Playstation Network users have to deal again with security problems. Sony is aware of the problem and working on it. For the attack requires only e-mail address and date of birth.
After the fatal hacker attack on Sony's PlayStation Network (PSN), the manufacturer was happy, it gradually unlock the weekend again, and forget the hassle of the long downtime slowly. Apparently, players and the company have cheered too soon. Sony had directed all customers to restart the network to a website where they should change their password. Just this side should have had but a security leak and have allowed an attacker to sniff the new passwords. The gaming website Nyleveia discovered the problem and informed Sony, after which the page was disabled. Of this, the Playstation forums and the Playstation blog are affected.
Kotaku has published details on the operation of vulnerability. Obviously it is enough to know the e-mail address and birth date of a user to create any new password without knowing the old one. It would be a genuine safety problem of the site. The PSN is not directly affected this time.
Sony website was offline
Sony reportedly responded 15 minutes after the company had pointed to the problem. How € Gamer reports are being carried out maintenance work. The Playstation Network and the music and movie streaming offering Qriocity are still accessible when they are on consoles like the Playstation 3 or the Playstation Portable calls. Will you call the service but on the PC in a browser that does not currently works.
The discovery of the problem recommend that all users change their passwords again as soon as Sony has corrected the error. It is currently impossible to estimate how many accounts have been manipulated if necessary. An indication that you could be affected, if one of Sony receives a message that the password has been changed, although it has not changed itself. The danger might also be due to Sony's rapid response is relatively low. However, it is embarrassing for Sony, once again after such a short time because of its safety in the spotlight.
100 million records in danger
Middle of April, hackers attacked the Playstation Network, and the gaming service Qriocity Sony Online Entertainment. They could potentially more than 100 million customer access. Sony had its servers offline and a long time and tighten its security measures. Whether credit card information was stolen is still not known. Until 15 May began the supplier to provide its services to be available again. The users were given as a courtesy of Sony games and free memberships.
After the fatal hacker attack on Sony's PlayStation Network (PSN), the manufacturer was happy, it gradually unlock the weekend again, and forget the hassle of the long downtime slowly. Apparently, players and the company have cheered too soon. Sony had directed all customers to restart the network to a website where they should change their password. Just this side should have had but a security leak and have allowed an attacker to sniff the new passwords. The gaming website Nyleveia discovered the problem and informed Sony, after which the page was disabled. Of this, the Playstation forums and the Playstation blog are affected.
Kotaku has published details on the operation of vulnerability. Obviously it is enough to know the e-mail address and birth date of a user to create any new password without knowing the old one. It would be a genuine safety problem of the site. The PSN is not directly affected this time.
Sony website was offline
Sony reportedly responded 15 minutes after the company had pointed to the problem. How € Gamer reports are being carried out maintenance work. The Playstation Network and the music and movie streaming offering Qriocity are still accessible when they are on consoles like the Playstation 3 or the Playstation Portable calls. Will you call the service but on the PC in a browser that does not currently works.
The discovery of the problem recommend that all users change their passwords again as soon as Sony has corrected the error. It is currently impossible to estimate how many accounts have been manipulated if necessary. An indication that you could be affected, if one of Sony receives a message that the password has been changed, although it has not changed itself. The danger might also be due to Sony's rapid response is relatively low. However, it is embarrassing for Sony, once again after such a short time because of its safety in the spotlight.
100 million records in danger
Middle of April, hackers attacked the Playstation Network, and the gaming service Qriocity Sony Online Entertainment. They could potentially more than 100 million customer access. Sony had its servers offline and a long time and tighten its security measures. Whether credit card information was stolen is still not known. Until 15 May began the supplier to provide its services to be available again. The users were given as a courtesy of Sony games and free memberships.
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