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A Spanish YouTuber by the name of “WizWiki” warned back in April that the serial ID numbers for every PlayStation 3 had been leaked after Sony inadvertently left one of its network folders with the data open to public access. The allegation appears to have some level of legitimacy, as an increasing number of PS3 owners are now finding themselves banned from Sony’s networks, presumably as a result of malicious actions by threat actors. PS3 users who have been banned are being advised to enable two-factor authentication, which should let them sign back in without issue. Sony discontinued its PS3 consoles in North America in October 2016. (Warning: WizWiki’s video below opens with a defecating rhino.)
After enabling two-factor authentication (2FA), one player was able to sign back in without issue, according to posts on the PS3 subreddit...
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