And again…new Sony hack exposes more consumer passwords

Hackers who last week broke into the website of television network PBS have turned their attention to Sony’s movie division, publishing what appeared to be the email addresses and passwords belonging to at least 50,000 consumers who registered for online promotions. A group called LulzSec claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was achieved […]

Full return of the Sony PSN Network…for how long this time…?

The PlayStation network is back in business, hip hip hooray. Sony announced today that the full restoration has begun, fulfilling a promise made a few days ago that all services would be up and running before the week was up. Of course, the company had already broken the promise made prior that all would be […]

PSN finally restored in full…but for how long?!

Sony has announced all PlayStation network functionality – including access to the PlayStation Store – will be fully restored by the end of the week. While a few areas in Asia will still have features missing – namely countries with very protective regulatory bodies – those of us in the UK can finally get shopping […]

PSN Breach will cost Sony…a lot!

The cost of a criminal intrusion that exposed sensitive data for more than 100 million Sony customers and resulted in a 23-day closure of the PlayStation Network will cost the company at least $171 million, executives said. The estimated cost doesn’t included expenses related to any lawsuits that may be filed in response to the […]