Could hackers kill sony

http://raptr.com/DualPixels/news/4de3d21a46bb034f60/hackers-working-on-another-major-plot-against-sony-dual-pixels

With sony in its current financial state do you think well placed network breaches could kill sony within the next year ?

They won't kill Sony, it will be like a bee sting, annoying can cause a stumble and a little cursing but no real damage.ferret-gamer

No real damage?? well, PSN is proof you're worng, man.

They won't kill Sony, it will be like a bee sting, annoying can cause a stumble and a little cursing but no real damage.ferret-gamer

Sony is immortal.

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]They won't kill Sony, it will be like a bee sting, annoying can cause a stumble and a little cursing but no real damage.GreenGoblin2099

No real damage?? well, PSN is proof you're worng, man.

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[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]They won't kill Sony, it will be like a bee sting, annoying can cause a stumble and a little cursing but no real damage.Ace6301

No real damage?? well, PSN is proof you're worng, man.

Well, that's pretty much a given, but I guess we're talking about the gaming division here since we're... well, in a gaming forum.

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[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]They won't kill Sony, it will be like a bee sting, annoying can cause a stumble and a little cursing but no real damage.Ace6301

No real damage?? well, PSN is proof you're worng, man.

Kill off Sony? Please.. Sony has much more then a gaming department and even then I don't see them hurting them that much to the point where they cause Sony to completely end their gaming department.

Gaming isn't the only thing Sony has to offer.

probably not! But they could create quite the strain on them, as they have shown with PSN.

http://raptr.com/DualPixels/news/4de3d21a46bb034f60/hackers-working-on-another-major-plot-against-sony-dual-pixels

With sony in its current financial state do you think well placed network breaches could kill sony within the next year ?

EdenProxy

a. sony is not in bad state, only the one in charge of the playstation, b. no they cant kill it, c. sony made a huge mistake running servers with old software and without physical firewall, i think they learned their lesson, if it was that easy to hack and destroy a companny by hackers, they would have done so long ago just because they can, but they cannot once sony runs decent servers.

They won't kill Sony, it will be like a bee sting, annoying can cause a stumble and a little cursing but no real damage.ferret-gamer

No real damage?! Blashpemy! The April 2011 attacks was like a gunshot to the abdomen for Sony! :P

They could for a big part. Should they? No I don't see why.
Electronics companies are very reliant on internet, infrastructure, reputation, etc.

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]They won't kill Sony, it will be like a bee sting, annoying can cause a stumble and a little cursing but no real damage.ScottMescudi

No real damage?! Blashpemy! The April 2011 attacks was like a gunshot to the abdomen for Sony! :P

More like a shot to the leg. Crippling, but they'll get up eventually.

Well, 13C, what nobody really knows is that Sony is already dead.

It's a plot twist, you see.

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]They won't kill Sony, it will be like a bee sting, annoying can cause a stumble and a little cursing but no real damage.GreenGoblin2099

No real damage?? well, PSN is proof you're worng, man.

LOl really? that basically cost them 171 million ( improvements in network infrastructure and the welcome back program). For a company that has about 40 billion to spend thats a stumble. If the hackers accomplish anything it will be new legislation that gets passed that cracks down on them to the point where they will be treated like terrorist.

It definitely could kill sony's gaming devision unfortunately. Sony has not been doing well for a long time and the recent intrusion has done massive damage.Androvinus

Sony has reported profit 14 years in a row :|

Although there hardware has caused massive losses they still turned profit with game sales.

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[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]They won't kill Sony, it will be like a bee sting, annoying can cause a stumble and a little cursing but no real damage.TheSterls

No real damage?? well, PSN is proof you're worng, man.

LOl really? that basically cost them 171 million ( improvements in network infrastructure and the welcome back program). For a company that has about 40 billion to spend thats a stumble. If the hackers accomplish anything it will be new legislation that gets passed that cracks down on them to the point where they will be treated like terrorist.

Also Sony to post an annual loss of $3.2 billion for its fiscal year ending in March 2011 - the second largest loss in company history

Sony as a whole not just gaming division are not doing that great.

The reality is that none of us can know 100%. I sure hope not but anything can happen. Never underestimate hackers.

[QUOTE="Ace6301"][QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

No real damage?? well, PSN is proof you're worng, man.

EdenProxy

PSN hack to sony is like earthquake to japan. it make massive problem but not enough to destroy/kill sony/japan.

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[QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

No real damage?? well, PSN is proof you're worng, man.

rybe1025

LOl really? that basically cost them 171 million ( improvements in network infrastructure and the welcome back program). For a company that has about 40 billion to spend thats a stumble. If the hackers accomplish anything it will be new legislation that gets passed that cracks down on them to the point where they will be treated like terrorist.

Also Sony to post an annual loss of $3.2 billion for its fiscal year ending in March 2011 - the second largest loss in company history

Sony as a whole not just gaming division are not doing that great.

Market value does not include all cash assets. That is what is owned by investors. And that was there second loss they posted in 16 years.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6203085.html

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[QUOTE="TheSterls"]

LOl really? that basically cost them 171 million ( improvements in network infrastructure and the welcome back program). For a company that has about 40 billion to spend thats a stumble. If the hackers accomplish anything it will be new legislation that gets passed that cracks down on them to the point where they will be treated like terrorist.

TheSterls

Also Sony to post an annual loss of $3.2 billion for its fiscal year ending in March 2011 - the second largest loss in company history

Sony as a whole not just gaming division are not doing that great.

