Sony says data for 25 million more customers stolen Sony warned that personally identifiable information for an additional 25 million customers was exposed after discovering a massive security breach extended to its online computer games service. The intrusion on Sony Online Entertainment systems exposed data for 24.6 million users, including their name, address, email address, …
Sony used the expensive litigation to bully the PS3 hacker into submission, irrespective of the law.
Anonymous (understandably) took exception to this and threatened Sony.
Sony were therefore expecting a huge DOS.
An ideal time for a criminal hack, because Sony would likely misinterpret the seriousness.
The only question is whether this was already planned and just had lucky timing, or was planned as a result of the situation.
Hardly, while the PR in the case of Fukushima failed pretty badly, the actual damage done was limited and the majority of the information they had (what little it was) was in fact made pubic as soon as they could do so.
I'm not sure if there is a parallel here at all... When did last someone lose 100 million people worth of data? In a hack that seems to have lasted for days and took days more before any real information was disclosed?
This is an unprecedented level of fail.
Can anybody imagine what will happen when databases of major companies like Google or Facebook will be hacked? These companies see and aggregate almost anything we are doing online, hence hackers will know everything about everyone. It looks like the ultimate target for hackers. Control and protect your online privacy with features like breadcrumbs Bogus Identity, one day it will pay off.
Depends on your perspective. Both rape and pillage their users' data, but the scariest process (face tagging) is actually safe in Farcebook as it at least tells you that it has happened and allows you to undo it. Google will never let you know.
However, with both you are but one programming mistake away from disclosure..
Sony publishes their end of year figures and points to a massive drop in profits which they will blame on piracy and hacking rather that their own lack of a creditable IT Policy.
American companies have Sarbanes Oxley which can lead to jail time if not adhered to.
Sony has a policy which they just make up as they go along.
Not a Sony customer and certainly not likely to be in the future.
Remember to vote everybody or things will never change.
I wonder what would happen if said hacker individual or community came out and said "we will make all data accessable unless Sony opens up the PS3", Sony would obviously say no but at the expense of making everyone unhappy?
Anyone think Sony would cave? Just putting the question out there... BOOM!
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