Sony will begin redeploying its downed PlayStation Network in Japan and other parts of Asia this weekend, various reports detail.
In a statement released on Friday, Sony said that it will restore services which include online gaming and chat for Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand starting this Saturday.
Sony customers in Hong Kong and South Korea will have to wait longer, however, as the company said that services in the countries will still be suspended until further …

Sony has revealed that because of the breach and subsequent downtime of some of its services including the PlayStation Network, it has lost about $171 million.

The news comes after the company revealed that it expected to report an annual loss of $3.2 billion mainly because of the massive magnitude-9.0 earthquake and resultant tsunamis which devastated Japan and its facilities and businesses.
According to Sony, the $171 million figure already includes lost revenue because of the downtime, …

In what seems to be a never ending onslaught of attacks on Sony-related things, various reports detail that a Sony site for Thailand as well as a Sony-affiliated mobile service provider in Japan has come under attacks.
According to reports, security firm F-Secure has revealed that a compromised page on a Sony website in Thailand has been redirecting users to a fraudulent site.
The site is posing as an Italian credit card company and F-Secure has said that the breach is a security issue.
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Just over a month after Sony on itself took down its PlayStation Network and Qriocity services because of a massive security breach, reports say that it may restore its U.S.-based online games next week.
Kyodo news agency from Japan reported on Friday that Sony is likely to put back online its U.S.-based online games service on Tuesday.
No confirmation is yet to be heard from Sony, however, with Sony spokeswoman Yoshiko Uchiyama declining to confirm the Kyodo news agency report, Reuters …

In recent times, Sony’s PlayStations are getting into troubles one after another. No sooner had the PlayStation Network recovered from the hacker attacks, reports started appearing about the problems with the software. It was planned that the firmware released under the version 3.61 will allow users to protect their account in PSN and continue playing quietly their favourite games. However, the reality turned out a little differently.
On the forum of Rockstar Games – publisher of the cult …

Sony revealed Tuesday that it expects the PlayStation Network to be back online by the end of May, a report from the Bloomberg said.

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However, Sony spokesperson Shigenori Yoshida told Bloomberg by phone that the resumption of the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services are uncertain.
The reported resumption by May 31 would only be carried out if all goes according to Sony’s plan, the report revealed.
Sony took down the two services on April 20 after it learned of a breach of its …

It just keeps getting bigger.

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Sony revealed Monday that 24.6 million more user accounts from its databases were hacked as their investigations into breaches in their network deepen.
Just recently, Sony admitted that 77 million accounts of users of its PlayStation Network have been hacked and that there is a possibility that along with usernames and passwords, credit card information from these accounts were also compromised.
In its announcement on Monday, Sony said that “We had …

Sony Computer Entertainment President Kaz Hirai revealed in press conference yesterday that the company has found no apparent links connecting hacker group Anonymous with the massive data breach that the PlayStation Network experienced on April 19.

In a rare Sunday press event, Hirai apologized to PlayStation Network and Qriocity service users for the incident which could have possibly compromised their user information including their credit card details.
“We’d like to extend our …

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A collective lawsuit has been filed against Sony Corporation in connection with the loss of personal data of 77 million subscribers after the recent hacker attack that brought down PlayStation Network (PSN) and Qriocity servers. The class action lawsuit has been filed in District of California Federal Court.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Mr. Christopher Jones by Rothken Law Firm, …

In what is likely to be remembered as one of the biggest security breaches in the history of the interwebs, Sony revealed that account details of more than 75 million users of its PlayStation Network have been compromised.

“We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011, certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network,” wrote Sony Senior Director for Corporate …