Since April 20th, the Playstation Network has been down. A cyber attack compromised the security of the entire network, exposing user data and credit card information. The attack was extensive and how far it reaches is still unknown. Sony released this official statement on the Playstation website:
"An external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. 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 20th. 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."
Since Sony began to assess the situation and begin to rebuild the Network and its security, another attack occured, releasing more sensitive information. The team at Playstation is no doubt working hard to fix this situation, but many users are frustrated with the Network being down this long and asking how a massive security breach like this can happen in the first place? It is now May 10th and Sony has issued another statement saying that they "can’t give...an exact date, as it will likely be at least a few more days." Playstation is going to be giving away a free month of Sony's premium Playstation Plus service as "a 'Welcome Back' package," as well as giving users who already have subscribed to the Playstation Plus and Qriocity services an extension of the time they have paid for to make up for the outage. In the meantime, I'll be playing Nintendo 64 and my buddy's 360.
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