Before I get flamed, I feel this deserves a separate thread to the other one, since this is what has actually happened, as is official word from Sony. Also, so people don't have to go looking in another thread to find the information.
SourceOn Monday, the Japanese electronics giant said it is keeping its PlayStation Network videogame service offline indefinitely following a hacking attack it now says may have compromised user’s information.
To ensure the network’s integrity, Sony said it is currently rebuilding the service, which connects more than 75 million PlayStation customers over the Internet, letting them play videogames and chat together. “This is a time intensive process and we’re working to get them back online quickly,” Sony spokesman Patrick Seybold said in a blog post.
Sony is still investigating the “external intrusion” that forced the electronics giant to shut down its network last Wednesday. In an email, the company also said it is also trying to figure out if any personal information, such as credit card numbers, may have been compromised in the attack.
So it has been hacked after all.
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Sony shuts down PlayStation Network Indefinitely
Last edited by Stephen!; 26-04-2011 at 10:28 PM.
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Oh great, my brother just got a PS3 lol. He's not bothered though.
Sounds like someone wants to get.... funky.
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Definitely worrying since they could have got credit card details, not very good for Sony - it could cost them a lot of money and is incredibly bad for PR.
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An update
The company posted an update on its blog today warning its more than 70 million customers that their personal information, including customer names, addresses, email addresses, birthdates, PlayStation Network and Qriocity passwords and usernames, as well as online user handles, was obtained illegally by an "unauthorized person."
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26-04-2011, 10:40 PM #5
I've never had a PS3, nor will I ever buy one!
Sucks to be Sony right about now haha.
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26-04-2011, 11:11 PM #6
Thats really bad news for sony, lets hope this is resolved soon.
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A few more links for you all:
Official PSN Blog on the matter
Another blog about it
I've never seen anything like this before. It's totally shocking.LEFT
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ill be thinking of you guys with ps3s when im playing on my nice secure service
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any bets on geohot being the number one suspect?
And no offence but can the people who dont even have a ps3 stop posting like "LALALA IM ON MA XBOX AND IT AINT HACKED HAHA"
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27-04-2011, 06:13 AM #10
Who says this can't happen to Xbox Live?
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