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After 25 days offline the PlayStation Network was restored in the UK and the US late last night with the rest of Europe coming back online as we speak. To get back onto the PlayStation Network, you’ll need to download firmware 3.61 and change your PSN password. You’ll then get access to online matchmaking again, video playback, friends lists, chat and trophies.
Other features including the PlayStation Store are still offline and Sony has said it will take until the end of the month for all services to come back online. The big question though is: does the PlayStation Network downtime and those worries about lost personal data mean Sony has lost you for good? Hit the headline and head for the comments to share your thoughts.
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The anger of PlayStation Network users left locked out will continue to simmer with Sony saying it can’t give a timeline for when the service will come back online. In a new statement on the PlayStation blog, Sony spokesman Patrick Seybold says: “I know you all want to know exactly when the services will be restored. At this time, I can’t give you an exact date as it will likely be at least a few more days.” Oh dear…
If you were expecting to see the PlayStation Network back online by now, you’re out of luck. After another awful weekend, Sony admitted that the PlayStation Network will remain switched off for at least a few more days.
In a statement on the Sony PlayStation blog it says: “We’re still working to confirm the security of the network infrastructure as well as working with a variety of outside entities to confirm with them the security of the system…”
Sony looks set to face another hacker attack following the PlayStation Network security breach. CNET claims to have been in contact with hackers planning a third major attack on Sony systems this weekend. The group claim they will publicise all or some of the information they gain from any security breach and claim to already have access to some Sony servers.
Yesterday, Anonymous struck back at claims by Sony that it was behind the original PlayStation Network breach releasing a statement that stressed: “While we are a distributed and decentralised group, our ‘leadership’ does not condone credit card theft.”
Sir Howard Stringer, the British boss of Sony, has finally gone public on the PlayStation Network hack with an open letter to Sony customers. Curiously, he decides to conflate the earthquake and tsunami that recently hit Japan with the security breach.
However, he does, at least, finally put his name to an apology for the continuing PlayStation Network downtime. He says: “As a company we – and I – apologise for the inconvenience and concern caused by this attack. Under the leadership of Kazuo Hirai, we have teams working around the clock and around the world to restore your access to those services as quickly, and as safely as possible.”
Not sure what to make of Stringer’s apology? Read his full statement after the break then jump into the comments to share your thoughts with us…
Hot off the grill it’s another edition of the US Update. I’m Nick Marshall and I’ll be your tour guide as we travel through the top five tech stories of the day. On today’s agenda is an update on the HP Veer release, an unfortunate twist for would-be Mass Effect 3 owners and a leak of the HTC Bliss, the world’s first Android smartphone designed for women.
With more than 100m angry Playstation owners looking for answers, Sony has reportedly located the one of the two parties responsible for its massive PSN security breach. Allegedly, the Anonymous hacking group began a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on Sony’s network at the same time a second, possibly unrelated party, intruded its network and took control of millions of users data. The blame game has officially begun, anyone care to guess who’s next in line?