Sci/Tech Sony hacked again, used to host phishing site

[sqrage]

With Anonymous Denial of Service attacks and then the twin hacks of PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment, Sony's online infrastructure has been taking a battering over the last few weeks—and it's not over yet. Another successful hack against the company is being reported by security firm F-Secure. A Web server used to host Sony's Thai site has been broken into, and is now being used to host a phishing site that targets customers of an Italian credit card company.

Sony hacked again, used to host phishing site

A Sony Web server has been discovered to be hosting a phishing site—yet …

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I think we should make a news subforum for sony getting hacked.

 

[Hatebreeder]

Why are the people hacking Sony ?

Doesn't make any sence to me :s

 

[Prometheus]

Get pwned Sony!

 

[DDRtists]

Why are the people hacking Sony ?

Doesn't make any sence to me :s

Because Sony is going after Geohotz, the guy who figured out how to hack the PS3 first (as well as the iPhone and iPad), and they have been constantly pushing bullshit cases against him. If you look them up, they're pretty much giving every last ditch effort to get something out of Geohotz because they're pissed, and they keep loosing the court battles for the most part. And the general community of hackers is getting burnt over Sony doing that to Geohotz, and Sony removing the ability to run "OtherOS" on your PS3 (Linux). So Sony just pissed off the wrong group of people.

 

[xxxtrickyxxx]

except at the expense of millions of costumers who just want to play their games online... sounds like a group of idiots who are throwing a fit about their pirated games no longer working. it was sony's choice in the first place to allow use of linux and people abused it, so like a toy it had to be taken away.

 

[Slapshot136]

except at the expense of millions of costumers who just want to play their games online... sounds like a group of idiots who are throwing a fit about their pirated games no longer working. it was sony's choice in the first place to allow use of linux and people abused it, so like a toy it had to be taken away.

sometimes you gotta hit em where it hurts.. but these people have a legitimate reason to be angry, and no, it's not a toy that had to be taken away, it is something that was bought and paid for and then disabled unjustly because it was easier for sony to disable it then to fix their crap

 

[xxxtrickyxxx]

sometimes you gotta hit em where it hurts.. but these people have a legitimate reason to be angry, and no, it's not a toy that had to be taken away, it is something that was bought and paid for and then disabled unjustly because it was easier for sony to disable it then to fix their crap

how is being angry about not being able to play pirated games a legitimate reason? they can use linux if they reset the playstation to default factory. they just cant play online and for good reason. no one should have pirated games and play them online.

 

[Jesus4Lyf]

how is being angry about not being able to play pirated games

Don't be ignorant, this has nothing to do with pirated games. It is about purchasing an item on the grounds that it can perform task X, and then having the company that sold it to you steal back that right, ie. deny it later. Geohutz found the peaceful way to fix this, which is to find a way to keep the right they originally paid for, and Sony sued him. So Sony simply wouldn't stop attacking the people who purchased this right in the first place, and now they're gonna pay for it.

I'm sorry if there's some collateral damage to your gaming network in the interrum, but they're avoiding it as best they can.
See this, also: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...ncompetent-and-we-dont-steal-credit-cards.ars

Remember, the hacking community is a bunch of tinkerers, more often than not. They don't need a reason to try to jailbreak something, it's probably much like you solving a cross-word puzzle. It's a legal activity, it's a puzzle, it's fun. If a company originally promised a feature and then removed it, getting it back is even more satisfying from a justice sense.

Here's the crunch:

Spoiler

Really, standing up for what's right is more important than access to your gaming network.

 

[Slapshot136]

how is being angry about not being able to play pirated games a legitimate reason? they can use linux if they reset the playstation to default factory. they just cant play online and for good reason. no one should have pirated games and play them online.

pirated games =/= running linux, but sony dosen't care since it's an easy fix for them, why can't you see the difference? also, the hard reset isn't a solution - what if I want to be able to also play ps3 games, or do most of the other things that a PS3 can do over a $300 linux box? do you seriously suggest doing a hard reset every day? what's wrong with legally doing what I could legally do a few years ago?

sony hurt a large community by assuming everyone who wants to use the other OS feature also plays pirated games, causing damage to many legitimate users - and now the hackers are also causing damage to legitimate users, see the cause/effect? was this really that hard to predict? your angry that you, a legitimate playstation network users are unable to use something you are entitled to? well guess what, the legitimate other OS users are angry that they are unable to use something that they are entitled to as well, only they decided to do something about it - what about you? will you do anything? would you do something if you could? no? well others would and will

 

[PureOwnage]

It's because I can't play PSN anymore or else I get banned.

 

[xPass]

There goes Sony.

 

[tom_mai78101]

It's because I can't play PSN anymore or else I get banned.

Worth pondering for a gamer without owning any PS3, can PS3s connect to each other without even connecting to PSN? (Wireless router, alternate PSN-esque connection, etc.)

 

[sqrage]

I heard they're gonna give everyone a free game download and some free DLCs for all the trouble

 

[FireCat]

I heard they're gonna give everyone a free game download and some free DLCs for all the trouble

That's one hell of a cool gesture, isn't it? hehe

 

[Accname]

really? we should hack these guys on a regular basis if we always get something for free in return. go hackers go!