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Sony Dodges PSN Hack Class Action Thanks To ‘Imperfect’ PSN
Remember when those hackers kicked Sony’s door in last year, nicking off with quite a lot of Playstation Network data and leaving the service offline for the better part of a month? A few users were miffed off by this and decided to sue. Bad news for them this morning though, after the judge dismissed most of the class action suit, saying that Sony got off simply because it never promised the Playstation Network would be perfect.
Sony Gifts Identity Theft Protection Post PSN Hack
After the PlayStation Network was hacked earlier this year, Sony tried to welcome back users with free games. They’ve now extended the apology by offering a year’s free access to CSIdentity’s identity protection services, including CyberAgent Internet Surveillance. Here’s the email they’re sending out:
Spanish Police: 3 Arrested In PSN Hack Attacks
Spanish police this morning say they have arrested three involved in the hacking of Sony’s Playstation Network, which shut down the PlayStation 3′s network for month, locking nearly 80 million gamers out of playing online.
Report: Sony PlayStation Network Password Reset Page Exploited, Customer Accounts Potentially Compromised
According to reports on Nyleveia.com, Eurogamer, and NeoGAF, Sony’s PlayStation Network password reset system-the one just put in place after the PSN hack-has been compromised, allowing hackers to change a PSN password if they know your email and date… [Kotaku]
The PSN Is Finally Back Up In Australia
Just days before journalists around the world began calling Sony’s PSN FUBAR a “month-long” outage, Sony has finally managed to flick the switch back to the on position on the online gaming and Qriocity sections of its PSN service.
PlayStation Network Coming Back Online
Gizmodo Vs Kotaku: Why Isn’t Microsoft Beating Sony With Its Own Failure?
Sony’s PlayStation Network has already been down for almost four weeks already, to the frustration of gameras around the globe. But why hasn’t Microsoft taken advantage of the ill-will currently targeted at the Japanese giant? I debate this very issue with Mark “McLeod” Serrels from Kotaku…
Some Of The PS3 Hackers May Be Turning On Themselves
PlayStation Network Downtime Expected To Last Six Weeks
As last week’s promised date for the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services to go back online passed us by, Sony users must be feeling pretty antsy right about now. It’s not looking good, however, as Sony’s spokesperson told Bloomberg that they now plan to have the services up and running by May 31.























