2011-05-08

Security experts say Sony PSN network using outdated software

According to foreign media reports, security experts said in a statement to Parliament on Wednesday, hacked Sony Playstation Network (PSN) network, and stealing more than $ 100 million before the user’s sensitive information, Sony PSN network in the Apache Web server is running outdated software. Purdue University (Purdue University) security experts Jien·sipafude (Gene Spafford) to Congress on Wednesday said security experts know that Sony uses out of Apache Web server software, the software is not install firewall.

Sony said it when companies from from hackers Anonymous denial of service attack (DoS) at the same time, some hackers the PSN network, steal sensitive data information.

Spafford said: “personally, I think, the system operator, failed to follow some good basic security and privacy practices, continue to use outdated, with a vulnerability in the software, and does not provide adequate training and support. ”

Anonymous in invention said in a statement this morning, Sony PSN network user-sensitive information, and credit card data being stolen and Anonymous does not have any “involved”, which is not Anonymous methods, Anonymous usually pay more attention to the operation of the company interrupts.

Unnamed hacker Sony PSN network in the April 19 attack, has forced Sony to close the networks. Sony PSN Network has more than 7,700 registered users. After the Station.com site hacker hacked into Sony, nightmare continues, hacker theft of 24.6 million accounts on the Station.com site information. On the whole, over 100 million account information could be stolen.

PSN network are Sony and Microsoft’s Xbox Live online gaming service, and other important services for online game service to compete. PSN store now has 948 games, and 4,000 for game plugin content.

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