# Playstation network compromised, customer details stolen **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 26, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-network-compromised-customer-details-stolen/579839 "2011-04-26T23:53:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-network-compromised-customer-details-stolen/579839/21 "2011-04-28T19:45:12Z")
This was to supposed be a thread for PS3ers to bitch about Sony. Somebody hack Steam so we can get a decent thread up in this piece. [Apparently Xbox Live has been hacked before(2007)](http://www.gamingunion.net/news/sony-messed-up-but-they-arent-alone--4823.html) [PSN-related fraud?!](http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/04/ars-readers-report-credit-card-fraud-blame-sony.ars) [Funny or Die on PSN Outage](http://www.webpronews.com/playstation-network-outage-gets-funny-or-die-treatment-2011-04) ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-network-compromised-customer-details-stolen/579839/22 "2011-04-28T20:13:15Z")
[Sony calmly announces PSN users are screwed](http://psndown.ytmnd.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-network-compromised-customer-details-stolen/579839/23 "2011-05-01T11:14:49Z")
I was wondering what Sony would do to make up for the fuck up. I was thinking maybe PSN credit for downloadable content or something along those lines. But no. What they are offering, as a way to say, ‘sorry your credit card information has been compromised,’ is to offer all it’s users an opportunity to buy more stuff from them. How generous. [Sony apologizes for PlayStation breach, offers compensation - CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/gaming.gadgets/05/01/playstation.online/index.html?hpt=T2) 30 free days of PlayStation Plus service. Did you hear that noise? I think it was the executives over at X-Box all cumming in their pants. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-network-compromised-customer-details-stolen/579839/24 "2011-05-02T22:58:39Z")
Sony Online Entertainment - their MMO division - went down this morning too. Sony is now saying that at least 12,700 credit card infos were lost to hackers. Sony Online Entertainment is separate from their Playstation Network and Quriocity servers (whatever the hell that is. That’s a name that’s just begging to be hacked.) Sony claims the numbers belonged to non-US cards, with some in Japan and some European countries being affected. They don’t mention if it related to only one game or several. If you play Everquest or any of their Station MMO’s - you’ll want to keep an eye on your credit statement. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-network-compromised-customer-details-stolen/579839/25 "2011-05-02T23:48:42Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I was wondering what Sony would do to make up for the fuck up. I was thinking maybe PSN credit for downloadable content or something along those lines. But no. What they are offering, as a way to say, ‘sorry your credit card information has been compromised,’ is to offer all it’s users an opportunity to buy more stuff from them. How generous. They’re also going to be offering a free download - just like Microsoft did when they offered the shitty Undertow when they were having outages for 2 weeks. There are people with handfuls of PSN accounts to game various…games. They’re never going to give out cash per account. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-network-compromised-customer-details-stolen/579839.md?page=1)