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tinkertiler
04-05-2011, 09:59 PM
Sony has blamed the online vigilante group Anonymous for indirectly allowing the security breach that allowed a hacker to gain access to the personal data of more than 100m online game users was compromised.

In a letter to Congress, Sony said its network was breached at the same time as it was defending itself against a denial-of-service attack from Anonymous.

Denial-of-service attacks take servers down by overwhelming them with internet traffic.

Sony said that it had been the target of attacks from Anonymous because it had taken action against a hacker in federal court in San Francisco.
'We are legion'

It added that the attack that stole the data had been launched separately while it was distracted by the denial-of-service attack, and that it was not sure whether the organisers of the two attacks were working together.

Sony said that it had discovered on Sunday a file planted on one of its servers named Anonymous and featuring the line "We are legion", which is a phrase used by the group.

The vigilante group has denied being involved in the data theft.

In the letter to members of the House Commerce Committee, Kazuo Hirai, chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment America, defended the way that his company had dealt with the breach.

Sony discovered a breach in its Playstation video game network on 20 April but did not report it to US authorities for two days and only informed consumers on 26 April.

"Throughout the process, Sony Network Entertainment America was very concerned that announcing partial or tentative information to consumers could cause confusion and lead them to take unnecessary actions if the information was not fully corroborated by forensic evidence," the letter said.


To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. When are sony going to admit they they fooked up ffs! They blame everyone else apart from the real culprits here.

YOU are to blame Sony NO ONE else! You bought this upon yourselves with all the crap that you pull. Your security system was not up to scratch, you have annoyed alot of people with your recent court action against a hacker just because they cracked your secuity system. If you want it more secure spend more money on it then!

You dont hear of MS spitting its dummy out going after C4eva (firmware hacker for xbox) they just go on improving there system security to try and combat the hack. Which happens quite alot lol

Your own actions and tantrums are your own downfall Sony. The sooner you stick your hands in the air and say "sorry we have messed up" people will be annoyed but they will get over it but you keep blaming everyone else and we all know that YOU are the ones to blame no one else!!!! Give it up and start again and save face dont dig the hole any bigger than it already is!!!

TT

Spinifex
05-05-2011, 12:27 AM
There not blaming anonymous, they said they found a file called anonymous with the words "we are legion"

it dont mean it was them but could of been a frame or if it was anonymous it was somebody from that team who worked alone.



Today, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing in Washington, DC on “The Threat of Data Theft to American Consumers.”
Kazuo Hirai, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sony Computer Entertainment America, submitted written answers to questions posed by the subcommittee about the large-scale, criminal cyber-attack we have experienced. We wanted to share those answers with you (click here (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. In summary, we told the subcommittee that in dealing with this cyber attack we followed four key principles:


Act with care and caution.
Provide relevant information to the public when it has been verified.
Take responsibility for our obligations to our customers.
Work with law enforcement authorities.

We also informed the subcommittee of the following:


Sony has been the victim of a very carefully planned, very professional, highly sophisticated criminal cyber attack.
We discovered that the intruders had planted a file on one of our Sony Online Entertainment servers named “Anonymous” with the words “We are Legion.”
By April 25, forensic teams were able to confirm the scope of the personal data they believed had been taken, and could not rule out whether credit card information had been accessed. On April 26, we notified customers of those facts.
As of today, the major credit card companies have not reported any fraudulent transactions that they believe are the direct result of this cyber attack.
Protecting individuals’ personal data is the highestpriority and ensuring that the Internet can be made secure for commerce is also essential. Worldwide, countries and businesses will have to come together to ensure the safety of commerce over the Internet and find ways to combat cybercrime and cyber terrorism.
We are taking a number of steps to prevent future breaches, including enhanced levels of data protection and encryption; enhanced ability to detect software intrusions, unauthorized access and unusual activity patterns; additional firewalls; establishment of a new data center in an undisclosed location with increased security; and the naming of a new Chief Information Security Officer.

We told the subcommittee about our intent to offer complimentary identity theft protection to U.S. account holders and detailed the “Welcome Back” program that includes free downloads, 30 days of free membership in the
PlayStation Plus premium subscription service; 30 days of free service for Music Unlimited subscribers; and extending PlayStation Plus and Music Unlimited subscriptions for the number of days services were unavailable.
We are working around the clock to have some PlayStation Network services restored and we’ll be providing specific details shortly. We hope this update is helpful to you, and we will continue to keep you posted as we work to restore our network and provide you with both the entertainment and the security you deserve.

Diablo13
05-05-2011, 12:47 AM
When are sony going to admit they they fooked up ffs! They blame everyone else apart from the real culprits here.

It's all a game to Sony! :lol2:
"Anonymous - Black Ops Insecure Entry" sounds like it could be a winner to me? :hyst: