If you have a PSN account and haven't gotten your fill of this story already, there are a pair of Q&As up at the US Playstation blog. The first, posted a couple of days ago, mostly answers question about the intrusion itself. You'll be relieved to know your credit card's security code was not compromised. Of course, that's because they never asked for it in the first place. If the moral of the story is, "Any information you didn't already provide us is safe," then I guess they're in good shape. To be fair, there is still no official acknowledgment that credit card information has been taken. So either the Internet-wide Panic button on stolen credit card info needs to be reset or Sony is so deep into cover your ass mode that they've lost all sense of perspective and their word has literally no meaning at this point. (I call it a toss-up.) Q&A: The Second deals with the most important matters. Will trophies earned count when the service is back up? Will Cloud saves be restored? Etc. Oh, and there's the matter of compensation for users of subscription services like DC Universe Online and just for the general inconvenience of the whole matter. Here are those answers... Q: What if we have a subscription to PS3 MMOs DC Universe Online or Free Realms? Will we get compensation for that? A: From Sony Online Entertainment: “We apologize for any inconvenience players may have experienced as a result of the recent service interruption. As a global leader in online gaming, SOE is committed to delivering stable and entertaining games for players of all ages. To thank players for their patience, we will be hosting special events across our game portfolio. We are also working on a “make good” plan for players of the PS3 versions of DC Universe Online and Free Realms. Details will be available soon on the individual game websites and forums.” Q: Will there be a goodwill gesture for the time we haven’t been able to utilize PSN/Qriocity? A: We are currently evaluating ways to show appreciation for your extraordinary patience as we work to get these services back online. Keep in mind with the first of these that the reply comes not from the PSN group, but SOE, whose hands I'd imagine are just as tied as everyone else's at the moment. As for the goodwill gesture, can anyone name anything they can possibly do to make up for this fiasco? Yeah, me neither.
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Posted to google.com
Sony PSN Blog Q&As
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April 29 2011, 3:46pm | Comments »
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Posted to carstenringe.net
Sony installiert eine Backdoor in die PS3
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Ich glaub, ich spinne. was muss ich da bei Slashdot lesen? Ich hätte Lust, meine PS3 einfach so aus Prinzip zu jailbreaken. Einfach nur, weil’s geht. Weil Sony so langsam ein Verhalten an den Tag legt, dass ich eigentlich nicht unterstützen will. Ich habe die PS3 gekauft, habe nie etwas unrechtmässiges damit getan, und jetzt installiert Sony als Hersteller eine Backdoor, um mich auszuspionieren, mich zu bespitzeln? Ich weiß gar nicht, was ich dazu sagen soll… Aber lest erstmal selbst: According to developer Mathieulh, the official PS3 firmware v3.56 is said to contain a rootkit which allow Sony to perform remote code execution upon connection to the PlayStation network. via JAILBREAKSCENE – Homebrew, Downloads, Backup: Official PS3 firmware v3.56 has a rootkit und via PS3 OFW 3.56 New Feature: Rootkit (allegedly)
February 1 2011, 7:46pm | Comments »
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