll get so much £/$ free, these of course are scams, so did the user of Ironstar, enter in his log in details in hope of getting free credits, or is there a a site out there that is able to sniff all your details, you decide.

A couple of tips to keep you safe:
1.Delete any spam/junk messages straight away and delete/block the sender, DO NOT open them.
2.NEVER give your PSN log in details to anyone, site or program.


EDIT: 23/04/2010

*Update* We have just received word from Sony's PlayStation Network investigation team; Dom's account was indeed hacked. According to Sony, Dom's PlayStation Network account was accessed from an unknown IP address that purchased loads of unauthorized content from the PlayStation Store. Sony also reimbursed Dom's credit account with half of the money he was charged. The situation is still being investigated. We will give you a final update when the situation is resolved.

Source: http://www.ironstarmovement.com/prof...network-users/

[Nextis]

Maybe Someone got a Lv2 dump found something & can now get people info when they check on there links if so this is really bad news...>< I think it wood be best to not use the PS3 Net browser or give your PSN Email on PC & dont open any Email on it from people you dont know etc.. and do not save your billing info on your PS3.

[squidcow]

Its probably because they used the DNS hack to bypass the latest firmware. It sends your PSN info through untrusted servers.

[SuperDre]

ofcourse it's utter BS, otherwise there is something really bad about the security of PSN itself, if you can get somebodies complete PSN login only by the user opening a mail on his PS3.

[GregoryRasputin]

Originally Posted by SuperDre ofcourse it's utter BS, otherwise there is something really bad about the security of PSN itself, if you can get somebodies complete PSN login only by the user opening a mail on his PS3.

The fact that opening a chain letter and getting scammed, may be utter BS, but there are sites/programs which claim to give you free PSN $ if you enter your PSN email and password and yes there are plenty of people dumb enough to fall for these sites/programs.

[mcd1992]

Originally Posted by squidcow Its probably because they used the DNS hack to bypass the latest firmware. It sends your PSN info through untrusted servers.

You need to learn how dns works..... the only way he could of gotten login details is if he pointed the dns servers back to his computer and ran a EXACT clone of the legit psn server which would require the ssl private key which means he would of had to crack the psn server in the first place

[the_tom777]

how're people able to do things like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/150-PSN-ACCOUNT-...9#ht_845wt_958

[GregoryRasputin]

Originally Posted by the_tom777 how're people able to do things like this? http://cgi.ebay.com/150-PSN-ACCOUNT-...9#ht_845wt_958

This is off topic, but i will answer your question

They use stolen credit cards, if you buy one of these accounts, you can be at risk of your PS3 being permanently banned.

[stadicon]

What a coincidence! SONY removes OtherOS for security reasons, and right when they need a reason to make "hackers" being an enemy of the typical user... boom! There is a (supposed) PSN hacking incident.

Well, i don't really care about it. SONY protected us, users of OtherOS, by blocking us from PSN, so that's really secure :P And, just in case it is actual PSN hacking, i am not afraid of SONY. Apparently they'll solve it as well as OtherOS: they'll remove PSN from PS3... Nice solution, isn't it?

Anyway, seriously this is more about stupidity than actual hacking. It would be hacking only if SONY wanted to, in order to make the "bad hackers" seem "more bad" to the people, so that the whole OtherOS removal becomes reasonable. But, still, the stupid sharing of credentials seems to be more likely the truth.

[squidcow]

Of course DNS doesnt work that way, I left out the word proxy. Proxy/DNS Hack. You push your info through a proxy and all your traffic can be sniffed. Who knows what is broadcast in plain text. There were warnings on other sites about using this method and how your PSN info could possibly be compromised.