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Home hacking detailed by Telegraph photo

A few days ago, we ran a rumor that PlayStation Home had been hacked in some way. It seems that some were able to upload images and videos, but it wasn't clear on whether these would be broadcasted to other users. Some were quick to discount the hack's severity, but Telegraph says that the vunerabilities were more serious than first thought.

Telegraph details two known hacks. The first sounds like what we reported on earlier, one that uses a combination of the Apache web server and DNS re-direction to allow people to watch their own movies and display images within the game. The other allows users to download any file from the PlayStation Home servers.

The real vunerability and concern is that hackers could use one of these hacks to upload or delete files on the Home servers, allowing others to disrupt or even take down the virtual world.

I'm sure that Sony is on the case right now.


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CALkulon's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 11:48
CALkulon
The Telegraph.

I don't know why Sony even bothered to be honest, the Beta launch has been one big fuckup, and I'm really struggling to think of reasons to ever actually use Home...
linuxguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 11:54
linuxguy
WHY SO SERIES????
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 12:01
AgentMOO
WHY SO SERIES????
fromagex's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 12:08
fromagex
Guys, stop it. That's not funny. This is a series issue.
SephirothX's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 12:11
SephirothX
Wow this is some heavy series stuff
PhazonYoshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 12:11
PhazonYoshi
This is series, I can't have my files being downloaded, they're PRIVATE.
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 12:15
Tubatic
Seriesly though, its a shame when hacking makes a product more functionally interesting than the original release design.
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 12:15
Takeshi
Seriously series.
CBunn's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 12:17
CBunn
So it was just DNS redirection, to change and download received files? Call me when someone REALLY hack home. This is not even a real problem, it's just the way networks work. Bah humbug.
Kalmah's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 12:21
Kalmah
Series business is series.
CBunn's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 12:23
CBunn
to clarify, it's just as if I configure my own dns repeater at my house, so every time I enter destructoid it replaces the header picture with the google logo. OMG I HACKED DESTRUCTOID.

No, no I didn't. everyone but me still sees destructoid with the beloved robot at the top.
cryocide's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 12:39
cryocide
Wait, the server stayed up long enough for someone to figure out a hack? You can't be series.
Miike's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 12:46
Miike
C'mon guys stop joking around, this is series.
Narishma's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 12:51
Narishma
What CBunn said. Also series.
spas's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 14:21
spas
I am putting series consideration into making a LOLcat cinema club!
Cartman's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 15:37
Cartman
You guys are spelling serious wrong. SERIES
Clance's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 16:23
Clance
Sony. Are they series?
Drach's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/17/2008 21:27
Drach
Serious. Not SERIES.
Super Cereal.
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