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PSN 'welcome back program' includes a free download, 30 days free PlayStation Pl
Notes handed out before a Sony press conference today (timed so conveniently at 1am EDT in the US, and noon on the Sunday of Golden Week in Japan) reveal that Sony plans to offer free downloads of unidentified "content," 30 days of free PlayStation Plus access to new and existing members, and 30 days of free Qriocity service. The paper also says that PSN service will be restored "soon." Two ...read more
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PS3 News Conference Highlights and Notes
At 12 AM Central on May 1st the Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Kazuo Hirai, did a press conference with the senior vice presidents Shinki Hasejima and Shiro Kambe. They announced that they had indeed experienced external intrusion by some "Skilled people who covered all of their tracks." If you want to see the details of the press conference just read more!
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Congress sends inquiry to Sony about PSN security breach
The list of organizations Sony's going to be answering to about the PlayStation Network security breach is growing with alarming speed. The latest addition to the horde is the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, which sent a letter to executive deputy president Kazuo Hirai yesterday with a number of inquiries about the nature of the breach, ...read more
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Sony “evaluating ways” to reward PSN users
A second FAQ has gone up on the European PlayStation Blog this morning, trying to put to rest any concerns that users may have about the current PSN crisis. One question that has been on the mind of many since the network went down is if Sony will somehow reward players, which they’ve addressed here. The blog reads: “We are currently evaluating ways to show appreciation for your ...read more
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Gamasutra examines a PlayStation brand in crisis
Hard as it may be to recall, at the turn of the century, "PlayStation" had replaced "Nintendo" as the colloquialism for "video game," and the PS2 was beginning its unprecedented run of 150 million units shipped. The brand was nothing short of "awe-inspiring," as Gamasutra business editor Colin Campbell recounts in a recent editorial. But a decade later, "the PlayStation brand is in gentle ...read more
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PSN hackers already using stolen credit card data
An article from the Financial Times strongly implies that the PSN security hackers have already commenced using the stolen credit card data. The respective newspaper, features a case study with a gamer who had a bank call him one day after the PSN hack to query a $900 transaction. However, the respective gamer had no knowledge of the transaction to 'Dr Jay's' online clothing store. The Financial ...read more
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Hirai to hold PSN breach press conference tomorrow
Sony’s confirmed that Sony Corp’s Kaz Hirai is to hold a press conference in Japan tomorrow to address last week’s PSN hacking crisis.Hirai will speak at 2.00pm Japanese time (9.00pm PST, 12.00am EST, 5.00am BST, 6.00am CET) about the breach, as well as the firm’s information management system and the schedule to resume services. PSN was hacked last week and taken offline completely as ...read more
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Sony Correction: We do ask for CCV numbers
Here we are again with another correction, it appears that Sony has gotten sneaky and updated a blog entry on the sly. The suggestion that Sony has not asked for gamers CCV codes is stricken from the record with Sony claiming "While we do ask for CCV codes, we do not store them in our database."
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Sony Breaks Silence on PSN Outage, It’s Not Pretty
After days without word on the status of the PlayStation Network, Sony has broken their silence regarding the network outage. The good news, if you want to call it that, is that PSN may be up and running again shortly. In a mass email to all PSN account holders Sony explained the nature of the prolonged downtime. More important than being able to hop on and play some SOCOM with your friends, ...read more
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FBI Cybercrimes Joins 22 States In Sweeping PlayStation Network Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigations today confirmed to Kotaku that it is looking into the security breach that brought the Playstation Network down and exposed millions of users' personal data to cybercriminals. The FBI is joined by nearly two dozen state attorneys general and possibly the Federal Trade Commission who are looking into this month's Playstation Network hack attack which forced ...read more
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