Sony PlayStation Accounts Are Reportedly Being Hacked With Ease

Reports are flooding in that PlayStation users are allegedly having their PSN accounts hacked, and the workaround for this is worryingly easy, which could be something Sony needs to address immediately.

A flood of Sony and PlayStation news has hit the headlines as of late: PlayStation is exploring the revival of older IPs, and PlayStation Plus’ price is increasing.

These points, both good and bad, pale in comparison to the idea that your PSN account could be compromised at any minute.

PlayStation Security Issue Is Endangering All PSN Accounts

Awareness of the issue first came to light when Colin Moriarty, the self-proclaimed ‘The Godfather of PlayStation podcasts’, posted on X about a message exchange he had.

The former IGN Editor and founding Kinda Funny, Colin, was given an eye-opening message from a user (who was also hacked). saying: ‘Colin, I’m just warning you, they have your information and they are going to try and take your account today.’

This came to fruition, and Moriarty’s account was hacked.

Thankfully, after using his PlayStation contacts, he’s been able to retrieve his account, but not all may be as fortunate.

On X, @mrpyo1 shared some details discussing the incredibly small amount of details required to infiltrate a PSN account right now:

• Only your PSN ID and one piece of old transaction data are needed by the hacker.
• The hacker then contacts Sony support and provides the information as “proof of ownership.”
• Sony’s support system then bypasses standard protocols and lets the hacker change the email address linked to the account.
• This also disables 2FA.

There are other examples of this, but Moriarty is likely considered a more high-profile target, and it probably doesn’t help that he has his PSN ID in his X bio.

If you do something similar, you might want to consider hiding this information.

We’re waiting on Sony to respond to this turn of events.

This is an alarming development, and it’s incredible how often Sony accounts and services are targeted. Let us know if you have any issues with your PS account via the Insider Gaming Discord.

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