In addition to a free 30 days of PS+ and Qriocity, you also get up to
4 free games.
This means you can pick 2 free PS3 games out of a selection of 5, and
PSP owners can pick 2 free PSP games out of a selection of 4.
Sony has said that they reveal the game selections "soon", so we'll
update as soon as it happens.
Sony had included a diagram on how the hack happened (source credit
goes to Ripten):
http://www.ripten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Diagram-Hack.jpg
Today, it has been clarified in the PS Blog that usernames were not
encrypted, but passwords were protected utilizing Hash for security. This changes the
assumption and rumors that all information was in plain text.
Sony has taken down SOE's servers because they found similar exploits
to those found in PSN's severs.
Stay tuned as more info details come along.
Sony has just confirmed that Anonymous are "not implicated" in the
hacking attack, answering an interviewer's qwestion.
New features addes to PSN as the service retuns are unlikely, according to Sony.
If you intend to get rid of your PS3 after all the events that have
been happening, Sony will soon offer to fully refund whatever is in
your PSN wallet.
Stay tuned for more updates as they arrive.
There were only 10 Million CC accounts linked to PSN, and none of the
security data was comprised afterall.
PSN and Qriocity will be back this week (still expecting Wednesday,
May 4th at the earliest), while the PSN Store will be back later in
the month.
A firmware update is required that will force you to change passwords.
All PSN members get a free month of PS+ and Qriocity and a free game.
Stay tuned for more updates as they arrive.
Confirmed: The server that had the CC data was not hacked, it was
infact the server that had all the other info. Names, addresses Etc.
While the PSN situation was going on, other hackers managed to get
into XBOX Live and re-enable all banned XBL accounts. It took MS
personnel over a half-hour to re-ban those accounts.
40 members of the hacker group, Anonymous have been arrested in
suspicion of involvement in the PSN hack.
Sony's stocks have dropped 5% since the shutdown and rebuilding.
Sony needs a better PR team, stat.
Stay tuned as PSN is expected to return by Wednesday, May 4th at the earliest.
As stated before, ALL PSN info is intact, that includes PSN wallet
funds as well.
Any claims of hackers having CVV info should not be heeded, as that
kind of data is not entered on PSN servers.
Patrick Seybold of Sony confirmed to the NYTimes that no CC data was
ever offered to Sony to purchase back, thus shutting down a good chunk
of rumors.
Out of the 77 Million PSN accounts, a good amount of them aren't even
made on either a PS3 or PSP, but rather a PC, and some of these
accounts are considered "dupe" accounts.
The PR group that should be fired are responsible for Sony's stocks to
drop immensely.
As before, stay tuned as PSN is expected to return by Wednesday, May
4th at the earliest.
Patrick Seybold of Sony has confirmed that authorities had advised
against disclosure of details to the public during the forensic
studies as that would've hindered the investigation.
Although CC data was encrypted, other info was not, such as usernames
and passwords.
Sony is currently moving servers to a new location while rebilding the
PSN from the ground up.
Sony is currently pondering methods of compensation for PSN members.
Sony's PR morons should still be fired for causing such a huge media mess.
Once again, stay tuned as PSN is expected back by Wednesday, May 4th
at the earliest.
Credit Card info was encrypted, and no CVV2 data was ever put on the PSN.
All PSN info is intact, including Trophies, Username, Personal Info,
etc., meaning the only thing you will have to reset when PSN is on
again is your Password.
Sony has been working with legal authorities since April 19th, and had
been doing Forensics Tests on the servers for 6 days before announcing
the extent of the damage.
Sony's PR people have been found completely incompetent and should be
terminated for such a horrible mismanagement of informing customers.
Stay tuned to find out more as PSN is expected to come back by
Wednesday, May 4th at the earliest.
It all started when Japan was hit with the earthquake that "shook the
world" in a sense, and caused so much damage, even Sony admitted they
took a bad hit:
http://playstationlifestyle.net/2011/04/18/sony-japan-prepping-for-possible-shut-down/
Perhaps this damage extended to SCEI's HQ, where the main PSN servers
are at. This might have been the exploit the hackers have been
waiting for, to hit them hard:
Now, due to this attack, SCE has decided to rebuild the PSN security
from the ground up:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/23/latest-update-for-psnqriocity-services/
We suffer now..
