{"id":87686,"date":"2026-05-19T03:31:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bisedoshqip.de\/prominent-ps5-podcasters-account-hacked-social-engineering-concerns-amplified\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T03:31:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:31:13","slug":"prominent-ps5-podcasters-account-hacked-social-engineering-concerns-amplified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bisedoshqip.de\/sq\/prominent-ps5-podcasters-account-hacked-social-engineering-concerns-amplified\/","title":{"rendered":"Prominent PS5 Podcaster&#8217;s Account Hacked, Social Engineering Concerns Amplified"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"0c411e42175f8\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Prominent PS5 Podcaster's Account Hacked, Social Engineering Concerns Amplified 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/0c411e42175f8\/prominent-ps5-podcasters-account-hacked-social-engineering-concerns-amplified-1.large.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/0c411e42175f8\/prominent-ps5-podcasters-account-hacked-social-engineering-concerns-amplified-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" alt=\"Prominent PS5 Podcaster's Account Hacked, Social Engineering Concerns Amplified 1\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class=\"\"\/> Image: Push Square<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Update [<time class=\"dated \" datetime=\"2026-05-19T01:00:00+00:00\" data-format=\"D jS M Y, g:ia\">Tue 19th May 2026, 2am<\/time>]:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hours after going public about the hack, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/longislandviper\/status\/2056526065476968588\">Sacred Symbols<\/a> host Colin Moriarty has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/longislandviper\/status\/2056526065476968588\">confirmed<\/a> his account was retrieved.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/longislandviper\/status\/2056526065476968588 @ 2026-05-19T02:23:16+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With the help of my friends and connections at Sony, I got my account back. I want to thank everyone for their kind words, advice, and direction! It meant a lot.<\/p>\n<p>I fully know I exercised advantages due only and exclusively to my stature in the PlayStation community and my many\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/raQP9fAMZ4\">https:\/\/t.co\/raQP9fAMZ4<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Colin Moriarty (@longislandviper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/longislandviper\/status\/2056526065476968588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While this is good news, Moriarty acknowledges that his status and connections played a big part in the recovery of his account here.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly there are procedures and protocols that need to be improved to prevent this from happening to others.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Original Story:<\/strong> A prominent <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/longislandviper\/status\/2056458829047509184\">PS5 podcaster\u2019s PSN account has been hacked<\/a>, amplifying ongoing concerns of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/resource-center\/definitions\/what-is-social-engineering\">social engineering<\/a>\u201d which have been circulating within the PlayStation fanbase.<\/p>\n<p>Colin Moriarty, the founder and creator of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLpcQ4Ffwc2Q43pLxKjM6MQGIc4xSpgxfe\">Sacred Symbols<\/a> podcast and ex-<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ign.com\">IGN<\/a> PlayStation editor, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/longislandviper\/status\/2056458829047509184\">took to social media today<\/a> to confirm that he\u2019s lost access to his account.<\/p>\n<p>Eerily, he was warned that he was a target just hours before his account was commandeered by hackers.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/longislandviper\/status\/2056458829047509184 @ 2026-05-19T00:45:49+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My PSN account was hacked, seemingly as part of an ongoing sophisticated series of moves against both random and &#8220;prominent&#8221; users.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, I was told by someone a few days ago that I was going to be targeted, and he was right. (He was also hacked.) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eWaNlwCLNe\">pic.twitter.com\/eWaNlwCLNe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Colin Moriarty (@longislandviper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/longislandviper\/status\/2056458829047509184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Moriarty\u2019s podcast has been contacted by several PS5 players over the past year or so, all reporting a similar situation. It\u2019s possible he became a target because of his coverage of the topic.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Sacred Symbols host he wasn\u2019t phished and did not input his sensitive data somewhere he shouldn\u2019t. \u201cI\u2019m positive of this,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Moriarty reveals he randomly got a text message saying his email address had been changed and that two-factor authentication had been disabled. His compromised account was subsequently used to contact co-host Dustin Furman, saying \u201cyou\u2019re next\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of this echoes a sprawling report published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numerama.com\/cyberguerre\/2147695-je-me-suis-fait-pirater-mon-compte-playstation-et-jai-decouvert-un-enorme-probleme-de-securite-chez-sony.html\">French journalist Nicolas Lellouche last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After his account was compromised in a similar manner to Moriarty\u2019s, he decided to do some digging and discovered that PSN accounts may be the target of a \u201csocial engineering\u201d scheme.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/lellouchenico\/status\/2056468804268707985 @ 2026-05-19T00:45:49+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unfortunately, it\u2019s a know problem for years. I wrote on it at the end of last year and the story has been covered by a lot of media outlets without any action from PlayStation. <\/p>\n<p>The main problem: the customer service has a tool to reset a mail even if it\u2019s protected by a\u2026<\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Nicolas Lellouche (@LelloucheNico) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LelloucheNico\/status\/2056468804268707985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Essentially, his article hypothesises that hackers can gain full access to your account by providing customer service representatives with minimal information \u2013 in this instance, a transaction ID.<\/p>\n<p>Lellouche says he exposed this information publicly in an article he wrote in 2023, which he believes was discovered by hackers and used as a means to access his account.<\/p>\n<p>I contacted Moriarty to ask if he\u2019s ever inadvertently shared any receipts or transaction IDs in the past, and he told me it\u2019s possible but he\u2019s not sure when.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming this is the case, then I hope there\u2019s an alarm ringing at PlayStation right now.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, customer service needs to be quick and seamless, but if stringent security checks aren\u2019t in place, then we end up in situations like this.<\/p>\n<p>Moriarty\u2019s status within the PlayStation fanbase likely means there\u2019ll be a swift resolution here, but not everyone will have the same luck.<\/p>\n<p>With years of playtime and potentially thousands of dollars of digital purchases on the line, Sony has to ensure its security is rock-solid and that it\u2019s keeping its customers safe.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-articles:200659,198934 @ 1779157875 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/x.com\/longislandviper\/status\/2056458829047509184\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/longislandviper\/status\/2056458829047509184\">x.com<\/a>, via <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.numerama.com\/cyberguerre\/2147695-je-me-suis-fait-pirater-mon-compte-playstation-et-jai-decouvert-un-enorme-probleme-de-securite-chez-sony.html\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.numerama.com\/cyberguerre\/2147695-je-me-suis-fait-pirater-mon-compte-playstation-et-jai-decouvert-un-enorme-probleme-de-securite-chez-sony.html\">numerama.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/fadaa31efd0b2cd585b657771f2c3e82 @ 1779160779 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-content\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<section class=\"block author\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/4271\/photo\/0\/avatar.jpg?v=1709294233\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sammy Barker\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He\u2019s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2026\/05\/prominent-ps5-podcasters-account-hacked-social-engineering-concerns-amplified\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Push Square Update [Tue 19th May 2026, 2am]: Hours after going public about the hack, Sacred Symbols host 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