OurMine Strikes Again, Self-Proclaimed Security Group Hacks PlayStation Social Media Accounts

It’s been a while since the notorious hacker group OurMine has made the news, which either means that the members have become less active or tech firms have finally become more vigilant. Unfortunately, the self-proclaimed security service providers have struck yet again recently. The target this time was Sony PlayStation’s official social media accounts, but the issue was dealt with quickly.

The Tweets that the group sent out when it hijacked the official PlayStation account have since been deleted, but not before snapshots could be taken. One of them is featured in a PlayStation Lifestyle article about the incident, which includes the audacious invitation by OurMine to get in touch with it for security improvements.

This group has hacked numerous other accounts before, many of them belonging to some rather high-profile figures in both the Hollywood and tech industry. CEOs like Google’s Sundar Pichai have become victims of the group’s hacking activities and so has actor Ashton Kutcher.

What really makes OurMine a tough group to label is the fact that few other organizations stand out as having similar traits. There are White Hat hackers who basically try to breach the security of companies or even organizations. Upon finding flaws, the hackers would then often quietly inform the entities in question so that the holes could be patched up.

This makes them different from Black Hat hackers, who often conduct the activities with personal or selfish goals in mind. In the case of OurMine, though, it’s clear that the group is promoting its services as a security firm by hacking social media accounts and announcing it rather brashly, but it doesn’t seem to be actively trying to harm entities either.

Aside from its Twitter account, the official PlayStation Facebook profile and even the PlayStation Network were reportedly hacked as well, MSPowerUser reports. So far, though, there has been no confirmation.