Market value does not include all cash assets. That is what is owned by investors. And that was there second loss they posted in 16 years.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6203085.html

2009 $1.03 billion loss

2010 $439 million loss

2011 $3.2 billion loss

So 3 years in a row now

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[QUOTE="rybe1025"]

Market value does not include all cash assets. That is what is owned by investors. And that was there second loss they posted in 16 years.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6203085.html

rybe1025

2009 $1.03 billion loss

2010 $439 million loss

2011 $3.2 billion loss

So 3 years in a row now

the last one is becouse 3 years of prepaid cash, they actually make profit if without tax.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/23/uk-sony-idUKTRE74M12X20110523

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=431420

becouse the tax is alredy been paid. sony future actually brighter

They could harm Sony, but they can't kill it.

give me £100 (cause im skint) a baseball bat,a blow torch and a pair of plyers and i'll f up these hill billy hackers *puts on gloves*

Seriously if they force sony out the market its a sad day and shows how pathetically relentless they are and the fact they should maybe just give up on life if their aim is to be butthurt at otheros being removed but most are bandwagoning little freaks.

[QUOTE="Ace6301"][QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

No real damage?? well, PSN is proof you're worng, man.

GreenGoblin2099

Well, that's pretty much a given, but I guess we're talking about the gaming division here since we're... well, in a gaming forum.

Sony has way more to live on than just gaming. So no.

Current financial state? Sony earns billions in annual revenue

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[QUOTE="Ace6301"] To Sony as a whole it's an annoyance. These people have no hope of doing anything meaningful to Sony. They could end up causing Sony to just say f*** it and cut off the gaming section if they keep it up long enough though. I doubt they have that much power though.MrSelf-Destruct

Well, that's pretty much a given, but I guess we're talking about the gaming division here since we're... well, in a gaming forum.

im cool with them attacking BMG tbh that division of sony can suck my balls but its now Sony music considering how their epic division managed to f up royally on LOG CD distribution in most of europe for a while and poor marketting for their bands that werent "in" cause of the likes of Simon cowell who is a cancer on music and should be killed.

Sony should just cut off Syco music as Simon cowell throws way too much weight in an industry he knows nothing about imo.

PSN hack to sony is like earthquake to japan. it make massive problem but not enough to destroy/kill sony/japan.

r12qi

Great comparison. You can hurt Sony, but you won't be able to destroy them completely. They still have their music division,movie division,TV division and electronic division ,so hackers wish they could destroy Sony but that won't happen.

[QUOTE="Ace6301"][QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

No real damage?? well, PSN is proof you're worng, man.

GreenGoblin2099

Well, that's pretty much a given, but I guess we're talking about the gaming division here since we're... well, in a gaming forum.

[QUOTE="MrSelf-Destruct"][QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

Well, that's pretty much a given, but I guess we're talking about the gaming division here since we're... well, in a gaming forum.

razgriz_101

im cool with them attacking BMG tbh that division of sony can suck my balls but its now Sony music considering how their epic division managed to f up royally on LOG CD distribution in most of europe for a while and poor marketting for their bands that werent "in" cause of the likes of Simon cowell who is a cancer on music and should be killed.

Sony should just cut off Syco music as Simon cowell throws way too much weight in an industry he knows nothing about imo.

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]They won't kill Sony, it will be like a bee sting, annoying can cause a stumble and a little cursing but no real damage.EdenProxy

[QUOTE="Ace6301"][QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

No real damage?? well, PSN is proof you're worng, man.

EdenProxy

Ohh also, for the people who complain about how we can't do what we want with our systems.

It's because of attacks like this that they don't allow us to. We blame sony. But I blame the hackers.

give me £100 (cause im skint) a baseball bat,a blow torch and a pair of plyers and i'll f up these hill billy hackers *puts on gloves*

Seriously if they force sony out the market its a sad day and shows how pathetically relentless they are and the fact they should maybe just give up on life if their aim is to be butthurt at otheros being removed but most are bandwagoning little freaks.

razgriz_101

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give me £100 (cause im skint) a baseball bat,a blow torch and a pair of plyers and i'll f up these hill billy hackers *puts on gloves*

Seriously if they force sony out the market its a sad day and shows how pathetically relentless they are and the fact they should maybe just give up on life if their aim is to be butthurt at otheros being removed but most are bandwagoning little freaks.

viper-kid

If it were to kill of their gaming department (highly unlikely) then there's a possibility that other departments will feel the sting. After all The Playstation brand was first and foremost a testing ground for their technology and features eg. DVD,Bluray, cell, media capabilities, networking, while gaming itself took a backseat. Without their gaming division Sony wont have anywhere to test the market without making huge risks.

If Sony took this this network and security rebuilding seriously, then they should have some of best security in the business for the gaming division. It might be the case that such a huge breach of PSN is not possible anymore. Due to Nintendo's inexperience with online networks they might be the low hanging fruit of the game industry so to speak.

[QUOTE="viper-kid"][QUOTE="razgriz_101"]

give me £100 (cause im skint) a baseball bat,a blow torch and a pair of plyers and i'll f up these hill billy hackers *puts on gloves*

Seriously if they force sony out the market its a sad day and shows how pathetically relentless they are and the fact they should maybe just give up on life if their aim is to be butthurt at otheros being removed but most are bandwagoning little freaks.

MrSelf-Destruct