LulzSec member "Neuron" Tracked Down Via HideMyAss's Logs

One more member of the hacking group LulzSec, known as "Neuron", may be arrested if traced by their use of a British anonymous VPN , following a similar arrest last week of Cody Kretsinger, who was arrested by the FBI last Thursday for allegedly hacking into the Sony Pictures website, had been identified via his use of HideMyAss's proxy service to disguise his IP  address when connecting to the Sony Pictures site.

However a pastebin log shows that "Neuron" claims to use HideMyAss's Service in order to protect his identity.HideMyAss also posted a lengthy note regarding this topic of their blog after this new emerged.

HideMyAss " It first came to our attention when leaked IRC chat logs were released, in these logs participants discussed about various VPN services they use, and it became apparent that some members were using our service. No action was taken, after all there was no evidence to suggest wrongdoing and nothing to identify which accounts with us they were using. At a later date it came as no surprise to have received a court order asking for information relating to an account associated with some or all of the above cases. As stated in our terms of service and privacy policy our service is not to be used for illegal activity, and as a legitimate company we will cooperate with law enforcement if we receive a court order (equivalent of a subpoena in the US). " 

LulzSec is going down #The Fourth Arrest 

Sony claims to have a more stronger PSN than before

Sony one of the biggest organizations that was badly hit by cyber attacks.The hackers gave complete boom to the personals credentials of its customers and showed the truth about the security used by this entertainment and electronics giant.According to the CEO of Sony Mr. Howard Stringer claims the PlayStation Network is more secure than ever.

"I'm pleased to tell you that the PSN is more secure and better than ever," Stringer said at a news conference at the IFA electronics show here. "We are aggressively expanding its content. We have more than 3 million new customers since the network came back online, and sales are exceeding what we had before the cyberattacks.",he said

Lets see if this time the SONY is really secured or the hackers whitewash their pockets again.

Sony Tablet S (S1) Could Be Launched Next Month

The tablet will mark Sony's entry into the Android tablet scene.

Sony has been teasing the S1 and the foldable dual screen S2 tablet since quite some time now, but we weren't given a definitive launch date. However, now it seems like we could see the tablet in action pretty soon. It has been reported that the S1 tablet will break cover as early as next month and will be called the Sony Tablet S. Obviously, S1 was just the preliminary name given to the tablet so as to keep the real name under wraps. This info comes from a bunch of spy shots captured by a source. The September launch sounds pretty relevant since the company originally intended to launch the device during the same time frame.

The spy shots also shed some light on the tablet's features. Apparently, the Tablet S will feature Sony's Music and Video Unlimited service, which will let users download video and audio content seamlessly. Additionally, the Tablet S is PlayStation certified and will come packing with some games which can also be downloaded from a vast collection. Hardware wise, the S Tablet will feature a 9.4" display with TruBlack and the Sony Bravia technology, a 5 MP camera on the back with a 3 MP camera on the front for video calls. It will be powered by a 1 GHz dual core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, and feature DLNA capabilities for easy sharing, along with the ability to run as an infrared remote. It will run on the Android 3.1 Honeycomb with a 3.2 update on the horizon, though we have every reason to believe that the tablet will run Android 3.2 out of the box.

As far as the pricing of the device is concerned, it is believed that the Tablet S will be priced somewhere around $600 (Rs. 27,000 approx), which goes well with the current lot of Honeycomb tablets that are available in the market. People have high hopes with Sony and it is expected that the company will not disappoint. We'll have to wait until next month to find out if Sony has produced a winner with the Tablet S.

Facebook Hires Sony's PS3 Hacker ‎

Facebook Hires Sony's PS3 Hacker ‎

Facebook hires Sony hacker
June 29 2011

New York - The 21-year-old computer whiz whose legal tussle with Sony triggered one of the largest assaults by the hacker community on a single company has found himself a steady job - with Facebook. George Hotz became a star among hackers under the internet pseudonym name GeoHot when he “unlocked” Apple's iPhone and then the Sony PlayStation games console. He posted details of how to alter software on the devices so that tech-savvy users could use them for unauthorised games and other applications.

Facebook swooped to hire Mr Hotz last month, just weeks after he settled the lawsuit from Sony that so enraged fellow hackers that they launched an attack on the company that has cost it tens of millions of dollars to date.

The social networking giant has not said what Mr Hotz will be working on, though there was speculation he could be involved in building anti-hacker defences at Facebook, or in the company's plans to develop a rival to Apple's App Store for software downloads.

Mr Hotz is straight out of hacker central casting, a teenage computer genius who grew up in New Jersey and was identified early as a talented youngster, attending a special programme for bright children from the US state school system. He led his school in national robot-building championships and appeared on national television demonstrating his creations.

It was in 2008 that he achieved fame in the hacker community for conducting the first so-called “jailbreak” of an Apple iPhone. His hack allowed users to get round Apple's tight controls on what apps can be downloaded to the phone and which mobile phone networks it can be used on.

And then in 2009 and 2010, he chronicled on his blog his attempts to similarly unlock Sony's PlayStation 3 console, and earlier this year he posted “root keys” for the PS3 so that others could emulate his work and build homegrown software on the device. Sony launched a lawsuit days later, saying Mr Hotz was encouraging the use of pirated games.

In an interview on the cable TV channel G4, Mr Hotz put himself in the tradition of radio hams of old and said he was fighting for the right for computer fans to tinker with their equipment. “This is about a lot more than what I did and me,” he said of the lawsuit. “It's about whether you really own that device that you purchase.”

Facebook's decision to hire Mr Hotz sends a powerful signal that it will be a welcoming employer for the brightest engineers. Google bosses last year said they were in a “war for talent” with Facebook and other Silicon Valley firms, and the war is only likely to hot up now that money is flowing into the technology industry from investors keen to find the next Facebook.

As Mr Hotz was yesterday ensconced in his new role, the fallout from his actions continued to reverberate. Sir Howard Stringer, the British businessman who runs Sony, faced calls for his resignation at the Japanese firm's annual shareholder meeting.

The company was forced to temporarily shut down its PlayStation Network of online games after disclosing in April that hackers had accessed personal information on 77 million of its customers, potentially including their credit card details.

Sir Howard said on Tuesday that the company had been the victim of a revenge attack by supporters of Mr Hotz. “We believe that we first became the subject of attack because we tried to protect our intellectual property, our content, in this case videogames,” he said. - The Independent