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PlayStation network back online after DDoS attack

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Sony’s PlayStation and Entertainment networks are back online after they were forced offline by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the company said late Sunday.

“People can now enjoy the services on their PlayStation devices,” Sony spokesman Sid Shuman wrote in a blog post

“We have seen no evidence of any intrusion to the network and no evidence of any unauthorized access to users personal information,” he said, also offering apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Sony was hit by a large scale DDoS attack which struck upstream traffic routes over which Sony has no control, affecting players’ ability to log in, Sony Online Entertainment President John Smedley wrote on Twitter on Sunday.

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Sony Confuses Customers with -Like PlayStation Emails

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Sony PlayStation customers are being bombarded these days with emails that remind them to check their PSN accounts for wallet balances. While the emails seem legitimate, the way they are made scares users, most of them refusing to click the links they …
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Sony loses money due to quake and PlayStation Network outage (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat)

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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Sony loses money due to quake and PlayStation Network outage  —  Sony reported a $199 million loss in the first fiscal quarter ended June 30 because of problems including the Japan earthquake and the hacking of the PlayStation Network.  —  Like Nintendo last night, Sony also cut its profit forecast.

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Sony to complete global resumption of PlayStation Network (Martyn Williams/Computerworld)

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Martyn Williams / Computerworld:
Sony to complete global resumption of PlayStation Network  —  IDG News Service – Sony will fully restore PlayStation Network service to users in Japan this week, ending a two-and-a-half month suspension of service, and bringing to a close an embarrassing incident that began with the largest known loss …

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