PSN Down Indefinitely?

[Boba Ben]

I just had an unauthorized charge on my paypal account and I'm thinking it might be PSN related. The purchase was through a wesbite called onlinehashcrack.com. Didn't they say that they hashed the passwords on PSN to make them more difficult to figure out? I think I might be boned.

 

[Solidus]

I just had an unauthorized charge on my paypal account and I'm thinking it might be PSN related. The purchase was through a wesbite called onlinehashcrack.com. Didn't they say that they hashed the passwords on PSN to make them more difficult to figure out? I think I might be boned.

Wow... that doesn't sound like a coincidence. Sorry to hear that man, hope you get your money back!

 

[Jill Sandwitch]

Touche. Point for both sides.

FYI I'm not a fanboy. I own both the 360 and PS3 as well as the Wii and a plethora of older consoles. I just choose to play the 360 more as I like the feel of the controller and the ease of use of Xbox Live. I'm more poking fun at Sony than anything. I truly have nothing against the PS3 itself.

My favorite console remains the Dreamcast too bad SEGA killed they're console market with they're stupidity.

 

[jye4ever]

I own a 360 and PS3.

My 360 just went back to XBOX today for the RROD fix/exchange and PS3 is still down

 

[Solidus]

I own a 360 and PS3.

My 360 just went back to XBOX today for the RROD fix/exchange and PS3 is still down

Yeah, I'm thinking about taking my Sega Genesis out from storage. Seriously.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

The RROD was pretty much eliminated with the second and third-generation Xboxes. It was quickly replaced by Sony's YLOD, which affected a large number of the newer slim PS3 models; mine included.

Sony fanboys, please find a new excuse.

The YLOD is nowhere as bad as the RROD. And no, there's no need to find an excuse when some 360 owners had to get 2-3 replacements/repairs. It only took MS 3 years to get the problem fixed.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

My favorite console remains the Dreamcast too bad SEGA killed they're console market with they're stupidity.

Mine too. I still love turning it on to play some Soul Caliber.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

This whole thing has made me think that gaming relies too much on the internet.

Developers release a game with bugs ad glitches and just fix it later with a patch. If they didnt have the internet as a crutch, they'd reease finnished and tested games.

Even singleplayer games have pre-order content and DLC that cannot be obtained without the internet, i've got two brink codes from the special edition that i cannot get, same with the MK Klassic kontent, and my borderlands GOTY wouldnt be game of the year edition because i couldnt access the packs without downloading them.

So its not just online play that is down even singleplayer games you buy cannot be complete for what you paid because you cant access the additional content, or get them to run properly without an update, Like New Vegas.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

Developers release a game with bugs ad glitches and just fix it later with a patch. If they didnt have the internet as a crutch, they'd reease finnished and tested games.

100% Yes. This is becoming the norm with developers today. Many will just rush a game out to meet their deadline not worried about bugs/glitches because they know that they can just fix it later.

 

[Boba Ben]

Wow... that doesn't sound like a coincidence. Sorry to hear that man, hope you get your money back!

Yeah, it sucks. The guy I talked to at paypal was pretty cool about it and it's being investigated right now.

 

[El Skutto]

I just had an unauthorized charge on my paypal account and I'm thinking it might be PSN related. The purchase was through a wesbite called onlinehashcrack.com. Didn't they say that they hashed the passwords on PSN to make them more difficult to figure out? I think I might be boned.

I don't get how the two could be linked. A credit card hack wouldn't give someone access to your Paypal account. Were your Paypal account ID and password identical to the ones you used on PSN?

 

[occulum]

Glad I used my "THrow away" PW for my account.
It will get them on to this forum but thats about it

 

[THX-182]

I don't get how the two could be linked. A credit card hack wouldn't give someone access to your Paypal account. Were your Paypal account ID and password identical to the ones you used on PSN?

If he used his paypal debit card for PSN it could give them access to his paypal account. Often times your paypal account is linked to your bank account as well.

 

[El Skutto]

The YLOD is nowhere as bad as the RROD. And no, there's no need to find an excuse when some 360 owners had to get 2-3 replacements/repairs. It only took MS 3 years to get the problem fixed.

And yet the problem WAS fixed. Free of charge, too.

In contrast, I had to pay over $30 to ship back a defective pack-in controller to Sony, despite still being under warranty. It took them three weeks to replace it, compared to the one week I had to wait for my replacement 360. I got the YLOD one week later.

I still love my PS3. It's the best blu-ray player I own.

 

[El Skutto]

If he used his paypal debit card for PSN it could give them access to his paypal account. Often times your paypal account is linked to your bank account as well.

Unless you have the Paypal user's account ID and password, having the card number is completely useless. It's not like I can log into Paypal and simply punch in a Visa number to access the account linked to that card.

 

[THX-182]

Unless you have the Paypal user's account ID and password, having the card number is completely useless. It's not like I can log into Paypal and simply punch in a Visa number to access the account linked to that card.

No. The paypal card is a Visa card and works just like any other card. If they had his card number they could charge anything they wanted to it just like any other card which I understand is what they did to him.

 

[El Skutto]

No. The paypal card is a Visa card and works just like any other card. If they had his card number they could charge anything they wanted to it just like any other card which I understand is what they did to him.

Sorry, I understood it differently. That there was an unauthorized charge on his Paypal account, not on a Paypal card.

I've never even HEARD of a Paypal card...

 

[THX-182]

Sorry, I understood it differently. That there was an unauthorized charge on his Paypal account, not on a Paypal card.

I've never even HEARD of a Paypal card...

Yeah I have the card and basically it's a Visa debit that is linked to your account. You can use it to buy things and pull money out of the ATM with Paypal funds.

 

[El Skutto]

Yeah I have the card and basically it's a Visa debit that is linked to your account. You can use it to buy things and pull money out of the ATM with Paypal funds.

Crap. That ain't cool. Do the Paypal cards also have a security code on the back? Otherwise, I'd say they're incredibly non-secure.

 

[THX-182]

Crap. That ain't cool. Do the Paypal cards also have a security code on the back? Otherwise, I'd say they're incredibly non-secure.

Yes there is a three digit code on the back. It's pretty much exactly like a debit card you'd get from your bank. And it's a MasterCard not Visa like I stated originally.