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minus-squareBorgDrone@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·2 days agoNo one got hacked. No one found an exploit and broke into Sony’s servers. They simply called Sony’s helldesk who handed over accounts with little to no verification. WTF.
minus-squaremicka190@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down1·2 days agoIf we’re being pedantic, that’s still being hacked. Social engineering is, like, the #1 source of hacking.
minus-squareBorgDrone@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 days agoIs this even social engineering? According to Wikipedia: In the context of information security, social engineering is the use of psychological pressure to influence people to perform actions or divulge confidential information. No one got tricked or pressured, the helldesk employee was just following established procedure. They did exactly what they were supposed to do. It’s just that Sony’s procedures are laughably insecure.
minus-squareKatana314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoOk, at first I thought it was a typo, but is “helldesk” intentional? Like “Micro$oft”, because they’re the only company that’s bad because they seek money?
minus-squareBorgDrone@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoHelldesk comes from the BOFH stories. It’s because working for customer support is absolute hell.
minus-squareathatet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 days agoIt’s like going to the bank and asking for money and now you’re a bank robber.
minus-squarecaseyweederman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoIt’s been over an hour They’ve been hacked for sure
minus-squareMidnight Wolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoGood news: $ Bad news: 4 star wanted level
minus-squarepinball_wizard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days ago They simply called Sony’s helldesk who handed over accounts with little to no verification. WTF. They’ve done that for decades. I never got a refund.
minus-squarejuice702@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoSounds like the MGM hack back in 2023. Incompetent IT getting social engineered.
No one got hacked. No one found an exploit and broke into Sony’s servers.
They simply called Sony’s helldesk who handed over accounts with little to no verification. WTF.
If we’re being pedantic, that’s still being hacked. Social engineering is, like, the #1 source of hacking.
Is this even social engineering?
According to Wikipedia:
No one got tricked or pressured, the helldesk employee was just following established procedure. They did exactly what they were supposed to do.
It’s just that Sony’s procedures are laughably insecure.
Ok, at first I thought it was a typo, but is “helldesk” intentional? Like “Micro$oft”, because they’re the only company that’s bad because they seek money?
Helldesk comes from the BOFH stories.
It’s because working for customer support is absolute hell.
Can confirm
It’s like going to the bank and asking for money and now you’re a bank robber.
Gonna try this brb
It’s been over an hour
They’ve been hacked for sure
We need an update.
Good news: $
Bad news: 4 star wanted level
They’ve done that for decades. I never got a refund.
Sounds like the MGM hack back in 2023. Incompetent IT getting social engineered.