PlayStation 3 'hacked' by iPhone cracker

[MisterBubbles]

Right this has got really stupid now.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-05-anonymous-attack-on-sony-gets-personal

[Sketcz]

More like comedy gold:

SonyRecon provided examples of how the stolen information could be used. One example was sending STD postcards - e-postcards - to the target to tell them that one of their previous partners had a sexually transmitted disease.

But the best is this:

Now you will experience the wrath of Anonymous. You saw a hornets nest, and stuck your penises in it. You must face the consequences of your actions, Anonymous style

For any Sony hackers reading this, I'm not criticising you! (And I do not want your wrath!) You guys and people like Julian Assange are ****ing modern **** up in an anarchic way we haven't seen since they shot the Tsar.

[MisterBubbles]

I am criticising them, go stick your penis where it belongs( ie get a woman )and give us all peace you, fecktards.

[redael]

Out of court settlement...

Settlement in George Hotz Case

+ Posted by Patrick Seybold // Sr. Director, Corporate Communications & Social Media

Joint Statement

Sony Computer Entertainment America (?SCEA?) and George Hotz (?Hotz?) today announced the settlement of the lawsuit filed by SCEA against Hotz in federal court in San Francisco, California. The parties reached an agreement in principle on March 31, 2011. As part of the settlement, Hotz consented to a permanent injunction.

Both parties expressed satisfaction that litigation had been quickly resolved. ?Sony is glad to put this litigation behind us,? said Riley Russell, General Counsel for SCEA. ?Our motivation for bringing this litigation was to protect our intellectual property and our consumers. We believe this settlement and the permanent injunction achieve this goal.?

?It was never my intention to cause any users trouble or to make piracy easier,? said Hotz, I?m happy to have the litigation behind me.? Hotz was not involved in the recent attacks on Sony?s internet services and websites.

In the action, SCEA accused Hotz of violating federal law by posting online information about the security system in the PlayStation 3 videogame console and software that SCEA claimed could be used to circumvent the security system in the console and allow the playing of pirated videogames. Hotz denies any wrongdoing on his part. Hotz?s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction was still pending before the federal court in San Francisco but a preliminary injunction was issued requiring Hotz to take down the postings challenged by SCEA.

?We want our consumers to be able to enjoy our devices and products in a safe and fun environment and we want to protect the hard work of the talented engineers, artists, musicians and game designers who make PlayStation games and support the PlayStation Network,? added Russell. ?We appreciate Mr. Hotz?s willingness to address the legal issues involved in this case and work with us to quickly bring this matter to an early resolution.?

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[Charlie]

For any Sony hackers reading this, I'm not criticising you! (And I do not want your wrath!) You guys and people like Julian Assange are ****ing modern **** up in an anarchic way we haven't seen since they shot the Tsar.

Julian Assange doesn't f**k **** up, he dispenses information in accordance with his moral belief that information should be available to all.

The argument wikileaks f**k **** up and put peoples lives in danger is moot. If, for example, America is guilty of secret crimes (let's say torture) and wikileaks sheds light on those crimes and as a result of that America and her citizens are targetted by 'terrorists', it's not wikileaks who are putting American lives in danger, it's the root of the problem - America's torturing - putting American lives in danger. Information helps us see things for what they really are, the more information we all have the better equipped we are to reach truer conclusions and make better decisions.

[Flabio]

At the very least it put the lives of various undercover agents in danger. But I can't beleive we're dragging this argument up again after this much time...

[Charlie]

I think the question of free information is a timeless argument/discussion but, fair enough, didn't realise it had been discussed at length on here before.

[Sketcz]

I didn't realise it had been discussed either. You seem to have missed my point. I only made the comparison because both parties upset the status quo of various authority figures (government vs consumer entertainment corporation). And I like stuff which upsets the status quo. For the record I love Wikileaks - they're the best thing to happen to the world in years.

[Charlie]

My bad, thought you regarded wikileaks as an ill in our society. I think it's great too as even if it doesn't stop governments, corporations and individuals behaving like aresholes, least people can see them for what they really are.

[Neon Ignition]

There's nothing that great about Wikileaks though. I don't think they've leaked anything yet that was a surprise or will actually change anything.

[Charlie]

The casual manner in which US forces kill people on the mere suspicion they're a threat came as a shock to me, in particular that video of a helicopter mowing down a group of people in the street. I found it both shocking and depressing.

[Neon Ignition]

Didn't surprise me, that said I'm super cynical these days so little does

[briareos_kerensky]

Sony and Hotz settled the case outside court. Both released brief comments on the agreement but neither had gone into details: Hotz says he's bound by a permanent legal injuction but thinks people will be happy and the whole ordeal wasn't a waste of time.

[25.05.2005]

According to MAXCONSOLE:

The court documents have been released pertaining to Geohot's settlement with SCEA over his PS3 hacking activities. And while yesterday, things appeared to end on good terms, the documents reveal that this certainly wasn't the case. SCEA has prevented Geohot from ENGAGING in unauthorized access with a product, CIRCUMVENTING the security of any Sony product, DISTRIBUTING any 'secret' information about a SONY product amongst other things. The court document notes that Sony would expect $10,000 per violation from Geohot. However, if Geohot goes the whole way and distributes software or a product to circumvent a Sony platform, then he faces a capped $250,000 FINE.

[Number45]

http://geohotgotsued.blogspot.com/

Something tells me this is going to end up in court one way or another. Join him everyone, he's the peoples champion.