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EnigmaticSky
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 Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:43 am
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At least this isn't like when PSN got messed up and people had credit card numbers stolen. Still, that's a shame.[/code]
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MagusGuardian
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Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 3:04 am
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geeeh why do I have the feeling this whole mess is because of some one pissing and moaning about something they don't like about nintendo and decided to start up a shit storm
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Kougeru
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Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 3:45 am
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| EnigmaticSky wrote: | | At least this isn't like when PSN got messed up and people had credit card numbers stolen. Still, that's a shame.[/code] |
Except there was no real evidence taht people DID get their credit card info stolen. Sony just said the encrypted data was stolen. On the surface that looks like the same thing, but years later there isn't a single proven case of someone using actual stolen data from Sony. The encyption seems to have worked, or the forced password changes did.
I JUST changed my Club Nintendo info this morning, so I hope I'm good...
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soul.assassin
Joined: 09 May 2011
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Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 4:36 am
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Never liked the idea of having a console tethered to the Internet without proper security.
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NoremaC-_-
Joined: 10 Aug 2012
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Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 6:08 am
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| soul.assassin wrote: | | Never liked the idea of having a console tethered to the Internet without proper security. |
theres no such thing as absolute security
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Mesonoxian Eve
Joined: 10 Jan 2012
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Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 6:17 am
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| MagusGuardian wrote: | | geeeh why do I have the feeling this whole mess is because of some one pissing and moaning about something they don't like about nintendo and decided to start up a shit storm |
Because you probably just finished up watching Fox News.
The actual source of the attacks wasn't done on Club Nintendo, but rather another system. The party then focused its attention on Club Nintendo, and basically took the login/password combo and hit up against the server, resulting in the 24k compromise.
This is a good lesson to remind people never to share username/passwords on different sites.
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kunino-sagiri
Joined: 11 May 2011
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Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:47 pm
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[quote="Kougeru"]
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I JUST changed my Club Nintendo info this morning, so I hope I'm good... |
You're fine. What this article mysteriously fails to mention is that it is only Japanese Club Nintendo accounts that have been compromised. The ones in other countries are perfectly fine.
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