Sony Constantly Hacked, Reasons?
Speculation on the reasoning.
Ever since the Playstation Network was hacked it seems Sony's had one incident after another. A Sony-owned ISP had an incident where virtual currency was stolen and e-mails were accessed, then it was found that somebody was running a phishing site on Sony's servers. The latest confirmed news is that Sony's Greek and Japanese music servers were compromised as well. The groups behind these attacks all seem different, so the question is what's causing so many successful attacks?
One assumption is standard hacker curiosity, but these incidents often expose personal data of Sony's customers or involve personal gain for the hacker. Revenge is a possible reason, as Sony's actions in recent years (such as removing OtherOS from the PS3) have angered many people. It could simply be the "in" thing to do right now, which is backed up by statements left by various perpetrators. A rising theory is that Sony is not as secure as it would appear to be, and given the simple (almost amateur) mistakes that lead to each incident this theory is gaining traction.
Which of these theories do you believe?
Do you have supporting or negating evidence?
Do you have your own theory you'd like to discuss?
To discuss an individual hacking incident, please click it's link in the main paragraph.
To discuss the reasoning behind the hacking in general, please click the "On-Going Discussion" link.[/p]
On-going Discussion
Speculation on the reasoning.
Ever since the Playstation Network was hacked it seems Sony's had one incident after another. A Sony-owned ISP had an incident where virtual currency was stolen and e-mails were accessed, then it was found that somebody was running a phishing site on Sony's servers. The latest confirmed news is that Sony's Greek and Japanese music servers were compromised as well. The groups behind these attacks all seem different, so the question is what's causing so many successful attacks?
One assumption is standard hacker curiosity, but these incidents often expose personal data of Sony's customers or involve personal gain for the hacker. Revenge is a possible reason, as Sony's actions in recent years (such as removing OtherOS from the PS3) have angered many people. It could simply be the "in" thing to do right now, which is backed up by statements left by various perpetrators. A rising theory is that Sony is not as secure as it would appear to be, and given the simple (almost amateur) mistakes that lead to each incident this theory is gaining traction.
Which of these theories do you believe?
Do you have supporting or negating evidence?
Do you have your own theory you'd like to discuss?
To discuss an individual hacking incident, please click it's link in the main paragraph.
To discuss the reasoning behind the hacking in general, please click the "On-Going Discussion" link.[/p]