Sony reportedly left a folder with every PS3 console ID online unsecured, and it was discovered and reported by a Spanish YouTuber with the handle “The WizWiki” in mid-April. Sony is depicted ...

Even a simple Windows application which goes through ALL ID’s may be possible. 24 hours and any console worldwide would be banned. This should definitely be double-checked by SONY.- ...

PS3 firmware update bans hacked consoles from Black Ops servers. The latest PS3 firmware update that Sony has said would bolster security in the wake of the hacking of the console.

Sony's PS3 has trailed Nintendo's <7974.OS> Wii, the market leader, and the Xbox in the U.S. market, although the PS3 has generated momentum since a price cut to $299 last year.