The PlayStation Network has been hacked again, with non-credit-card information available to the perpetrators. Fortunately for the majority of PS3 owners, the latest PSN hack only affects approximately 93,000 people -- or one-tenth of one percent of all PSN and Sony Online Entertainment users. According to a post on CNN, "Network customers who were affected received an e-mail from Sony notifying them of the issue. Everyone who is affected is required by Sony to change their passwords on the network." Sony's chief … [Read more...]
PlayStation Network Coming Back Online, North America First
Sony yesterday began a phased region-by-region restoration of its PlayStation Network and Qriocity Services, with the country-by-country rollout beginning in the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East. The company expects to have the services fully restored by the end of May 2011. The first phase of restored services for these countries and regions includes sign-in for PlayStation Network and Qriocity services, including the resetting of passwords, and the restoration of online gameplay across … [Read more...]
Sony PSN Servers to Remain Offline Longer Than Expected
For every PS3 owner hoping to get online this week to play multiplayer games, chat with their friends or enjoy the online-enabled services associated with the PlayStation Network, Qriocity and SOE services, the wait's been delayed longer than originally expected. Sony had originally hoped to restore services in the next day or so, but unforeseen complications arose as Sony dug deeper into the extent of the hack. In a letter posted on its PlayStation blog, Sony did not provide a timeframe for the PSN to be back … [Read more...]
