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Sony to compensate users over massive PSN downtime?DVDBack23 @ Apr 30, 2011 03:06 | 25 comments Earlier this week we reported that Sony had admitted that hackers had stolen PSN account info, forcing the company to shut down PSN and Qriocity as it rebuilds its services.
The company noted that 77 million users had their "Name, address (city, state, postal code), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login, and handle/PSN online ID, profile data, including purchase history and billing address (city, state, postal code), and the subscriber's PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers" had been compromised. Even worse, the company said your credit card info and expiration date are likely to have been compromised, as well.
Today, on the 8th day of the outage, Sony has hinted that it may give users some sort of compensation for the downtime.
Says the company: We are currently evaluating ways to show appreciation for your extraordinary patience as we work to get these services back online.
Because PSN is free, the compensation will almost certainly not be monetary, but PlayStation Plus and the MMO games "DC Universe Online" and "Free Realms" will likely get some prorated refund. |
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Comment by: KillerBug (Apr 30, 2011 03:16) Everyone will probably get a free $0.99 DLC for some $60 game. |
Comment by: coorva (Apr 30, 2011 03:31) what about the t-shirts,,there worth more
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Comment by: Anonymous User (Apr 30, 2011 03:50) I hope it's somethin good. |
Comment by: Anonymous User (Apr 30, 2011 03:55) I look at it this way, Sony doesn't have to give us anything. I just want to know, for sure, was our credit cards comprimised? I mean I am not looking for compensation, I just want to if they were, so I can cancel my cards, and spend $30 getting them re-issued. I don't want compensated for that, but I want to know if in fact it did happen. As for the outage, hey, this stuff happens. I am a loyal Sony purchaser, and will continue to purchase their products. Just tell me the truth is all I ask, and don't beat around the bush!!! |
Comment by: gamehound (Apr 30, 2011 04:11) I love sony miss my Yellow Dog Other OS though please give it back. |
Comment by: jackov (Apr 30, 2011 04:14) Originally posted by gsize19: I dont know of any bank that woulc charge for replacement cards. Normaly cards can be reissued in 10 working days and sent via mail, also your company may offer a rush option 2/3 busness days via fed-ex or ups. if your bank/banks are indeed going to charge fore replacements i would tell them to get lost and take my buisness somewhares else! |
Comment by: Anonymous User (Apr 30, 2011 04:16) Free download for a game? Screw that, all we do is click to sign user agreements that we will not copy infringe PS3 software, or me getting a 12 day ban for an inappropriate player card? I want more than some crumby download. Sony didn't keep their end of the bargin up, we trusted them, and now we have some rouge hacker basically raping all of Sony. This isn't a small issue, this is huge. If over 100,000 of those credit cards are used for only 50$, that's 5 million dollars Sony is responsible for.
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Comment by: Anonymous User (Apr 30, 2011 04:31) edited by ddp you sony, seriously, it goes down on the Easter weekend. That's 5 days i get off from school and i couldn't play cod at all, i had to resort to playing black ops campaign.. and to have it still down the next weekend (which is another long weekend) is just disgraceful. I am seriously thinking of going out and buying an Xbox.....yes, yes i would really stoop that low |
Comment by: Anonymous User (Apr 30, 2011 04:40) OK, just give 2 Million Dollars and I'll gladly give you another chance :P |
Comment by: Bert87 (Apr 30, 2011 05:06) The best gift to me would be to cut the GT5 bullshit that you have to spend 360 days 24/7 of straight play just to be able to afford upgrading your 500 car garage. It's just absurd that a 3hr race will earn you $80,000. Just enough to buy racing tires, suspension, and a turbo kit, for only 1 car!!!!! for God Sakes!!! |
Comment by: Mrguss (Apr 30, 2011 09:20) PSN Database Containing 2.2 Million Credit Cards , Now For Sale,
+4000
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Comment by: Schmick (Apr 30, 2011 11:02) Be very wary about accepting any "compensation" they offer. Acceptance will likely be accompanied by a waiver not to pursue any further damages that might one day come from your credit details being disclosed.
^ PEBKAC ^
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Comment by: Smacks (Apr 30, 2011 13:41) If you are stupid enough not to cancel your credit card assosciated with your PSN account then its from your own stupidity if charges are made on that card. Sony sent you the e-mail saying Quote:
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Comment by: KillerBug (Apr 30, 2011 15:10) You can easily break 300K/hour in b-spec if you choose the correct races. Getting first on the first four races of the Dream Car Series and then quitting out of the last race as soon as it starts seems to be the best way to make money without actually playing. I've been trying to make a teensy program for this series, but there is something going wrong with my code...otherwise, I would just leave it on like that for a week and come back to over $50,000,000...not enough to buy every car, but probably enough to buy the 500 cheapest cars and a few nice cars as well.
Originally posted by Bert87: |
Comment by: brockie (Apr 30, 2011 18:08) so obvious that they will give us something I care more about the PSN going back up. |
Comment by: Mysttic (Apr 30, 2011 18:48) People who are worried about the breech only seemed concerned with credit card theft. Does no one realize the implications on identify theft, its a way bigger deal than just a CC.
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Comment by: Dack_Janiels (Apr 30, 2011 19:58) Originally posted by Dack_Janiels: Really you are that angry over not playing games during your Easter break? Maybe some time outside riding your bike or playing ball would be a better alternative... let you drain off some of that anger doing something good for yourself. Don't get me wrong I have been bummed that PSN is down but I'm not for sure that Sony is even the right direction for all that anger. Sure its thier system to maintain and I wish it were 100% bulletproof but they were attacked by some entity resulting in a pain in everyones ass. |
Comment by: xtago (May 01, 2011 01:33) The problem now is you have some hackers now selling this data out.
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Comment by: brockie (May 01, 2011 02:25) FFS you can get names dates of birth address so easy these days god some people love to start loads of hype. |
Comment by: KillerBug (May 01, 2011 02:41) Originally posted by xtago: Think what you will about people like Graf and geohot...but if a simple software mod to a video game system is responsible for overcoming Sony security measures, then that intrusion is the fault of Sony, who should have used quality security. Sony didn't encrypt the data (they used a static key that is very easy to crack), and setup the firmwares to transmit full credit card info every time the system was started, also without encryption (no encryption at all; not even static key).
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Comment by: Smacks (May 01, 2011 02:42) Quote: The older you get the more confidential you consider your date of birth to be! lol |
Comment by: adre02 (May 06, 2011 17:18) Originally posted by Mysttic: There's 6+ billion, BILLION people around the world, why would NATIONS be worried about 77million? You should be worried if your info was on there but NATIONS? REALLY?
This is superman
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Comment by: adre02 (May 06, 2011 17:23) Originally posted by KillerBug: Yeah, but, I must say that now that the HACKERS are screwing over the people, everyone wants to yell and tell. Before, everyone was praising hackers for everything under the sun but now that they are, allegedly, selling consumer private info, people are p##sed.
This is superman
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Comment by: Oner (May 06, 2011 19:44) Update to what is being offered to compensate users ~
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Comment by: ps355528 (May 06, 2011 21:15) I'm going back to sleep.. nothing of any interest to see here zzzzzzzzzzzz :)
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