If this is true then Sony really needs to get this exploit fixed.
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PlayStation Security Exploit Allows Hackers With Access To An Account To Use Credit Card Info w/o Needing the CVV [UPDATE:It's probably nothing]
- Thread starter Cranster
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If this is true then Sony really needs to get this exploit fixed.
But if somebody has access to your PSN account, then don't you have bigger issues to worry about anyway? Not sure I'm following this correctly.
I take it you're not super familiar with how big companies operate :P
Good ol Sony. I can't wait to buy the PS5 and buy all of their games.
Friendly reminder that everyone should double check that they have two factor authorization and remove their CC from their account.
*Sigh* Time to make another tongue twister password.
*Sigh* Time to make another tongue twister password.
I remember it quite well. That is why I am not surprised by this in the slightest. Anyone who uses the PS store for any amount of time can also tell that its software is held together by duct tape. The sad fact is that Sony is raking in money through PSN with minimal effort they do not care.
I have doing the exact same thing as well.
So the exploit is... if someone gets hold of your account, and you have a card on the account, they can make purchases?
Um, duh? Isn't this why you enable 2FA and monitor your purchases?
Wat
Um, duh? Isn't this why you enable 2FA and monitor your purchases?
Wat
Hell nope, use gift cards only on psn, buy them from amazon and load up your psn wallet that way
You'd think Sony would take Network and financial security very seriously considering, you know, the month long fuck up back in 2011 because they were too stupid to actually secure their fucking network.
Does PSN ever required the credit card security code for every purchase?
As far as I can remember, they only ask for the PSN account password before finalizing a purchase. The security code is only requested once when the card is added.
As far as I can remember, they only ask for the PSN account password before finalizing a purchase. The security code is only requested once when the card is added.
Yea, I have it on. I try to rotate passwords every few months, this just gave me a reminder to do it.
Any time I make a purchase on the web store it asks me for the security code. On the console itself, it only asks for the password when buying something.
Yeah i agree but it wont hurt sony to ask for the card ccvt number on every transaction.
Just turn on 2FA. That's exactly what it's for. They can only do this if your account is already compromised. So either delete your payment method or enable 2FA
Nintendo's eshop never asks for CVV too, but I don't think that's the problem. Thing is on PSN they use the card to buy content for OTHER accounts.
It does? hahaha. I only buys stuff via web and can't remember that. Maybe it's because I remove the card info after every purchase I make.
I've always had to enter my CVV to confirm purchases. Sounds bogus to me. Unless you know your CVV by heart, I mean. The story sounds dumb.
Game sharing between two different accounts is as simple as one user has PS+, the other doesn't, and you go from there. If you are starting off fresh, no trophies etc, it's a simple matter of spending an equal amount of money so you can both play online etc,
Game sharing is useful when two people want the same $60 game, but want to split costs. It's a trade off. One way or the other, someone should be helping you out, or else it's just you trying to make everyone happy.
Game sharing between two different accounts is as simple as one user has PS+, the other doesn't, and you go from there. If you are starting off fresh, no trophies etc, it's a simple matter of spending an equal amount of money so you can both play online etc,
Game sharing is useful when two people want the same $60 game, but want to split costs. It's a trade off. One way or the other, someone should be helping you out, or else it's just you trying to make everyone happy.
Yes. It is not something open, as everyone might expect after reading the title of the story.
