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    Garnett Lee posted a new article, Sony answers questions about PlayStation Network data theft.

    Sony answered some of the most asked questions about the subscriber data stolen from its PlayStation Network and Qriocity services.
    Apr 27, 2011 5:50pm PDT
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    Garnett Lee posted a new article, Sony answers questions about PlayStation Network data theft.

    Sony answered some of the most asked questions about the subscriber data stolen from its PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      Only half a comfort. : BadWolfChicken
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        at least it hopefully puts to bed the question whether the passwords were encrypted or not : RikiTiki2
        • wtf, i meant to say credit cards. all this password talk is too much sometimes : RikiTiki2
      • That's true. I wonder if it will ever be clear who/what is the cause. : BadWolfChicken
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      So, passwords were part of the data that was stored unencrypted, then? : BlackCat9This person is cool!
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        looks like they still haven't addressed that, specifically. personal data, no, but does that include pass... : RikiTiki2
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          If they haven't told us that they were encrypted by this point, I would assume that they were not and the... : rickThis person is cool!
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            even if they weren't thats what rainbow tables are for : GloriousCowThis person is cool!
            • Can a one-way hashed and salted value be rainbow tabled? Too bad most of what was compromised actually ne... : ZenzenTen
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              If people are using non-dictionary passwords, they should still be pretty well protected, no? : rickThis person is cool!
              • only if they're over a certain length : GloriousCowThis person is cool!
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        Yeah, user names, passwords, and all the rest were apparently in the second data set that was not encrypt... : Garnett Lee
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          And that's completely inexcusable. It is literally "ASP/PHP/Ruby for Dummies" level stuff that has been d... : spookydThis person is cool!
          • I would be ok if the password was at least hashed. If its neither hashed or encrypted, then I see a large... : FuryVIIThis person is cool!
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        PsnUserPasswords.txt : skitzoThis person is cool!
        • userpass.csv : zehh
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      The koolaid must be strong to roll over for this kind of thing. Consumers have to be furious or it's onl... : jjastor
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        Oh get the fuck over yourself. You sound like a seventeen year old kid fresh into college. "Corporations... : GigiLeCheshire
        • And you're the reason this country [The US] sucks. : wangelThis person is cool!
        • I dont see how people keep defending Sony. It was not a mistake it was neglect. They did not tell us what... : oldschoolbob-oThis person is cool!
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        "if you're complacent, you deserved this happening." what, so everyone who signed up for PSN and isn't pi... : nwillard
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          Oh so let me guess my friends that was raped for trusting a friend so she deserved have had that happen... : nitefyre410
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            Nwillard that this was not directed towards you but the comment you commented on... Sorry if there is w... : nitefyre410
            • is cool mon : nwillard
      • lol : [7]kamiThis person is cool!
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      I wish there were someone I could call to have my Steam account linked to my PSN so I can play Portal 2 o... : pigvomitThis person is cool!
      • I know pigs will fly when this happens but Steam teaming up with sony's PSN.... Food for thought... : TotalRecall
    • http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/hackers-claim-to-have-playstation-users-card-data/?ref=technolog... : nitefyre410
    • There is a security standard that companies are required to follow when storing personal, credit card, or... : Miller_TYMThis person is cool!
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      proof that consoles are for noobs. xD : 00-bracken
      • but seriously, i'm laughing @ all the outrage w/ PSN; it's some black-hat who is stealing/selling persona... : 00-bracken