Sony Hacked Again!

No, nothing that sinister at all. Having worked off and on in the computer industry and with a friend who installs and maintains small business networks for close to 20 years, I feel it's a lot more about the inept morons who call themselves IT experts because they know how to hit ctrl-alt-del.
You really would be appalled at what passes for "knowledge" for some people in the IT field.

Being knowingly reckless and cavalier about customers info will only cost them money and customers in the long run, so I'm leaning towards the "moron who lied on his resume" more so than the "evil corporation" explanation.

 

They've had this problem in the past and haven't done anything to change it.
They've probably spent more on PR since the first leak than they have upgrading their system's or staff. Hell, we all know they have cause they've gotten hacked twice since.

BP all over again.

 

Yeah pretty happy with my xbox right now, jus sayin'.

 

Amen to that.

LulzSecurity...that made me giggle.

 

x3 on that one.
Pleased that I have an XBOX, and not a PS3.

 

I got a Wii so my online account can't get hacked!

 

for now.....

 

They don't have online accounts =P

 

Yes, but...

They have a track record and it apparently hasn't cost them enough to do anything about it. I'm appreciative of HDV's efforts in trivializing my response as the ubiquitous "evil corporation" mantra that floats about the conspiracy theorist mind set. "Evil corporation" has become a fact because we've collectively allowed it to do so. The best chance for that to change in a positive, meaningful way is that the consumer collectively takes action.

Everyone who spends money within the economy casts a vote that counts far more than any political ballot. It would seem that gamers might be in a particularly good position to collectively exact some justice by choking off the monetary lifeblood of Sony. I'll certainly do my part by not buying anything Sony again...

 

ah, yes...vengeance is MINE says the corporation!

http://onlinegamernews.net/news/sony-hackers-arrested-spain-3-anonymous-members-detained

put them in a spanish prison...dig up the inquisition paraphenalia. we will make them talk!

 

I agree with the above completely.
I just choose not to jump to the "evil corporation" explanation as readily as some here do.
Certainly there are significant monetary incentives on the part of Sony to rectifie the situation. The fact that they obviously did not the first time this happened screams incompetence more than anything else.

Being the "Evil money hoarding corporation" that Sony obviously is it makes more financial sense for them to correct any security issues so they can continue to take their customers to the proverbial cleaners. Again, ineptitude and incompetence are more likely causes than a willing decision to NOT fix the problem, which is the implication with the "evil corporation that doesn't give a shit about it's customers" explanation.

This whole thread speaks to my whole premise that yet once again, a certain segment of this forum jumps to the "evil corporation" explanation, completely tossing logic and rational thought out the window in the process.

Bottom line in simple terms is that it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever for a company driven by profits to knowingly allow such a thing to happen, especially more than once, because as you stated stinkfoot, people vote with their wallets.

 

you install any antivirus in your computer