While Sony is ready to put the past behind it and move on with a safer, more robust PlayStation Network, the hackers have not had their fill. At least as far as one group, LulzSec, is concerned. The hacker group has promised further attacks, and promises to "end" Sony with its actions.
LulzSec is implicated in the hacking of Sony BGM's music site and says that "Phase One" of its grand master plan is going to begin soon. According to the group's Twitter account, "Sony happens when Sony happens - we're celebrating our victory right now. The fun will never stop!"
The group claims to have already hacked into Sony's servers again, but so far no result of such an action has been publicized. It says that the "Sownage" will be unleashed at a "Steady pace."
There's little doubt that hackers, eager to prove their skills, will attempt to infiltrate the newly secured PlayStation Network. I have this horrible feeling that the extra security will just present a more tempting challenge and greater effort to crack it open.
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11:40 AM on 05.31.2011 | 
Fuck hackers I say >:(
Having a legion of angry Playstation owners show up at your door with bats is a surefire way to fuck up anyone's day.
They proved their immaturity even further with the barrage of terrible puns in this message. I hope nothing comes of this.
Are you a hacker? Y/N
Dont think they will accomplish much, tho.
Well anyway, this is all well and good. I wouldn't get all hot and bothered over idle threats.
They'll probably hack it though. Knowing the hacker/Sony relationship since the PSP-1000 they'll probably hack it. And I'm sure they'll catch like 10 out of 1,000 of them, wasting precious time and resources that could be spent bettering their security.
It's a mad world indeed.
FUCK OFF!
That is all!
They may have settled already, I haven't heard anything since Sony had the German police raid his house and seize all of his computer equipment...
...for tinkering with his PS3...
...at any rate, I think if Sony would stop suing their customers into oblivion, the angry pitchfork mobs would cease.
every network on earth is being hacked.
somethin bads gonna come from all this.
after the scorn comes the thorn, to rip open your side.
Either that, or these hackers are really doing it for no reason whatsoever except shits, giggles and trying to look cool at the expense of a company and its consumers.
And come on, that would be just silly
Fuck hackers, fuck anyone who associates with hackers, I don't care why, how, who or when. Just stop. The world has enough real problems without a bunch of losers pulling stunts like this. Someone needs to kick these people in the balls repeatedly until they are incapable of having children to continue their legacy of bullshit.
This is why we can't have nice things.
I know I should probably do the same for most websites that store my info, and I'll get around to it eventually, but I figured this would be an easy place to start.
I'm not paranoid, I've just never taken my cyber profiles seriously, and I realize now that I probably should.
I fucking hate hackers now. Hate them. Geohotz, Anon, Fail0verflow, LulzSec, OpSony, Crashoverride, Cereal Killer, and Acidburn.. I hate all those sorry little gimps..
It's win/win. The threat of "hackers" is the same as the threat of "terrorists". Its a broad term being used in definite terms, and the only people who lose in all this garbage is us, the gamers.
It's only terrorism if they scare us. Which they haven't.
I mean, Sony has already been beaten down enough this gen, even before the hacking. Why not hack a company like Microsoft or Apple or Google?
This isn't about Sony. It's about groups and individuals out there who are able to commit crimes with perfect immunity. Yes, there might be some really, really stupid people who cheer them when they attack a target that they dislike, but that's incredibly short-sighted. The focus needs to be on developing methods to capture the criminals, or it's just going to inspire more people who abuse the internet, and it will eventually spiral into a situation where no person or organization is even marginally safe.
And THAT will eventually lead to more government control of how the internet works. Anyone who thinks these hackers are going to accomplish anything positive in the long run is a fool. It's just going to keep getting uglier.