Sony Hacked Again!

Glory to the Brave!

 

At least the bad press comes with free security consulting..

 

Well thats what happens when you piss off the people.They just wanted to show that not even sony is untouchable.

 

fair enough but they're still wankers.

 

is there a way to see if you were hacked somehow/ or wat info was taken?

 

the first step to take if you think your computer has been compromised, is to run a virus scan. But I don't want you to run just any type of virus scan, I want you to boot into a live CD and run the virus scan from there. A live CD, or bootable CD, is an entire operating system that is run entirely from the CD. The reason for using a boot CD is that running the virus scan from a CD means that your compromised operating system won't get in the way, it means that the virus can't detect the scan beginning and run away. My boot CD of choice for running a anti-virus scan would be Ultimate Boot CD for Windows. Go there, follow the instructions and boot your computer up with it. You should be at home with the interface if you have ever used Windows XP. Once booted up, just start up the anti-virus scan of your choice and go make a cup of coffee (or two!). With the scan completed, take a look at the scan results. Did it find anything? If so, Google those viruses/trojans and see if there is any other way to check to ensure that they are gone.

Once you have completed the boot CD anti-virus scan, boot back up into your computer. If you were originally having issues with the computer being slow, has it gotten better now? If no, then there is probably something still on your machine. If yes, there could still be something on your machine, but the evidence isn't pointing to it at this point. For 99% of users, they really don't care about security and just want their PC to work like it used to. If you are in that 99% and your PC is working like normal, stop reading. If you are in the 1% and really want to do a thorough job, read on!

At this point, your anti-virus scan either found and removed a bunch of crap, or it didn't find anything at all. Now, just because it found and removed a bunch of malware doesn't mean your computer is out of the woods. And just because the anti-virus software didn't find anything doesn't mean that you aren't infected. Another good step at this point, would to be run some other anti-virus scans on your machine. So if you ran AVG first, try running ClamAV from a Linux boot CD or *insert anti-virus here*. Anti-virus software is all different, and some can detect and remove malware that other ones can't. It is a good idea to run a whole bunch of them to ensure that your bases are covered.

 

my walkman is safe, right??...

 

http://www.avforums.com/forums/portable-music-mp3/228839-new-sony-network-walkman-hack-site.html is the best i can come up with for you. I have a Htc Ispire dont know much about walkmans.

 

... i have a sports yellow version..

 

Like this sir?

 

Walkman.....Meh.....I Have A Sony "Discman" And That Makes Me Way Cooler Than You....



Cheers Glen.

 

yeap..

cassettes dont skip, but tend top chew up batteries fast..

 

That is why digital is the way to go.Get a otterbox for it is even waterproof to a point.Just stay away from apple phones...as a good friend once told me,Their have made a beautiful garden and no one is aloud inside it every see it bloom.

 

Ok so Sony has no security for it's customers, that still does not excuse nor justify the publishing of the customer information by the group that hacked Sony's servers. They could have proven thier point without putting innocent peoples confidential info at risk.

I'm pretty sure he was asking about finding out if his SONY account was hacked and if his information had been compromised.

 

Nintendo was hacked also i am telling you it is to show that no one is untouchable.
http://news.punchjump.com/2011/06/05/nintendo-servers-hacked-user-information-not-compromised/

 

Sony has not released any info on who's info was hacked.The hackers posted a few but thats all they have released just yet.

 

if Nintendo's US servers in America were hacked

will it affect Nintendo gamers outside the USA ?

 

But you are missing a key detail: "no user information was compromised"

Whereas Sony has gotten hacked, what, three times in six months? With unencrypted personal information and credit card numbers being taken with ease.

 

Their actions (or lack thereof) are a tell of their attitudes toward the customer once they have the customer's money.