Sony changing account passwords

[ShadowSoldier]

Due to irregular activity, Sony has been changing a bunch of users passwords.

Dear valued customer,

The Sony Entertainment Network team regularly monitors for any suspicious activity on our network. When we discover suspicious activity, we sometimes reset passwords to protect consumers and their account information. Your account password was recently reset as part of this process and you will need to create a new password the next time you access your account using the "Forgot Your Password" option on the Sign in screen.

We encourage you to create a complex password that isn't the same password as those associated with other online services. As always, we also encourage you to keep a close eye on your account for any unusual activity. Please click here if you need help in changing your password, or to contact us for additional assistance.

Also, remember that Sony will never ask you for your password or any personal or account information in an email. Please use caution if you receive any emails or phone calls from anyone asking for personal information or directing you to a website where you asked to provide personal information.

Thank you,
The Sony Entertainment Network Team

via my email.


So if you can't sign into your account, have no fear, it wasn't hacked. And before people go "BAWWW SONY WAS HACKED!" Not true. It's no different than say someone trying to sign into your account on a site a bunch of times and getting the wrong password, and thus the site sends you an email. Or a bank putting a hold on your card.

Hell it would have been nice if Microsoft did this years ago when my account kept getting hacked, then maybe I would have stayed with them.

 

[Foxi4]

By "irregular activity" Sony probably means international gamesharing. How do I know that? Because my account was affected and I do play my PS3 games both in Poland on my own PS3 and in the UK on my girlfriend's - I suppose it looks "suspicious" when you browse through the IP's used for connecting to PSN.

 

[GameWinner]

Mine was reset yesterday but my EU account is doomed.

 

[my2k2zx2]

I had to change my password last month. I just got the email. I logged in to my account w/o any problems, was not prompted to change it again.

 

[Foxi4]

Mine was reset yesterday but my EU account is doomed.

Why would it be doomed? Just use the "Change Password" form.

 

[Ryupower]

a few days ago i have a wrong password error

so look online as
saw that sony did a mass password reset

just did the forgot password
got the password reset email
reset password
sign in works

 

[GameWinner]

Why would it be doomed? Just use the "Change Password" form.

I was rushing to make the account. Made it the same day Jak and Daxter was free due to a glitch. I don't remember much of the info I put down for it...

 

[Foxi4]

I was rushing to make the account. Made it the same day Jak and Daxter was free due to a glitch. I don't remember much of the info I put down for it...

Aww mayn, that's a shame. I'm sure it's on one of the quadrillion of e-mail accounts you own.

 

[GameWinner]

Aww mayn, that's a shame. I'm sure it's on one of the quadrillion of e-mail accounts you own.

It was worth it since I got Jak and Daxter!!

 

[Ryupower]

the main things you need to know
are

the DoB and email that was used to make the account

to be able to easily reset your password

 

[GameWinner]

the main things you need to know
are

the DoB and email that was used to make the account

to be able to easily reset your password

I used a random email and a DoB. It doesn't really matter much anyway as long as my main account is secured.

 

[Foxi4]

It was worth it since I got Jak and Daxter!!

...you just reminded me that I forgot about PSPlus this month and the games switch-over is today. Pewf! Thanks GameWinner, I almost missed Remember Me and Metal Gear Rising!

 

[YayMii]

"irregular activity"
I guess logging in every day for the past week or two isn't 'regular' enough for them

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Strange...I got the email, however my current password still works...

 

[Hop2089]

This is old news, I had to change passwords for my US and JP account, I lost my HK account though due to the e-mail long being deleted for inactivity.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

How is it old news if it was just mentioned yesterday?

 

[GameWinner]

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=723442
Is this the cause?

 

[Hop2089]

How is it old news if it was just mentioned yesterday?

It's been occurring since last Wednesday, there was also an article on PS Lifestyle last week on it.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=723442
Is this the cause?

If it is. I wonder what the hell it is with EA and the big hacks ALWAYS coming from FIFA. Hell, when I had my Xbox 360, I was hacked because of FIFA which I didn't even own. And Microsoft refused to do anything.

 

[Joe88]

From what I read on that matter, if you play on any ea based server, they can sniff your login credentials

My 360 account was stolen in the same matter and all the money on it was used to by fifa crap, ms restored it after a few days :/
ea doesnt give a shit and still allows people to purchase these packs and gift and resell them on ebay, ect...