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Sosseres:
They said you should change it. Once it is up being implied.

The problem they have with stolen cc info is that a lot of it doesn't work. One time cards, sum cards and expired cards will clutter all their searches. Trying that many combinations on one service will raise red flags galore. Then you have the next step, a card that exists that needs a code. You can probably just pick a number and then just try card after card until you hit one with that code. Which once again will raise flags after a situation like this.

They can most likely get a bunch of CC used. But implying they can use anywhere near all of them is a bit strange.

ph4zr:

--- Quote from: Sosseres on April 28, 2011, 03:05:47 AM ---Trying that many combinations on one service will raise red flags galore.

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Edit: I guess you actually said something more along the lines of "they wouldn't be able to use them all anyway", so my comment doesn't apply as much as I thought it might. The CC company would likely disable the account after enough failed transactions. Still, even a mere fraction of authorizations being successful is pretty significant considering the number of subscribers who have card information stored on the servers. Once they have a working set of cards, they could probably go on a spree with those ones, causing no small amount of trouble for the rightful owners (or the card company, or both). /edit

Why wouldn't they just bounce their IP off a few proxies (or even TOR) or use a bot-net to try the cards for them? If they have the experience to hack the PSN servers and grab account info, they're probably not stupid enough to get caught with a sparkly golden trail leading back to them if or when they use the cards. Identify theft is a very real phenomenon, that doesn't seem to have gotten significantly harder with the advancement of technology. A lot of it's probably good old social engineering, but surely technical expertise facilitates things greatly.

I'm just speculating and making stuff up, though, I don't really know what's possible, plausible, or just plain silly. Sorry if I'm making it sound like "the end is nigh, the end is nigh!", or whatever.

Heck, who knows: maybe it's just an MS fanboy who wants to stick it to Sony. Or, -gasp-, a Nintendo* fan!
*"I'm hardcore, I'm hardcore. 13 years old and hardcore. Look at me with my 'moustachio' and red suspenders! ~pika" /no offense intended, it was just an amazingly random thought that came to my head. I actually like Nintendo and the 360 well enough.

fohfoh:
Ehh... seriously though, isn't it like one of the first things everyone does with Sony stuff? Figure out the super ridiculous hard way to hack that shit? It's not the first time I've seen a warning about someone accessing some site and stealing information. People are just being too harsh on Sony.... because it's Sony.

Havoc10K:
they are harsh cuz they expected more security from a company like Sony, which is stupid, cuz the more security the more temptation to hack it :P

Meomix:

--- Quote from: Havoc10K on April 28, 2011, 05:26:19 AM ---they are harsh cuz they expected more security from a company like Sony, which is stupid, cuz the more security the more temptation to hack it :P

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And this is why folks you either ignore Havoc10k or shoot him on sight, responding to this guy is like trying to talk to your own posts.

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