Personal details on 2,500 Sony users appear on web site; Sony removes them
Personal details of 2,500 Sony users were posted to a web site by hackers. Those people were among the Sony users whose identity was...
Restoring PlayStation Network taking Sony longer than it thought
Sony’s restoration of its PlayStation Network online game service is taking longer than it thought. The company had hoped to have the system up...
Hackers plotting third attack against Sony after Playstation Network outage
The hackers that cracked into Sony’s online gaming network, the Playstation Network (PSN), are plotting another attack against the gaming giant this weekend and...
Sony offers $1M insurance policy to protect U.S. PSN users from identity theft
Sony said in a blog post today that it will offer free enrollment in an identity theft protection program for all U.S. members of...
Sony chief Howard Stringer apologizes to gamers for PSN outage
Saying, “I know this has been a frustrating time for all of you,” Sony chief executive Howard Stringer apologized tonight for the outage and...
Sony in ‘final stages of internal testing’ to bring Playstation Network back online
Sony has entered the final stages of internal testing to bring its beleaguered online gaming network, the Playstation Network (PSN), back online after a massive hacker...
Security expert: Sony used outdated software before Playstation Network breach
When hackers cracked the Playstation network and stole sensitive information from more than 100 milli users, Sony on was running the network on older...
Anonymous denies involvement in PSN outage
Hacktivism group Anonymous, which routinely attacks major corporations and takes up political causes, said today it is not responsible for the theft of sensitive...
Chronology of the attack on Sony’s PlayStation Network
Sony sent a letter to Congress today that describes the details of the hacker attack on its PlayStation Network and The Station online gaming...
Sony blames hacktivist group Anonymous for Playstation Network intrusion
File this one under “things not to do when dealing with massive network outages.” Sony has kicked the hornet’s nest today by blaming Anonymous,...