Sony will be offering gamers free identity theft protection for 1 year in both America and Europe (through different providers), to help protect users if they personal data is used as result of the PSN breach. In addition to identity theft protection, PSN users will also have the opportunity to select two PS3 games from a list of five, as well as offering PSP users the opportunity to choose two games from a list of four.
Important Step for PSN Service Restoration
Today, the global network and security teams at Sony Network Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment began the final stages of internal testing of the new system, an important step towards restoring PlayStation Network and Qriocity services.
Sony Online Entertainment Issues Security Press Release
After the PSN got hacked, Sony has been the victim of yet another security incident. Sony Online Entertainment confirmed that they were also victims of a malicious hack. The attack compromised more personal information and credit / debit card details for users using the SOE service. Press release has been included below.
Some PSN And Qriocity Services To Be Available This Week
Sony has confirmed that parts of the PlayStation Network will come back online sometime this week. The news was announced at a press conference that took place in Tokyo, Japan over the weekend. Sony is resume PSN services in stages, and will also be offering gamers some compensation for the downtime.
PlayStation Network and Qriocity Outage FAQ
Sony has posted a useful FAQ to address all the questions you may have about the PSN downtime. The FAQ covers everything that was sent out in the official email and update from Sony yesterday, and more specific information about the intrusion and how it can affect you. You can also find the FAQ on the official PlayStation website.
Personal Details Stolen in PSN Intrusion
Sony has provided yet another update on the recent PlayStation Network downtime. This time, it’s really bad news for anyone who uses the service. Between April 17 and April 19, 2011, Sony discovered that certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion on network.
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Two PlayStation Certified Tablets Revealed in Video
Sony is looking to release two PlayStation certified tablets, names S1 and S2. According to the video below, the S1 looks like a iPad rival with very similar design, a 9.4 inch screen and a Tegra 2 CPU. The S2 looks more like a Nintendo DS rival with two 5.5 inch touchscreen panels and a 1024×480 display.
Another PSN Update
It’s been 7 days now since the PSN went offline, causing frustration for a lot of gamers. Sony released another update on the situation earlier, but its still bad news for gamers. Sony still doesn’t have timeframe on when the network will be up again, but they are working hard to get it up as soon as possible.
Sucker Punch to Extend inFamous 2 Beta
The PlayStation Network downtime has caused a lot of headaches to PS3 gamers, especially those who were eagerly to take part in the inFamous 2 beta. We’ve into day 7 of the downtime so inFamous 2 developer Sucker Punch had decided to stop handing out beta codes as they would be useless to the gamers who do receive them.