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The Sony PlayStation Network Hack
Manage episode 516159109 series 2535026
The source, an excerpt from a YouTube video transcript, offers a detailed account of the events surrounding the 2011 PlayStation Network (PSN) hack. It begins by introducing George "GeoHot" Hotz, a renowned hacker who first gained fame by jailbreaking the iPhone and later successfully hacked the PS3 console, challenging Sony's proprietary control over its hardware. The text details the legal conflict that ensued between Sony and Hotz, wherein Sony pursued aggressive legal action against him and anyone who supported his efforts, leading to a public outcry. This action incited the hacktivist group Anonymous, who retaliated against Sony, eventually culminating in the massive PSN data breach that exposed the personal information of millions of users and led to congressional and international investigations into Sony's security failures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ9BDTdnVgA
https://cybermidnight.club/the-unraveling-of-playstation-network-a-story-of-hubris-hackers-and-a-digital-uprising/
736 episodes
Manage episode 516159109 series 2535026
The source, an excerpt from a YouTube video transcript, offers a detailed account of the events surrounding the 2011 PlayStation Network (PSN) hack. It begins by introducing George "GeoHot" Hotz, a renowned hacker who first gained fame by jailbreaking the iPhone and later successfully hacked the PS3 console, challenging Sony's proprietary control over its hardware. The text details the legal conflict that ensued between Sony and Hotz, wherein Sony pursued aggressive legal action against him and anyone who supported his efforts, leading to a public outcry. This action incited the hacktivist group Anonymous, who retaliated against Sony, eventually culminating in the massive PSN data breach that exposed the personal information of millions of users and led to congressional and international investigations into Sony's security failures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ9BDTdnVgA
https://cybermidnight.club/the-unraveling-of-playstation-network-a-story-of-hubris-hackers-and-a-digital-uprising/
736 episodes
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