Sony's PSN down "for a day or two"

[Tale]

No multiplayer, no downloads for a day or two. Quite a fail: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2383924,00.asp

Sony said Thursday that its PlayStation Network, the online service that connects Sony's game consoles like the PlayStation 3, may be out for a "full day or two" due to an unexpected and unexplained outage.

[Paelos]

 

[Sauced]

Are the US PSN servers hosted by Amazon?

[Tale]

Not related says F-secure http://twitter.com/mikkohypponen/status/61164910230507520

[Mrbloodworth]

So, this sucks, no netflix as well.

Some rumors and a video say this is anonymous, but I don't know if thats true.

[apocrypha]

A semi-inside source tells me it could be to do with Amazon Cloud servers being at capacity. Apparently they handle authentication? That's very 2nd hand info though.

The article linked in the first post says that Anonymous have publicly distanced themselves from this, and I'd have thought if it was them they'd say so.

[Nija]

You get what you pay for.

[Hawkbit]

So, this sucks, no netflix as well.

Some rumors and a video say this is anonymous, but I don't know if thats true.

I was using Netflix last night.  When it tried to sign in and errored out, Netflix still loads in the background.  Hit O to cancel and it worked on my system.

[Mrbloodworth]

A semi-inside source tells me it could be to do with Amazon Cloud servers being at capacity. Apparently they handle authentication? That's very 2nd hand info though.

The article linked in the first post says that Anonymous have publicly distanced themselves from this, and I'd have thought if it was them they'd say so.

Its not related to amazon.

You get what you pay for.

You do know there is a paid service now right? But I keep forgetting, Xbox has never had this problem. Ever.  

I was using Netflix last night.  When it tried to sign in and errored out, Netflix still loads in the background.  Hit O to cancel and it worked on my system.

It kept prompting me to sign into the PSnetwork, ill give it a go again I guess.

[Hawkbit]

I autosign into PSN, so when I hit Netflix and the PSN login comes up, it loads and errors out.  Then I hit O at the error screen and Netflix loaded from there.  Can't go more than a day without my Farscape fix right now...   

Also, related?: http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=20725.0

[Yegolev]

I have netflix on the 360 also, but I can't play my online character in Demon's Souls for now.  Maybe I want to start an offline one... hmmm.  But if I forget to disconnect from the network before I boot the game, I will be very unhappy.

[apocrypha]

Looks like my info was wrong, it is some kind of malicious attack:

An external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. In order to conduct a thorough investigation and to verify the smooth and secure operation of our network services going forward, we turned off PlayStation Network & Qriocity services on the evening of Wednesday, April 20th. Providing quality entertainment services to our customers and partners is our utmost priority. We are doing all we can to resolve this situation quickly, and we once again thank you for your patience. We will continue to update you promptly as we have additional information to share.

[Ingmar]

People elsewhere are claiming it is Anonymous, but I think at this point anytime anything happens people are going to credit Anonymous.

[Chimpy]

People elsewhere are claiming it is Anonymous, but I think at this point anytime anything happens people are going to credit Anonymous.

Considering that Anonymous pats itself on its back all the time for its decentralized nature, it could very well be some of their "people" doing this to get back at "the man". The "organization" saying that it isn't doing it doesn't mean that everyone who is affiliated with them has clean hands.

[Fabricated]

Anonymous attacked the PSN with a little bit of success but the backlash to fucking over people who just wanted to play online made them apologize and back off PSN/Sony's websites. I doubt it's them.

[stu]

I cracked and went to Michael's today. Picked up some stuff. Learning how to knit and enjoying myself so far. Still miss BC2.

[Rendakor]

Rumors I've heard say that geohot's the one responsible for this.

[NiX]

Rumors I've heard say that geohot's the one responsible for this.

I heard it was Valve.

[Yegolev]

Rumors I've heard say that geohot's the one responsible for this.

I heard it was Valve.

[schild]

Oh ho ho. I get it. It's a fat joke.

[Chimpy]

How long have you been waiting for an opportunity to use that image, yeg?

[Mrbloodworth]

So, this sucks, no netflix as well.

Some rumors and a video say this is anonymous, but I don't know if thats true.

I was using Netflix last night.  When it tried to sign in and errored out, Netflix still loads in the background.  Hit O to cancel and it worked on my system.

This worked. You do have to keep letting it fail sign in though. Nextflix loads behind.

[Yegolev]

How long have you been waiting for an opportunity to use that image, yeg?

No idea.  It wasn't even a good fit, to be honest.  I have a lot of shit in my dropbox.

[KallDrexx]

According to Arstechnica

Satoshi Fukuoka, a spokesman for Sony Computer Entertainment in Tokyo, spoke with PCWorld and claimed the company "has not yet determined if the personal information or credit card numbers of users have been compromised, but that Sony would promptly inform users if it found that was the case."

[Yegolev]

I almost posted an ancient image macro, but instead I'll just say: "Shit."

[Nonentity]

PSN is down because of a custom firmware. This one called Rebug allowed users to turn on a lot of dev features on the console. Using proxies and such, they were able to get banned consoles back onto PSN, as it was a 'trusted console', being a dev console and all.

The more sinister thing is that people were able to add infinity virtual dollars to a fake credit card, since it didn't run financial checks on the 'trusted' devices, and people were downloading every single thing PSN had to offer, including PSP titles on the PSP Go and such. This has also apparently been going on since the 2nd of April, and in a widespread capacity since the 7th.

This is basically what I've gleaned from this reddit thread and beyond, but the legitimacy of this seems fairly solid, and that is hilariously fucked.

EDIT: Doesn't appear to have been Rebug responsible for the information leak, at least from the folks at psx-scene - people WERE still spoofing their way to owning tons of PSN software, though.

[Rasix]

I have no words.  That is a spectacular fuck up if true. 

[Samprimary]

PSN is down because of a custom firmware. This one called Rebug allowed users to turn on a lot of dev features on the console. Using proxies and such, they were able to get banned consoles back onto PSN, as it was a 'trusted console', being a dev console and all.

The more sinister thing is that people were able to add infinity virtual dollars to a fake credit card, since it didn't run financial checks on the 'trusted' devices, and people were downloading every single thing PSN had to offer, including PSP titles on the PSP Go and such. This has also apparently been going on since the 2nd of April, and in a widespread capacity since the 7th.

This is basically what I've gleaned from this reddit thread and beyond, but the legitimacy of this seems fairly solid, and that is hilariously fucked.

rebloggin' this

[Ingmar]

Holy shit:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/26/update-on-playstation-network-and-qriocity/

Although we are still investigating the details of this incident, we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login, and handle/PSN online ID. It is also possible that your profile data, including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip), and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may have been obtained. If you have authorized a sub-account for your dependent, the same data with respect to your dependent may have been obtained. While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility. If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have been obtained.

[Minvaren]

Oh yes, and....

We have a clear path to have PlayStation Network and Qriocity systems back online, and expect to restore some services within a week.

 

[Mrbloodworth]

Well shit.

[WayAbvPar]

MS is simultaneously jizzing all over the place and beefing up their security.

[JWIV]

I didn't really give a fuck about the downtime, but sitting on this for a god damn week is fucking inexcusable.

[Trippy]

They should just outsource everything to Steam

[Comstar]

Holy Shit. This must be the biggest datahiest ever.

I wounder what the look on the guys face was in Sony (probably some low level tester) who discovered this. The feeling of Dawning Horror and the cries of CUT THE CABLE. CUT THE CABLE NOW.


Maybe Sony will make a movie about it. Something to cover the losses involved when people start suing them. Everywhere. 75 million times.


Now if you'll excuse me, I need to never buy a Sony Product again. At least an online one.