Is this supposed to be a joke? Mate, a Sony employee confirming to some local bloke doesn't make it legit.

Is this supposed to be a joke? Mate, a Sony employee confirming to some local bloke doesn't make it legit.
I dunno man, I am just providing you guys with the link with what the employee said. not my fault.

They announced the next attack.

http://vgn365.com/2011/04/22/anonymous-we-will-attack-sony-when-psn-is-back-online/

They have no right to even wear Guy Fawkes masks... as he at least fought for what he believed in and got his hands dirty, unlike these hypocrites Anonymous who just hide behind a computer and stick their noses into things that have nothing to do with them.

Haven't the FBI been after these guys for years? How hard can it be to catch them?

Is this supposed to be a joke? Mate, a Sony employee confirming to some local bloke doesn't make it legit.
I dunno man, I am just providing you guys with the link with what the employee said. not my fault.

lol Nah mate, I wasn't having a go, I was just questioning the validity of the website.

A better option would be to look on the Sixth Axis.

ergh. i dunno man looks fishy :/ could be right, we'll find out soon.

LOL @ that link! My mates, dads brothers uncle who works for Sony says that as well.

Apparently a sony employee who lives in thatcham in berkshire has confirmed to someone local that sony did indeed have a breach, and the network was taken down as a precaution.

Now the question of, when will it be back up and are customers details safe was asked, and the answer we got, is that it is near completion and testing of psn will be later today and hopefully back up sometime this evening or early tomorrow morning. Whether any customer information was taken was not answered, but was told, dont worry all is being fixed.

I doubt it, but ill cross my fingers.

Would be nice, I miss multiplayer.

at least they have the MAINTENANCE instead of the the lame code.. Hope goes up soon!

Thats true.

my cousin works @ sony, he said its defently its out by a few hours..so end of story, i hope you're all happy PSN its online by the next hours

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my cousin works @ sony, he said its defently its out by a few hours..so end of story, i hope you're all happy PSN its online by the next hours

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Lol seriously?! awesome news mate!.... just hope this is not false information!!!!!!

my cousin works @ sony, he said its defently its out by a few hours..so end of story, i hope you're all happy PSN its online by the next hours

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Isn't this what you posted in another thread over 24 hours ago?

"[UPDATE] it has been approved, PSN is back in the next few hours"

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my cousin works @ sony, he said its defently its out by a few hours..so end of story, i hope you're all happy PSN its online by the next hours

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Isn't this what you posted in another thread over 24 hours ago?

"[UPDATE] it has been approved, PSN is back in the next few hours"

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So is psn coming online or not? I am confused so please people stop with the bull s h i t fake information on getting the hopes up!!!!!!

ha ha ha ha ha ha trustworthy source

No it won't, Mate. And there is no new information still it's svck. Nobody gives information and we're still waiting to connect psn.

Sorry guys no new information as of yet but ill keep you all updated with the usual source's

By Richi Jennings. April 25, 2011.

Sony (SNE) (6758) regrets to inform you that it's so far been unable to repair its PlayStation Network (PSN) and Qriocity platforms. They've been down since April 20. Now it seems the rumors of a hack attack were true, but 4chan-offshoot Anonymous disavows all knowledge. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers point the fingers of blame.

Your humble blogwatcher curated these bloggy bits for your entertainment. Not to mention TBA...

Keir Thomas reports:

When Sony's PlayStation Network was taken offline ... all eyes fell on the Anonymous group, who've taken a dislike to Sony's ... treatment of hardware hacker George Hotz. ... Last night Sony confessed that an "external intrusion" caused [it] to take-down the PlayStation Network and ... Qriocity. ... However, they're not saying anything more, or giving a time scale as to when gamers will be able to resume playing online.
...
The phrasing Sony used ... indicates that this wasn't a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. ... Instead, this seems to be an individual breaking into the network ... probably why it's taking so long to clean-up. ... The break-in might even be coincidental to the recent Anonymous actions. ... However, the timing is certainly suspicious.


Tricia Duryee adds context:

Sony’s PlayStation Network ... provides PlayStation 3 users with downloadable games, movies and TV shows. ... [It's] similar to Xbox Live ... trying to extend the life of the console by adding new content.
...
It has 70 million registered accounts worldwide who have downloaded more than 1.4 billion pieces of content..


Sony's Patrick Seybold spins thuswise:

We are working around the clock to bring them both back online. Our efforts ... involve re-building our system to further strengthen our network infrastructure. ... This task is time-consuming ... [but] it's worth the time ... to provide the system with additional security.
...
We will continue to give you updates as they become available.


But Anonymous gloats at Sony's misfortune:

Sony released a statement ... saying that the network outage may be a result of "targeted behaviour by an outside party". ... Adding to the confusion is the fact that the message has since been removed.
...
[We] are not related to this incident. ... A more likely explination is that Sony is taking advantage of [our] previous ill-will ... to distract users from the fact the outage is accutally an internal problem.
...
Sony is incompetent.


Meanwhile, Sidharth Bhansali sounds worried:

Waiting is all one can do, but this ... raises questions regarding security. ... Not only do we have game-related stuff on PSN, but also millions of users’ addresses and credit card details are buried in the store.
...
Let's hope that PlayStation is up and running soon.

hahahaha....

doubtful....they are still upgrading from Windows 2000 to Windows 7.....


its going to be a while, like waiting for the test results on Maury

Sony need to tell us whether or not our credit card details have been breached. The last thing any of us want is to find out some guy in Nigeria has rinsed our credit cards on six toys and internet porm.

PSN Blog has updated there news: From James Gallagher

"I know you are waiting for additional information on when PlayStation Network and Qriocity services will be online. 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. We once again thank you for your patience"

Link: http://blog.eu.playstation.com/

PSN Blog has updated there news: From James Gallagher

"I know you are waiting for additional information on when PlayStation Network and Qriocity services will be online. 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. We once again thank you for your patience"

Link: http://blog.eu.playstation.com/

At least there's an update. Looks like us PS3 only gamers will be stuck without any online gaming for awhile, and I doubt that 'mystery source' is telling the truth about the servers coming back on tomorrow.

Sony need to tell us whether or not our credit card details have been breached. The last thing any of us want is to find out some guy in Nigeria has rinsed our credit cards on six toys and internet porm.
Pretty much this. Personally, I'm fine with a little hiatus of gaming. But that's my personal information they got there, and I'd like to know whether that got breached or not.

I hope they do something or the PS PLUs members kuz so far Ive lost 5-7 days kuz of this crap.....

oh joyful!

At least there's an update. Looks like us PS3 only gamers will be stuck without any online gaming for awhile, and I doubt that 'mystery source' is telling the truth about the servers coming back on tomorrow.

Yeah people are saying today, tommorow, a few hours, if sony knew, i expect they would tell the community, i mean, why hasn't this been said on the blog, if it was true then sony would have said, theres no reason why they shouldn't or cant,

so glad i have Just Cause 2 right now, trying to platinum it offline

Not expecting PSN to be up for a long while though :/ if there not giving time frames then im not getting my hopes at it coming back yet.