- Oct 23, 2012
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The team at Sony in charge of the security for the PlayStation Network service claims that there was no breach of its protection recently and that no user data has been obtained by any third party group, despite the claims that were recently made by a hacker group which also said that it managed to attack Microsoft and 2K Games.
A representative from the company is quoted by Joystiq as saying that all the claims have been thoroughly investigated and no intrusion of any kind was detected.
He adds, “Unfortunately, Internet fraud including phishing and password matching are realities that consumers and online networks face on a regular basis. We take these reports very seriously and will continue to monitor our network closely.”
Sony is not advising users of the PlayStation Network to update their passwords or to make any changes to their account at the moment.
They should remain vigilant when dealing with other entities which are asking them to provide any kind of personal details, regardless of the stated purpose.
A group called DerpTrolling leaked a document during the previous week in which it posted a number of login credentials that were allegedly obtained from the Xbox Live service of Microsoft and from 2K Games, in addition to those taken from Sony.
The other two companies have not issued any official statements.
Recently, Electronic Arts has had some trouble with its own servers and a hacker group has claimed responsibility, although most observers claim this is just grandstanding.
Sony needs to keep PSN as protected as possible
Sony is arguably the company that needs to deliver the best possible protection for the PlayStation Network because many users still remember the major 2011 attack, which affected more than 70 million users after it took down the service for months and limited sales of both the PlayStation 3 and the PSP.
The company has promised that the data that gamers are offering will be better protected and that a similar situation will never happen again.
As the popularity of video games continues to grow, criminals will continue to try and find new ways to get access to sensible information like passwords and credit card data.
Recently, a range of fake Twitter accounts that mimic the design and the info offered by official support accounts have sprung up and there are plenty of people who are selling fake Ultimate Team player packages for FIFA 15.
The team at Sony in charge of the security for the PlayStation Network service claims that there was no breach of its protection recently and that no user data has been obtained by any third party group, despite the claims that were recently made by a hacker group which also said that it managed to attack Microsoft and 2K Games.
A representative from the company is quoted by Joystiq as saying that all the claims have been thoroughly investigated and no intrusion of any kind was detected.
He adds, “Unfortunately, Internet fraud including phishing and password matching are realities that consumers and online networks face on a regular basis. We take these reports very seriously and will continue to monitor our network closely.”
Sony is not advising users of the PlayStation Network to update their passwords or to make any changes to their account at the moment.
They should remain vigilant when dealing with other entities which are asking them to provide any kind of personal details, regardless of the stated purpose.
A group called DerpTrolling leaked a document during the previous week in which it posted a number of login credentials that were allegedly obtained from the Xbox Live service of Microsoft and from 2K Games, in addition to those taken from Sony.
The other two companies have not issued any official statements.
Recently, Electronic Arts has had some trouble with its own servers and a hacker group has claimed responsibility, although most observers claim this is just grandstanding.
Sony needs to keep PSN as protected as possible
Sony is arguably the company that needs to deliver the best possible protection for the PlayStation Network because many users still remember the major 2011 attack, which affected more than 70 million users after it took down the service for months and limited sales of both the PlayStation 3 and the PSP.
The company has promised that the data that gamers are offering will be better protected and that a similar situation will never happen again.
As the popularity of video games continues to grow, criminals will continue to try and find new ways to get access to sensible information like passwords and credit card data.
Recently, a range of fake Twitter accounts that mimic the design and the info offered by official support accounts have sprung up and there are plenty of people who are selling fake Ultimate Team player packages for FIFA 15.
