Several gaming news outlets are reporting that Sony’s PlayStation Network password reset system has a weakness that makes it vulnerable to hackers. The company installed the new system after reinstating some of the services targeted in an online attack that caused a 26-day outage and a massive data breach of two of its networks. Nyleveia.com, a gaming site, reported that it has demonstrated that hackers will be able to reset a PSN users’ password using only an account’s current e-mail address and the account holder’s date of birth — both pieces of information believed to have been taken in the original breach. Read full article >>
Reports: Sony Playstation Network Still Vulnerable To Attack
Hayley Tsukayama, Washington Post
Wed, 05/18/2011 - 9:16am
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