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Topic subjectRE: *Facepalm* Possible exploit of new system (swipe).
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256081, RE: *Facepalm* Possible exploit of new system (swipe).
Posted by jimaveli, Wed May-18-11 08:07 PM

I'm gonna go ahead and not touch this system for a while longer. I went a year + with no Xbox, so I'm not above it..at all.

>PSN Password Reset Exploited
>Sony's latest security measure may have been circumvented.
>UK, May 18, 2011
>
>by Daniel Krupa
>IGN UK
>Early reports suggest that Sony's request for PlayStation
>Network users to reset their passwords could have
>inadvertently exposed the network to a new set of attacks.
>
>The exploit allows hackers to change user passwords via the
>PSN password reset page, using just two pieces of information
>– a PSN account email address and a date of birth – both of
>which could have been obtained in the original breach.
>
>The exploit was initially reported by Nyleveia, but the story
>has since been confirmed by Eurogamer, who claim to have seen
>video evidence corroborating Nyleveia's claims.
>
>As a consequence, the PSN sign-in is currently down on a
>number of Sony's sites.
>
>IGN will keep you updated.