PSN Social Engineering Flaw Lets Hackers Steal Accounts With Minimal Personal Data

Multiple high-profile users including Trophy hunter Hakoom permanently lost access to accounts containing thousands of dollars in digital purchases and personal gaming memories.

In the quiet architecture of digital identity, a vulnerability has emerged not from code but from courtesy — someone discovered that Sony's PlayStation Network accounts can be seized simply by knowing a few public details and speaking them confidently to a helpful stranger on the phone. Colin Moriarty, a well-connected podcaster, nearly lost years of gaming history and thousands of dollars in purchases this week when an attacker bypassed every technical safeguard by exploiting the one thing no firewall can protect: human trust. The incident is not an anomaly but a symptom, revealing that for m

PSN Social Engineering Flaw Lets Hackers Steal Accounts With Minimal Personal Data

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