• atocci@kbin.social
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    7 months ago

    I assume they ask because software security and stability has generally improved over the last 20 years.

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      7 months ago

      I assume they ask because software security and stability has generally improved over the last 20 years.

      Sure, but not Sony’s. Taken from any of numerous posts on Reddit (there are many with sources if you want to find them:

      April 2011: Hackers Access Personal Data of 77 Million Sony PlayStation Network Users

      May 2011: Personal Details on 25 Million Sony Online Entertainment Customers Stolen

      June 2011: Sony Pictures Website Hacked, Exposing One Million Accounts

      November 2014: Hackers Steal 100 Terabytes of Data from Sony Pictures

      August 2017: Hacker Group Accesses Sony Social Media Accounts

      September 2023: Sony Investigates Alleged Hack

      October 2023: Sony Notifies Employees of Data Breach"

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      7 months ago

      And then it goes right out the window the first time a consumer clicks yes for uac to give admin privileges to a piece of software they don’t understand that can receive instructions remotely from the internet.