Hackers claim to infiltrate major websites including Amazon, Xbox Live, Sony PlayStation Network

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A HACKER group has released approximately 13,000 username-and-password combinations and credit card details it claims to have stolen from some of the world’s most popular websites.
 
The personal information, apparently taken from major gaming, shopping and porn portals, was released in a text file via the Twitter account @AnonymousGlobo, which takes its name from the loose hacker collective known for targeting groups like the Ku Klux Klan and the Ferguson police department.
 
The hackers tweeted out a long list of sites they say they have hit, including online video gaming networks like Xbox Live and the Sony PlayStation Network. Walmart, Amazon, Hulu Plus and a host of adult sites were also mentioned.
 
“We did it for the Lulz,” the group wrote after releasing the information on Friday.
 
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Xbox Live, and PSN can't seem to catch a break, and seem to be getting DDoS, and hacked a lot.
 
Now is a good time to change all your passwords for online sites if you use the same password, e-mail, and username for Xbox Live, PSN, Walmart, Amazon, Hulu, and Adult sites.
 
I've been reading about this, don't think its been confirmed yet.
 
I think it still is possible since a lot of hackers may secretly work at Amazon, Xbox Live, PSN, and other sites like how Edward Snowden work on the NSA's computers, and servers, and was able to copy a lot of files before he left the US.

I read on tech blogs that the Sony Pictures hacker is likely an Insider who work inside of Sony Pictures as a computer worker.

It probably be best to change your password on these sites just to be safer from hacks in the future.
 
froggyboy604 said:
I think it still is possible since a lot of hackers may secretly work at Amazon, Xbox Live, PSN, and other sites like how Edward Snowden work on the NSA's computers, and servers, and was able to copy a lot of files before he left the US.

I read on tech blogs that the Sony Pictures hacker is likely an Insider who work inside of Sony Pictures as a computer worker.

It probably be best to change your password on these sites just to be safer from hacks in the future.
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Well, people like me are way too lazy to do that, from time to time. Also, I am a bit forgetful  >.>

Anyway, thanks for the suggestion froggyboy :D
 
Demon_Skeith said:
I can't keep changing passwords at every possible hack. Its getting a bit crazy, I think they need to tie these accounts to PCs like credit card sites do.
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There are electronic keychains which give you a second random password which you need to type in before you login when you type your regular password. PayPal lets you buy one of those keychains to make logging in more secure. Some online banking sites also require users to answer a question correctly like "Where do you live" before you can login.

I agree tieing accounts to PCs like credit cards are better.  Facebook lets you tie your Facebook account to your PC's I.P. address, and warns you if there was someone logging into your account with an unknown IP which is not registered with them.

It is not as big of a hassle to change and keep track of new passwords these days. With secure password-protected password managers like Keepass, keeping track of passwords, and making new passwords are a lot easier than the past where you need to rely on the web browsers password manager, or use a program like Excel Spreadsheets, or MS Word to store user names, and password in plain text which is unsecure.

I read the Sony Pictures Computer department stored usernames, password, and login information in plain text in excel Spreadsheets which caused their Twitter, and other social networking accounts to be hacked easily.
 
There are News reports that some of the best hackers eventually work for big companies, create their own company, or work for the government after they served their time in Prison for hacking.

Kevin David Mitnick (born August 6, 1963) is an American computer security consultant, author and hacker. In 1999, he was convicted of various computer and communications-related crimes. At the time of his arrest, he was the most-wanted computer criminal in the United States.[4] He now runs a security firm named Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC that helps test a company's security strengths, weaknesses, and potential loopholes, and is the Chief Hacking Officer of security awareness training company KnowBe4.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Mitnick
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Demon_Skeith said:
A hacker's skill is priceless. Sony movies should have hired one or two for their network.
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China, and North Korea treat their hackers great. Their hackers steal a lot of information from the US, and other countries, so they can use the info to build War Machines like fighter jets and other knock-off war machines from stolen information.

I agree Sony Movies should of hired some hackers to protect their network. I read a news post that Sony Movies is still down. Sony's Playstation PSN network was also hack by Anonymous who stole user data and PSN was down for a long time. Sony seems to be getting hacked a lot these days.
 
Anonymous hacked Sony's PSN service because Sony sued Geohot who is the hacker who jailbreak the PS3 firmware, so Anonymous was supporting Geohot by hacking PSN which contains credit card data. It is Sony's fault for storing, and handling Credit Card data on the same server and databases as PSN instead of using a more secure third-party payment service like Paypal, Amazon Payment, Google Wallet or a banking service from a trusted bank to pay for purchases through PSN with credit cards.

Sony also ignored warnings from Anonymous, and continued to sue Geohot which cause Sony to get hacked by Anonymous.
 
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