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Beware offers of free PSN and Steam codes
Beware offers of free PSN and Steam codes
A security firm has taken a look at offers of free codes for PlayStation Network and Steam spreading online to see what's really going on. 07 Dec 2014 - 2 comments
Reminder: PSN down for maintenance tomorrow
Reminder: PSN down for maintenance tomorrow
Sony has reminded gamers today that the PlayStation Network will be down for maintenance starting tomorrow. The Network will go down at 9AM ...... 16 Apr 2012 - 5 comments
Reminder: Sony PlayStation Network will be down as of 3PM today
Reminder: Sony PlayStation Network will be down as of 3PM today
Sony has sent out a friendly reminder to PSN users this weekend, reminding them that the service will be down for maintenance. The scheduled ...... 04 Mar 2012 - 10 comments
Starting tomorrow, all PSN accounts will be SEN accounts
Starting tomorrow, all PSN accounts will be SEN accounts
Sony has announced today that the term "PlayStation Network account" will no longer exist as of tomorrow. Starting tomorrow, Qriocity and ...... 06 Feb 2012 - 3 comments
Sony sued over lawsuit provision of PSN service agreement
Sony sued over lawsuit provision of PSN service agreement
Sony's change to the PSN terms of service, which forbid class action lawsuits, has sparked a class action lawsuit in California. 21 Dec 2011 - 11 comments
Multiple Sony servers attacked, again
Multiple Sony servers attacked, again
Sony has noted tonight that they have locked down 93,000 user accounts after a new security breach. Hackers "using very large sets of sign-in ...... 12 Oct 2011 - 4 comments
Sony cleared by Australian Privacy Commissioner over PSN hack
Sony cleared by Australian Privacy Commissioner over PSN hack
Sony Australia found not to have violating Privacy Act following the PSN breach in April. 05 Oct 2011 - 3 comments
New PSN service agreement requires Sony permission for class action lawsuits
New PSN service agreement requires Sony permission for class action lawsuits
New Terms Of Service for Sony's PlayStation Network make it nearly impossible for their customers to sue over any future data breaches. The ...... 15 Sep 2011 - 16 comments
Sony hires ex Homeland Security official to prevent data breaches
Sony hires ex Homeland Security official to prevent data breaches
Sony is putting a former US government official in charge of cyber security, effective today. Philip Reitinger, was previously director of ...... 06 Sep 2011 - 5 comments
Sony says cost of PSN breach will likely be less than expected
Sony says cost of PSN breach will likely be less than expected
Following the security breach of the PlayStation Network in April, Sony said the attacks would cost the company $170-178 million over the course ...... 01 Aug 2011 - 2 comments
Sony insurer doesn't want to pay, following PSN breach
Sony insurer doesn't want to pay, following PSN breach
Zurich American Insurance has sued today, asking a court to declare that it does not have to pay to defend Sony against class-action suits related ...... 24 Jul 2011 - 13 comments
Nintendo Wii U will not have just one online service
Nintendo Wii U will not have just one online service
Nintendo has confirmed that the upcoming Wii U will have multiple online services, not just a singular entity like Xbox Live or the PSN. ...... 07 Jul 2011 - 29 comments
Sony: 'We were hacked for protecting our content'
Sony: 'We were hacked for protecting our content'
Unpopular Sony Chief Executive asserts connection between anti-piracy measures, and hacks targeting the company. Howard Stringer told a shareholders' ...... 28 Jun 2011 - 24 comments
Sony seeing class-action lawsuit over PSN outage
Sony seeing class-action lawsuit over PSN outage
Two months after the PSN was hacked and personal data on 101 million customer was compromised, Sony is facing a class-action lawsuit which accuses ...... 25 Jun 2011
Spanish authorities arrest three 'Anonymous' numbers over PSN hack
Spanish authorities arrest three 'Anonymous' numbers over PSN hack
Authorities in Spain have arrested three members of the hacking group Anonymous, each of which was allegedly part of the attack on the PlayStation ...... 10 Jun 2011 - 49 comments
Don't forget to download your free PS3/PSP games, available now
Don't forget to download your free PS3/PSP games, available now
As of yesterday, Sony has made their PSN "Welcome Back" program available to all 100 million affected users, offering numerous games and services ...... 04 Jun 2011 - 22 comments
Sony confirms PSN and PS Store will be back by end of week almost everywhere
Sony confirms PSN and PS Store will be back by end of week almost everywhere
Sony has noted today that the PlayStation Network and the PlayStation Store will be full restored in all territories except for Japan, Hong ...... 31 May 2011 - 11 comments
Sony can not guarantee the PSN will not be hacked again
Sony can not guarantee the PSN will not be hacked again
In a open letter sent to members of Congress this week, Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai has said that he cannot guarantee the PlayStation ...... 28 May 2011 - 27 comments
Sony said to be bringing PSN back online in Asia on Saturday
Sony said to be bringing PSN back online in Asia on Saturday
Weeks after it restored access in the United States and Europe, Sony has said today that it will begin restoring the PSN in Asia beginning on Saturday. ...... 27 May 2011 - 5 comments
PSN partially down today for maintenance
PSN partially down today for maintenance
The PlayStation network will remain partially down until 8pm today, says Sony, as the company works on account access maintenance. While ...... 24 May 2011 - 2 comments
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