PlayStation 4 Discussion

[ExtremeGamer]

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So I guess now I'm waiting on PSN phone number to open up at 10am my time so I can call and see what else can be done before I drive down to my bank. Banning my account should not happen, that's some bull**** if they do that.

Side note, they added also like 75 episodes of free media shows also. WHYYYYYYYY

Edit: I know the 2 factor auth is crazy but even bypassing my account pass seems crazy to me. If you would see this pass its crazy long, caps, symbols, etc. Impossible to be brute forced in my opinion, at least in a short amount of time a program would require.

This is why Authy is king for 2FA IMO. Since the codes recycle every 30 seconds, gives no time to brute force them.

[DieHardYankee26]

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The annoying part is that they can't refund the cash, I had a similar situation a few years ago on Live where I bought something digitally by mistake and when I went to refund it, they told me they couldnt do it because I paid with MS points lol, and I had, except that it was their fault because it was before they accepted cash, so every transaction was converted through MS points anyway. I'm assuming the same happened here, where they can't refund the bank because someone used your card to buy Wallet money and now they think you used your wallet. It's a bizarre issue.

[Phobia]

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The annoying part is that they can't refund the cash, I had a similar situation a few years ago on Live where I bought something digitally by mistake and when I went to refund it, they told me they couldnt do it because I paid with MS points lol, and I had, except that it was their fault because it was before they accepted cash, so every transaction was converted through MS points anyway. I'm assuming the same happened here, where they can't refund the bank because someone used your card to buy Wallet money and now they think you used your wallet. It's a bizarre issue.

I'm about to backstroke my *** to Japan and choke out a Sony rep!

[sbauer318]

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Edit: I know the 2 factor auth is crazy but even bypassing my account pass seems crazy to me. If you would see this pass its crazy long, caps, symbols, etc. Impossible to be brute forced in my opinion, at least in a short amount of time a program would require.

Was your password unique to this service or did you use it for another account? An account leak from a exploited site just hit the market recently so they're going to try those username/passwords against other sites.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Was your password unique to this service or did you use it for another account? An account leak from a exploited site just hit the market recently so they're going to try those username/passwords against other sites.

Yep, every site you have should have a different password. Different email address for some if you can too, just to limit the chances. Example, my bank, email, OS and PSN passwords are completely different log-in's and passwords. Just to try to limit myself as much as possible. I've been hacked on XBL (lost my account for over a month) and had my bank account hacked once and credit card stole once too LOL All of which SUCKED!

[Phobia]

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Was your password unique to this service or did you use it for another account? An account leak from a exploited site just hit the market recently so they're going to try those username/passwords against other sites.

I have 3 main ones and they are all different but it does exist on a site or two. What was the service which featured the exploit?

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I have all my passwords/usernames written down on a piece of paper in my desk drawer at home. I have two-step verification where available whether its by text or a random code generator.

[Phobia]

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Yep, every site you have should have a different password. Different email address for some if you can too, just to limit the chances. Example, my bank, email, OS and PSN passwords are completely different log-in's and passwords. Just to try to limit myself as much as possible. I've been hacked on XBL (lost my account for over a month) and had my bank account hacked once and credit card stole once too LOL All of which SUCKED!

I tried that for a while, then it got old after having to hit "forgot password" so much, so I whittled it down to 3 different strong ones used across everything.

[ExtremeGamer]

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I have 3 main ones and they are all different but it does exist on a site or two. What was the service which featured the exploit?

Place your email address you log into on this site.

https://haveibeenpwned.com/

It's legit and will let you know.

[ExtremeGamer]

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I tried that for a while, then it got old after having to hit "forgot password" so much, so I whittled it down to 3 different strong ones used across everything.

Use 1Password or LastPass

[daniel77733]

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I'm about to backstroke my *** to Japan and choke out a Sony rep!

You would be going there for no reason since they moved their offices to somewhere in California months ago. I think San Francisco but not 100% sure.

[Phobia]

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Use 1Password or LastPass

I've looked at them but didn't know if they were strong enough to be used. I guess I figured that getting hacked would be worse.

You would be going there for no reason since they moved their offices to somewhere in California months ago. I think San Francisco but not 100% sure.

Yesss much shorter hike to kick some ***!

[ExtremeGamer]

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I've looked at them but didn't know if they were strong enough to be used. I guess I figured that getting hacked would be worse.

Yesss much shorter hike to kick some ***!

Like Authy, all their passwords/log in's are encrypted. Even if hacked, it would be very, very difficult for anyone to get any info off them. I felt the same till I did research on them and found many tech sites stating how secure they are.

Not going to say impossible, but I think it would be as close to that as possible.

[Phobia]

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Like Authy, all their passwords/log in's are encrypted. Even if hacked, it would be very, very difficult for anyone to get any info off them. I felt the same till I did research on them and found many tech sites stating how secure they are.

Awesome, thanks for the info EG. Looks like I'll be doing some major account pass changes coming up. My lord it takes so long to run through every online service, I dread this crap.

Which is the better of the two?

[EnigmaNemesis]

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Then how did they get the 2 factor auth code? It would be impossible to fake that. Once they go to log in, it sends a text. If you didn't get the text, then your phone is cloned.

Yeah, I was getting the 2-Step the entire time trying to log in on the phone app and website yesterday when it was down.

So maybe you were logged into another computer and forgot? Anyone in the household, children, etc.?

I hope it gets resolved for you. Quite puzzling.

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