Tuesday, May 24, 2011
PSN Down for Maintenance, Prepping for Store Return?
The Playstation Network has been taken offline again for maintenance from 4:00 p.m. to midnight. This is probably to prep for the return of the playstation store in the next few days. Sony is probably testing the security and connection issues to make sure that the PS store goes online with as little problems as possible. Which is no indicator that this will happen though because it seems that here lately whatever Sony does, comes back to bite them several days later LOL!. But just maybe the store will be back for good so we can get back to downloading are favorite games and themes.
Monday, May 23, 2011
It has been over a month since the Playstation Network was initially hacked. What followed was Sony’s decision to take the network completely offline to rebuild a security system ensuring such a disaster would never happen again. A disaster Sony’s President referred to as as just a “hiccup.”
Since the first major hack that brought the PSN to a halt, there have several "mini hacks", like aftershocks from a earthquake. Even after they finally began turning on the matchmaking servers it seems to have been hacked again.
Anyone turning on their PS3 to reconnect to PSN will be forced to change their password. This is one of the security measures Sony has implemented to ensure accounts become secure again. But a hack has been discovered allowing someone to reset your password if they know your email address and date of birth. Both pieces of information were taken in the original hack making them publicly available to the right people (hackers).
Sony has since disabled the password reset system with no indication of when or even if it will resume. However, if you already have access to your PSN account it should continue to work. Those that haven’t done the password reset step will just have to wait again. Which is beginning to become a bit redundant if you ask me.
Because the hack uses the email address associated with your account before the April 17 attack, the best form of defense is probably to change the e-mail associated with your PSN account. After doing that the new hack should no longer work. That may also end up being Sony’s solution to this new attack on its service.
Since the first major hack that brought the PSN to a halt, there have several "mini hacks", like aftershocks from a earthquake. Even after they finally began turning on the matchmaking servers it seems to have been hacked again.
Anyone turning on their PS3 to reconnect to PSN will be forced to change their password. This is one of the security measures Sony has implemented to ensure accounts become secure again. But a hack has been discovered allowing someone to reset your password if they know your email address and date of birth. Both pieces of information were taken in the original hack making them publicly available to the right people (hackers).
Sony has since disabled the password reset system with no indication of when or even if it will resume. However, if you already have access to your PSN account it should continue to work. Those that haven’t done the password reset step will just have to wait again. Which is beginning to become a bit redundant if you ask me.
Because the hack uses the email address associated with your account before the April 17 attack, the best form of defense is probably to change the e-mail associated with your PSN account. After doing that the new hack should no longer work. That may also end up being Sony’s solution to this new attack on its service.
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