Ironman273 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Sony resetting some PSN passwords as a 'precautionary measure'BY SHARIF SAKRPSN users around the world have been booting up their various consoles only to be confronted with a message saying their passwords are incorrect. They've then had to go through the rigmarole of creating new login details, usually while still in the dark as to what happened to their accounts in the first place -- and whether they might have been hacked. Sony has since put out an explanation via various official channels in the US, EU and Japan, saying that only "some" users have been affected and that the password resets are "purely a precautionary measure" for "routine protection." We've contacted the company for clarification on its policy about contacting users individually in this sort of situation, and also to see if we can find out a little more about this "non-specific" threat to certain accounts. Javascript is not enabled or refresh the page to view. Click here to view the Tweet Source: Engadget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praetor Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 here we go again... Thief000 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Ninja Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Good, Better safe than sorry I say. I never had to reset mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted November 26, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted November 26, 2013 I heard credit card details were stored in a PDF file this time! Praetor and benthebear 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BajiRav Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Strange routine protection that needs such 'precautionary measure' :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper11 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 That's why I started using two-factor authentication for my MS account (which of course covers my X1) and why I hope Sony adds support for that for psn accounts. It is a bit of an annoyance, but it just gives me more of a peace of mind that if something should go wrong, I'm a little safer. BajiRav and Fourjays 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firey Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I did notice some issues with connecting to the PSN Last night. Kept getting could not contact server errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudtrooper Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Wouldn't be surprised if its anyone listed in the leaked adobe password lists.. lots of places are taking those lists and forcing precautionary password changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firey Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Wouldn't be surprised if its anyone listed in the leaked adobe password lists.. lots of places are taking those lists and forcing precautionary password changes. Dreamhost did this. I got an email from them saying my email was found in the list and to change my password on various sites in the event it is targetted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudtrooper Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Dreamhost did this. I got an email from them saying my email was found in the list and to change my password on various sites in the event it is targetted. Unfortunately i had my account in the list.. i got forced changes from Facebook, LinkedIn.. and a few other sites.. heck, i think even when Ubisoft was hacked they got my info there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firey Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Unfortunately i had my account in the list.. i got forced changes from Facebook, LinkedIn.. and a few other sites.. heck, i think even when Ubisoft was hacked they got my info there too. Didn't get change requests from Facebook, or anything. Ubisoft did make me change my password though. It's good to see companies looking out for their users.. even if it is to avoid legal problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thief000 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 "Precautinary measure", yeah, sounds like they got hacked AGAIN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Ninja Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 "Precautinary measure", yeah, sounds like they got hacked AGAIN. They didn't get hacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. S. Veteran Posted November 26, 2013 Veteran Share Posted November 26, 2013 Wouldn't be surprised if its anyone listed in the leaked adobe password lists.. lots of places are taking those lists and forcing precautionary password changes. Yeah, that's what I thought when I heard it was for certain customers. That leak exposed a ton of email/password combos. Maybe SONY combed trough their database and saw a certain pattern emerging and decided to play if safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egocentric Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 My password got reset, no idea what "Precautionary measures" needed to be taken in regards to my account. Unless the automated system considered me a potential mental health risk for purchasing digital copy of CoD:Ghosts and wanted to stave off any emotional breakdown that may result. Cheers Sony :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisj1968 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 While this is interesting. This is surely a testament of how things can get jacked up due to the proliferation of the internet. I've had 3 Debit Cards in the last 4 years because CERTAIN large retailers who refuse to properly protect their databases that contain credit card data. So this issue to reissue passwords doesn't surprise me in the least. I'm not sure why however, Businesses have a moral obligation to protect peoples investments and credit card data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper11 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 While this is interesting. This is surely a testament of how things can get jacked up due to the proliferation of the internet. I've had 3 Debit Cards in the last 4 years because CERTAIN large retailers who refuse to properly protect their databases that contain credit card data. So this issue to reissue passwords doesn't surprise me in the least. I'm not sure why however, Businesses have a moral obligation to protect peoples investments and credit card data. Its simple, customers demand that they care about it. So businesses have to take it seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Eternal Tempest MVC Posted December 5, 2013 MVC Share Posted December 5, 2013 I got an email that I thought was phishing about changing PSN password. I tried signing in directly to Sony web store directly - http://www.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/home/ and it essentially forced me to reset the password. I'm hoping this isn't a partial / psn breach, however wanted to see if anyone else has been force to change their psn password. (Edit) I just received this notification today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted December 5, 2013 Veteran Share Posted December 5, 2013 Topics merged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted December 11, 2013 Veteran Share Posted December 11, 2013 Mine just got reset, must be a very slow hack. Edit: The old password was 20+ characters, mixed case with numbers and punctuation, and was unique to PSN, so it's not like it was password reuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted December 11, 2013 Veteran Share Posted December 11, 2013 If there's one positive it's at least they are preventing accounts being stolen and password resets are being issued. I've read it's related to Fifa again. Any more info on it other than the resets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XorpiZ Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Apparantly Sony has been hacked, again. Either this, or this is remnants from another hack. Links are in danish, but I'll try to recap. http://ekstrabladet.dk/kup/forbrug/article2177504.ece http://ekstrabladet.dk/kup/forbrug/article2177357.ece Basically, the guy noticed that ~200$ was taken from his account (he had his credit card linked to his PS-account) and used to buy some FIFA14-stuff. The danish head of marketing confirmed that a "small number" of accounts were hacked, but she refused to reveal any hard numbers; "We never do that in these cases". Sony Denmark told the guy to contact the hotline... which cost in the vicinity of 1$ per minute. The head of marketing rounds of her long list of non-answers by saying "It's normal to pay extra to talk to a hotline". It's not. At least not in Denmark. Lets hope it's not a big deal this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted December 18, 2013 Veteran Share Posted December 18, 2013 Topics merged. Has been going on for weeks. Still no new info or confirmation besides the password resets, from Sony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liana Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 "Would you like PlayStation Network to store your payment information for future purchases?" I think I'm good, thanks. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benthebear Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 What free games will they give out this time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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