Sony has recently had to deal with the nightmare of taking down its PSN network and associated services. While maintenance was the original vague reason given, the company is now admitting that an outside person or persons breached the system’s security and Sony is doing everything to make sure that no customer information got out and to bolster the network’s security to protect against future attacks.
“An external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services” said Patrick Seybold, SCEA Sr. Director, Corporate Communications & Social Media. “In order to conduct a thorough investigation and to verify the smooth and secure operation of our network services going forward, we turned off PlayStation Network & Qriocity services on the evening of Wednesday, April 20. Providing quality entertainment services to our customers and partners is our utmost priority. We are doing all we can to resolve this situation quickly, and we once again thank you for your patience. We will continue to update you promptly as we have additional information to share.”
“I know you are waiting for additional information on when PlayStation Network and Qriocity services will be online,” he added. “Unfortunately, I don t have an update or timeframe to share at this point in time. As we previously noted, this is a time intensive process and we re working to get them back online quickly. Will keep you updated with information as it becomes available.”
Source: PlayStation Blog
