simple@piefed.social to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoSony PlayStation Accounts Are Reportedly Being Hacked With Easeinsider-gaming.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down11
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minus-squareBorgDrone@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·7 hours agoNo one got hacked. No one found an exploit and broke into Sony’s servers. They simply called Sony’s helldesk who handed over accounts with little to no verification. WTF.
minus-squaremicka190@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·7 hours agoIf we’re being pedantic, that’s still being hacked. Social engineering is, like, the #1 source of hacking.
minus-squareBorgDrone@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 hours agoIs this even social engineering? According to Wikipedia: In the context of information security, social engineering is the use of psychological pressure to influence people to perform actions or divulge confidential information. No one got tricked or pressured, the helldesk employee was just following established procedure. They did exactly what they were supposed to do. It’s just that Sony’s procedures are laughably insecure.
minus-squareathatet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agoIt’s like going to the bank and asking for money and now you’re a bank robber.
minus-squarecaseyweederman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 hours agoIt’s been over an hour They’ve been hacked for sure
minus-squarejuice702@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoSounds like the MGM hack back in 2023. Incompetent IT getting social engineered.
No one got hacked. No one found an exploit and broke into Sony’s servers.
They simply called Sony’s helldesk who handed over accounts with little to no verification. WTF.
If we’re being pedantic, that’s still being hacked. Social engineering is, like, the #1 source of hacking.
Is this even social engineering?
According to Wikipedia:
No one got tricked or pressured, the helldesk employee was just following established procedure. They did exactly what they were supposed to do.
It’s just that Sony’s procedures are laughably insecure.
It’s like going to the bank and asking for money and now you’re a bank robber.
Gonna try this brb
It’s been over an hour
They’ve been hacked for sure
Sounds like the MGM hack back in 2023. Incompetent IT getting social engineered.