PSN down

[Izuno]

As many of you know PSN has been down for days now.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/25/psn-update/

Just when I was finally going to race my M3 online in GT5 against my cousin's CivicSi. (yes I know M3 vs. Civic == not fair but ) Anyway, just curious if anyone else is a little concerned about what the deal is.

[Serenius]

Thanks for DDOS'ing the PSN, Anonymous. Really appreciate your arbitrary backlash and selective reinforcement of when you decide to enforce whatever morals you believe in at the expense of everyone else.

[Furyo]

Apparently this is something different than Anonymous, who actually called off the DDOSing before this even started. It still is an intrusion according to Sony however.

[sarge mat]

Did hear a theory that the PSN-Steam thing sent the system haywire, but that was before the weekend so I assume its been some sort of attack. They are also not sure if credit card details have been taken :/

[Jetsetlemming]

Did hear a theory that the PSN-Steam thing sent the system haywire, but that was before the weekend so I assume its been some sort of attack. They are also not sure if credit card details have been taken :/

Big difference between DDOS'ing a website, which would be analogous to blocking the doors of a business, and hacking it, which would be breaking in. They'd actually need to hack PSN to get access to anything like credit card details, and if their goal was profit like that they wouldn't bother with the DDOS. These are two separate tactics with two separate goals.

[Izuno]

Did hear a theory that the PSN-Steam thing sent the system haywire, but that was before the weekend so I assume its been some sort of attack. They are also not sure if credit card details have been taken :/

Big difference between DDOS'ing a website, which would be analogous to blocking the doors of a business, and hacking it, which would be breaking in. They'd actually need to hack PSN to get access to anything like credit card details, and if their goal was profit like that they wouldn't bother with the DDOS. These are two separate tactics with two separate goals.

A new kind of internet hacker?

Not that a week's worth of lost PSN content sales will sink Sony, every day it's down just burns them a little more. Perhaps Microsoft will come out with a new campaign trashing them for it...which would invite hackers to work harder at bringing them down.

In any event the consumer is the biggest loser in this case. Damn you, hackers!

[Kedhrin]

things are pretty nuts because of this crap... not just sony but tons of parties... its like a big stab wound wasting a lot of money every minute.

[Surfa]

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/gx6o4/im_a_moderator_over_at_psxscenecom_the_real/

Seems as if the rumors about credit cards being stolen are false assuming this is true.

[Thrik]

It is fairly insane the scope of what's happened here. From what I can tell we can't play online, we can't update games, we can't buy games, and any publishers who've chosen this week to release their stuff with timed marketing campaigns, etc are going to be fucked.

[Vilham]

Lets face it we aren't going to know what it could be until they tell us. There is little point in speculation based on absolutely no facts.

[Puddy]

Mohahaahahahahaha!!

WHERE ARE YUOR PROECIOUS CONSHOLES NOW?!?!

That's right, buy a PC.

[Zyn]

[Serenius]

Mohahaahahahahaha!!

WHERE ARE YUOR PROECIOUS CONSHOLES NOW?!?!

That's right, buy a PC.

I have a PC. I just want my classic ninja skins for Mortal Kombat.

[sarge mat]

Might be time to start calling it the PSNGate

[cyberjunkie]

After 20 years of gaming on the PC, I decided to buy a PS3 from South Korea. My first EVER console! AND THIS HAPPENS?!

OUTAREG :ssj: