Kaz Hirai(Sony Exec) Holding press conference Sunday in Japan.
DaFifthElement
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TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate Sony Corp. (SNE, 6758.TO) said Saturday it would hold a weekend press briefing to explain the breach at its online game network that compromised the personal information of millions of users and forced the company to shut down the service for the past 10 days.
Sony said it will hold the briefing at its Tokyo headquarters on Sunday, over a holiday weekend in Japan, to explain the breach at the PlayStation Network and Qriocity streaming video and music services. Kazuo Hirai, head of Sony's videogames and consumer-electronics business, will take part.
The briefing will come a few days after two U.S. Congress members asked Hirai, whom the company has identified as the front runner to eventually replace Chief Executive Howard Stringer, to explain when it first learned of the breach, why the company waited days to notify its customers and how it intends to prevent future incidents.
Sony has said that a hacker penetrated the security of its PlayStation Network earlier this month and gained access to the names, birth dates and possibly credit-card information for the 77 million registered accounts on the service. The company said it discovered the breach between April 17 and 19 and shut down the network on April 20.
It waited until April 26 to notify its users about the hacking. Sony has said there is no evidence that data from the encrypted credit-card database was stolen, but it couldn't rule it out. Sony said it is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other law-enforcement groups to investigate the intrusion.
-By Tokyo Newsroom, +81-3-6269-2700
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201104300436dowjonesdjonline000004&title=sony-to-hold-sunday-news-conference-on-playstation-hacking
Press conference will be held at 2PM Tokyo time Sunday afternoon or 12 AM Eastern time Sunday Morning, 11PM Central time Saturday night.
http://www.gamertell.com/gaming/comment/sony-to-hold-press-conference-sunday-to-discuss-psn/
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i hope no one expects some earth shattering revelation. hell probably just say in no particular order
were sorry, were safer now, wont happen again, well be back next week, enjoy a free month of ps+, you'll love our show at E3.
speaking of E3, im gonna predict that Steam on PS3 is gonna be a big part of it. -
free month of ps+ would be cool aint the full Infamous and Modnation racers free if you got ps+
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Nah, but we would get in the infamous 2 beta and maybe the UC3 beta.
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DaFifthElement wrote: »Nah, but we would get in the infamous 2 beta and maybe the UC3 beta.
lol @ this ? about to end when nobody could even get on it. It was supposed to be from 4/19-5/6; Of course they'll extend it tho. -
sucker punch already confirmed its extended.
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I should have created a couple levels by now so I could upload them whenever PSN gets back up. But I haven't even turned on the SP3 since Good Friday.
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what channel this ? coming on or link,,
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this ? said what channel lmao................
? just check the PS blog or the playstation twittier -
this ? over??
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DaFifthElement wrote: »
? wont play on my ps3 -
it dont matter cause they aint talking about ?
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http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/30/press-release-some-playstation-network-and-qriocity-services-to-be-available-this-week/
atleast gaming will be first to come back -
were changing our names!!!!
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LMAO @ Sony...how are you "unaware of a known vulnerability" ....man im seriously thinking about stop ? wit these ?
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Hirai said the company is moving servers from San Diego, Calif., to a more advanced data center with better security. It is also installing more security systems with automated software management and enhanced levels of data encryption and better ability to detect data intrusions. The company is adding more firewalls too and it is adding a new chief information security officer, reporting to Hasejima. PS 3 will have a new system software update requiring users to change their user names and passwords. The password can only be changed on the same PS 3 on which the account was created or via validated email.
To deter identity theft, the company is asking customers to be vigilant and check their credit card statements. Customers can check their purchase history on the PSN via Sony’s customer support system. Sony said it will not ask for credit card numbers and warned users to beware of possible phishing schemes sent via email. Sony will consider the cost of reissue of credit cards if consumers wish to do so. It will provide a complimentary offering for identity theft protection services in each affected country. The company will roll out a program with a selection of premium services for consumers. This “welcome back” content will have free downloads, and 30 days of free PlayStation Plus network service. Normally, Sony charges extra for the Plus service, while membership in the PlayStation Network is free. -
That's the only part im ? about...I started my original account on my old PS3 that caught YLOD. The Email handle for that username is a old comcast account that i dont have anymore....now I cant get into that account and all my gold guns are gone from COD4 unless I call Sony and complain
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real talk, this psn down time sucked and all, but if i can change my name to what i want it to be, it was almost worth it.
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one of the few things i like about live, change my gamertag when i feel like it.
10 dollars aka 800 microsoft points, aint ? to me. Be cool if sony
will let you do that, if true. -
what they say?
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I dont wanna change my name,,the ? ,, im sell my ps3 if i have too.
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never trust a whiteman or a ? ? .
heathens. -
I dont want to change my name
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now im hearing the name change thing isnt mandatory, only the pw
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wtf is up with all these spin off threads?