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Amazon Servers Used In Sony Playstation Hack

Posted by samzenpus on from the bad-clouds dept.

the simurgh writes "Amazon servers may have been used to carry out the massive Playstation hack that compromised the personal information of more than 100 million Playstation Network users. According to a report from Bloomberg, sources close to the ongoing investigation say the attack was mounted from Amazon Web Service's cloud computing platform."

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  1. A cloud attacks another by mehrotra.akash · · Score: 3, Funny

    Will there be a thunderstorm?

  2. So it came from an Anonymous Cloud? by toygeek · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is it an Anonymous Cloud or Anonymous' Cloud?

    So if the attack came from a cloud, then wouldn't it be a lightning attack instead of a "hacking" attack?

    We really need to get this internet meteorology right.

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  3. "Hosted by" Amazon? by identity0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    An attack from Anonymous? Pshaw, yeah right.

    We all know Amazon really did the hack themselves, because they were mad they couldn't get Sony on the One-Click patent, since PS3 users don't use mice.

  4. Re:Was the cloud hacked too? by ColdWetDog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait a minute... Amazon's cloud crashed 4/21, the day after Sony realized they'd been pwned and took down PSN.

    Is there something Amazon isn't saying, like maybe they were pwned too??

    And it was the day after 4/20 - therefore it had something to do with stoners.

    George Bush didn't support legalization of marijuana.

    Goddamnit. It's GEORGE BUSH'S FAULT!

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  5. Amazon Prime Members? by tgeek · · Score: 4, Funny

    Shame the hackers weren't Amazon Prime members - then they could have had everything they wanted in 2 days at no extra charge.