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dreamsharkThanks to a response to my previous post about the PSN unpleasantness, I knew enough to perservere past the initial Netflix login failure. And guess what - in some mysterious manner, it works! Here's what you do:
Since that's all I used the PSN network for anyway, I no longer really care how long it takes them to fix it. I am a little curious what "rebuilding our entire network" means. Are they rearchitecting the entire security system? Or just reinstalling the OS's on umpteen zillion servers?
I'm not terribly concerned about my data being compromised. I used a throwaway email address, a password that I only use for gaming-related sites (most of which don't involve credit cards), and a goofy login name. It sounds unlikely that the hackers got unencrypted credit card data, but in any case I didn't use my main credit card for this account. See, I didn't have a huge amount of trust in a network called PlayStation in the first place, so I didn't expose myself too much.
The only thing I'm a little worried about is those stupid password recovery hints that so many sites demand. I don't remember if PSN even asked for that. Those things infuriate me, because many sites give you only a few choices, almost all of which are in the public record! It's particularly infuriating when it's a financial site that might actually be worth going to some trouble to break into. Because it's so easy fora stranger to find out my mother's maiden name or the town where I was born, I usually go with "first pet" or something like that. However, I use the same pet each time (because otherwise I'm not going to remember it). If my "first pet" has been compromised I'm going to have to change my password reminders on a bunch of other sites.
- Turn on your PS3 and navigate to the Netflix icon. Click.
- You will be presented with a PSN logon screen, which of course is not going to work. But try to logon anyway.
- After the logon attempt fails, hit the Circle (Back) button.
- You may have to repeat this sequence a couple of times, but eventually Netflix just comes up. It's a miracle!
Since that's all I used the PSN network for anyway, I no longer really care how long it takes them to fix it. I am a little curious what "rebuilding our entire network" means. Are they rearchitecting the entire security system? Or just reinstalling the OS's on umpteen zillion servers?
I'm not terribly concerned about my data being compromised. I used a throwaway email address, a password that I only use for gaming-related sites (most of which don't involve credit cards), and a goofy login name. It sounds unlikely that the hackers got unencrypted credit card data, but in any case I didn't use my main credit card for this account. See, I didn't have a huge amount of trust in a network called PlayStation in the first place, so I didn't expose myself too much.
The only thing I'm a little worried about is those stupid password recovery hints that so many sites demand. I don't remember if PSN even asked for that. Those things infuriate me, because many sites give you only a few choices, almost all of which are in the public record! It's particularly infuriating when it's a financial site that might actually be worth going to some trouble to break into. Because it's so easy fora stranger to find out my mother's maiden name or the town where I was born, I usually go with "first pet" or something like that. However, I use the same pet each time (because otherwise I'm not going to remember it). If my "first pet" has been compromised I'm going to have to change my password reminders on a bunch of other sites.
