piscian18
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Sony has just admitted they shut down their own network to re-evaluate their security. Anyone know a good anti-virus?
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/22/update-on-playstation-network-qriocity-services/
heee ok.
1. Due to Playstation having linux capabilities the hacking community has left it alone since it's inception. It wasn't until late last year that a hong-kong company finally released a USB key that allowed you to potentially play Back-ups. The company was promptly shutdown.
2.Playstation Removes "OtherOs" via vague firmware update.
3. Geohotz, known has the guy who jailbroke/unlocked the Iphone allowing you to run homebrew and use any cell carrier instead of being stuck in an ATT contract, Sent an open letter to Sony stating that he had the master key and if they didn't put the OtherOs option back in he'd release it to the public.
4. Sony takes Geohotz to court.
5. Geohotz releases the master key to the general public.(not a crack but the key allowing you to open up the PS3. There's still some hoops involved to get to backup's/homebrew, but the PS3 has never interested me enough to investigate. Requests for help regarding jailbreak will be ignored. Do not PM me asking.)
6. Geohotz contacts the EFF and opens up an account for donations because Sony is seeking to get precedent making Console modifications illegal. Despite some bad youtube press the response is overwhelming Geohotz gets the defense money he needs.
7. With in a week of the trial starting Sony gets Geohotz website shutdown and gets the IP's of anyone who donated to him or watched his videos. Additionally they got the all of his personal equipment, computers, etc.
8. Geohotz goes on springbreak, the thirdparty holding his gear lets Sony know that they need Sata-controllers to read the hard drives he turned in. Sony announces to the press That Geohotz fled the country and is withholding evidence.
9. Anonymous steps in and starts Attacking Sony's network effectively taking down PSN. unbanning many banned consoles and banning corporate consoles
10. There's some argument back and forth mainly dealing with Sony trying to get the trial moved to California from New Jersey. Sony and Geohotz settle. The details are sealed. Anonymous stops their attacks amid this. PSN comes back.
11. Sony PSN goes down. Sony says someone is attacking them. Anonymous refuses credit.
12. Geohotz donates all funds leftover to EFF.
13. Sony announces they actually shutdown PSN to investigate better security measures before coming back up.
14. Sony has now clarified that during the attacks data theft was rampant and they've had to shut everything down until they can confirm their service and servers are secure from further attacks.
15. While there are no reliable sources on the issue it's become clear that the original Anon attack highlighted security vulnerabilities in Sony's Network allowing unidentified persons the means to access Sony's internal database. up to 100 million or as low as 25 million (depending on source) accounts have been compromised. See Sony Blog for details on compensation and Despite earlier reports claiming the PlayStation Network would be up and running by May 31, Sony has publicly denied the existence of any such deadline.
Update when something worth mentioning comes up.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/22/update-on-playstation-network-qriocity-services/
An external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. In order to conduct a thorough investigation and to verify the smooth and secure operation of our network services going forward, we turned off PlayStation Network & Qriocity services on the evening of Wednesday, April 20th. Providing quality entertainment services to our customers and partners is our utmost priority. We are doing all we can to resolve this situation quickly, and we once again thank you for your patience. We will continue to update you promptly as we have additional information to share.
new to the party... can someone explain why sony was attacked? a link to some back story or some cliffs would help.
heee ok.
1. Due to Playstation having linux capabilities the hacking community has left it alone since it's inception. It wasn't until late last year that a hong-kong company finally released a USB key that allowed you to potentially play Back-ups. The company was promptly shutdown.
2.Playstation Removes "OtherOs" via vague firmware update.
3. Geohotz, known has the guy who jailbroke/unlocked the Iphone allowing you to run homebrew and use any cell carrier instead of being stuck in an ATT contract, Sent an open letter to Sony stating that he had the master key and if they didn't put the OtherOs option back in he'd release it to the public.
4. Sony takes Geohotz to court.
5. Geohotz releases the master key to the general public.(not a crack but the key allowing you to open up the PS3. There's still some hoops involved to get to backup's/homebrew, but the PS3 has never interested me enough to investigate. Requests for help regarding jailbreak will be ignored. Do not PM me asking.)
6. Geohotz contacts the EFF and opens up an account for donations because Sony is seeking to get precedent making Console modifications illegal. Despite some bad youtube press the response is overwhelming Geohotz gets the defense money he needs.
7. With in a week of the trial starting Sony gets Geohotz website shutdown and gets the IP's of anyone who donated to him or watched his videos. Additionally they got the all of his personal equipment, computers, etc.
8. Geohotz goes on springbreak, the thirdparty holding his gear lets Sony know that they need Sata-controllers to read the hard drives he turned in. Sony announces to the press That Geohotz fled the country and is withholding evidence.
9. Anonymous steps in and starts Attacking Sony's network effectively taking down PSN. unbanning many banned consoles and banning corporate consoles
10. There's some argument back and forth mainly dealing with Sony trying to get the trial moved to California from New Jersey. Sony and Geohotz settle. The details are sealed. Anonymous stops their attacks amid this. PSN comes back.
11. Sony PSN goes down. Sony says someone is attacking them. Anonymous refuses credit.
12. Geohotz donates all funds leftover to EFF.
13. Sony announces they actually shutdown PSN to investigate better security measures before coming back up.
14. Sony has now clarified that during the attacks data theft was rampant and they've had to shut everything down until they can confirm their service and servers are secure from further attacks.
15. While there are no reliable sources on the issue it's become clear that the original Anon attack highlighted security vulnerabilities in Sony's Network allowing unidentified persons the means to access Sony's internal database. up to 100 million or as low as 25 million (depending on source) accounts have been compromised. See Sony Blog for details on compensation and Despite earlier reports claiming the PlayStation Network would be up and running by May 31, Sony has publicly denied the existence of any such deadline.
Update when something worth mentioning comes up.
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