Your worldwide network hacked, your online service in shambles, over 75 million user accounts compromised, US Senators writing letters scolding you for keeping mum longer than you should’ve–if Sony’s had worse weeks, I couldn’t name one.
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Sony Admits Personal Info at Risk, Claims PSN Back Up In a Week
It’s been six days of hell for PS3 owners who’ve been without the use of the console’s PlayStation Network. However, with the latest update on the official Playstation blog, Sony PR rep Patrick Seybold reports that the PSN could be back up inside a week. But don’t celebrate just yet–it appears that things may be worse than first …
Did Custom ‘Rebug’ Firmware Kill Sony’s PlayStation Network?
Welcome to day six of Sony’s PlayStation Network debacle, as Sony’s original suggestion of “a full day or two” offline stretches to nearly a week. We’re no closer to an explanation than we were six days ago, though the company’s intimated in a handful of laconic PlayStation blog updates that the trouble began with an …
Sony Admits PlayStation Network ‘Affected’ by External Attackers
Sony claims its PlayStation Network was attacked by unidentified outside forces, and said that it preemptively shut the 70 million subscriber service down.
In his third update since the outage began on Wednesday evening, April 20th, Sony senior director of corporate communications and social media Patrick Seybold wrote on the official …
Drive Your Comfy Chair with Kinect Hack
Right, you’re saying, because tooling around in a plush La-Z-Boy has so many practical uses, but extrapolate from this Kinect hack and you might imagine all sorts of serious medical applications–say motion-controlled stairlifts, or wheelchairs that respond to twists of your head. Also, less serious ones, say trips to the fridge for a …
New Facebook Scam Preys On Innocent Twilight Fans
The latest scam making its way around Facebook sinks its fangs into a new group of itchy-fingered Internet browsers: Twilight fans.
As first reported on the Sophos blog (with a hat tip to CNET) the rabid fanbase of the bestselling vampire romance novels has been the target of a fake Breaking Dawn game that tricks users into granting …
Adobe Confirms Flash Zero-Day Bug: Here’s What to Look Out For
If you use Adobe Flash Player, Reader or Acrobat, your system might be susceptible to the Flash Zero-Day bug — a malicious code that hackers are using to target Adobe users.
A security bulletin put out by the software company on Monday details the following:
This vulnerability (CVE-2011-0611) could cause a crash and potentially
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Hackers Scam Microsoft in Xbox 360 Points Swindle
Hackers briefly punctured the Xbox 360’s veil of security yesterday, finagling an algorithm that generates virtual currency used to purchase items through Microsoft’s online games store. The exploit reportedly allowed users to reuse special access codes and rack up counterfeit Microsoft Points, redeemable for downloadable content.
The …
NY Senator: HTTP ‘a Welcome Mat for Would-Be Hackers’
Identity theft and security breaches are a top concern for New York Senator Charles Schumer, who appealed to major online companies like Amazon and Twitter to switch to a more secure protocol. The Democrat, speaking at a news conference in a New York City coffee shop, said that unsecured Wi-Fi access aids hackers in getting other …
eHarmony Hacked – Kind Of
Has dating site eHarmony been hacked? Well, it depends on which eHarmony you mean, apparently. Rumors of a security breach at the site first surfaced yesterday, but eHarmony was quick to reassure its members that it was not the actual eHarmony dating site that had been attacked, but instead an ancillary site called eHarmony Advice. The …
Hacker Pleads Guilty To Stealing $12 Million Of Virtual Money
If it were real money, it’d be an impressive haul: A 29 year old British businessman plead guilty this week to stealing $12 million worth of virtual poker chips over four months, managing to sell a portion of them for $86,000.
Ashley Mitchell hacked the servers of online game Zynga Poker at some point between June 30th and September …
London Stock Exchange May Have Been Hacked Last Year
Computerworld is reporting that the London Stock Exchange may have been hacked in August of last year as it prepared to switch its systems from Microsoft’s .Net platform to a Linux-based platform. It’s once again preparing to attempt the same switchover this month.
According to the article:
“There were major problems on the exchange
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