lol as much as i hate consol wars, this IS totally the reason why i dont mind playing 4 bucks a month for live.
just played 6 hours of battlefield today destroying scrubs like a boss.
got my m416 up to tripple gold star awww yeah!
+1
Yeah, like when COD4 comes out…
turns out you guys arent gonna have online for a long while. sony is completely rebuilding the system
wasnt online when cod4 came out, how long was it really down for??
and was it ALL of xbl or just for cod… ?
plus looks like psn is out for a while like he said LOL
Man, at least I can still play my Redbox Blu-Ray disc. I can’t even get Hulu to work. This is total BS.
sooo many lolz
UGH they take forever with updates, patches, ect. “Rebuilding” their security LOL… a new xbox will be out by then.
I think it’s pretty hilarious that people would get upset about not being able to play a video game FOR A COUPLE DAYS. Some people go a couple days WITHOUT EATING.
Man, this little downtime was the perfect time to finally get laid, too!
:tinfoilhat:
Yeah, just saw this.
Couldn’t really care about not being able to play online, but I have also heard that credit card information has been “compromised.” :tif:
credit card info has NOT been compromised, they said it might of been, but they are saying for now at least it was not.
Username, password, password reset question and "possible"credit card number and expiration is a pretty damn MAJOR breech. 8/
I’m annoyed to not be playing online but not anywhere near as annoyed as my data being compromised.
Can it n00b, you 5th prestige yet?
Any company that says they might have lost CC data and doesn’t 100% say they didn’t most likely did lol
YUP. “Those that have nothing to hide…hide nothing”.
Their silence and withholding of information and updates was VERY telling IMO. It’s this reason I don’t keep much in my account attached online. 
i agree with newman, you fucking nerds, the service is free, if its gone for a bit oh well, go lose your virginity or learn to work with your hands
Email I received.
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PlayStation(R)Network
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Valued PlayStation(R)Network/Qriocity Customer:
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. In response to this
intrusion, we have:
- Temporarily turned off PlayStation Network and Qriocity services;
- Engaged an outside, recognized security firm to conduct a full
and complete investigation into what happened; and
- Quickly taken steps to enhance security and strengthen our
network infrastructure by rebuilding our system to provide you
with greater protection of your personal information.
We greatly appreciate your patience, understanding and goodwill
as we do whatever it takes to resolve these issues as quickly and
efficiently as practicable.
Although we are still investigating the details of this incident,
we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following
information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country,
email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login,
and handle/PSN online ID. It is also possible that your profile data,
including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip),
and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may
have been obtained. If you have authorized a sub-account for your
dependent, the same data with respect to your dependent may have
been obtained. While there is no evidence at this time that credit
card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility. If you have
provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity,
out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit
card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have
been obtained.
For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of email,
telephone and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive
information. Sony will not contact you in any way, including by email,
asking for your credit card number, social security number or other
personally identifiable information. If you are asked for this information,
you can be confident Sony is not the entity asking. When the PlayStation
Network and Qriocity services are fully restored, we strongly recommend that
you log on and change your password. Additionally, if you use your PlayStation
Network or Qriocity user name or password for other unrelated services or
accounts, we strongly recommend that you change them as well.
To protect against possible identity theft or other financial loss, we
encourage you to remain vigilant, to review your account statements and
to monitor your credit reports. We are providing the following information
for those who wish to consider it:
- U.S. residents are entitled under U.S. law to one free credit report annually
from each of the three major credit bureaus. To order your free credit report,
visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call toll-free (877) 322-8228.
- We have also provided names and contact information for the three major U.S.
credit bureaus below. At no charge, U.S. residents can have these credit bureaus
place a “fraud alert” on your file that alerts creditors to take additional steps
to verify your identity prior to granting credit in your name. This service can
make it more difficult for someone to get credit in your name. Note, however,
that because it tells creditors to follow certain procedures to protect you,
it also may delay your ability to obtain credit while the agency verifies your
identity. As soon as one credit bureau confirms your fraud alert, the others
are notified to place fraud alerts on your file. Should you wish to place a
fraud alert, or should you have any questions regarding your credit report,
please contact any one of the agencies listed below:
Experian: 888-397-3742; www.experian.com; P.O. Box 9532, Allen, TX 75013
Equifax: 800-525-6285; www.equifax.com; P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
TransUnion: 800-680-7289; www.transunion.com; Fraud Victim Assistance Division,
P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6790
- You may wish to visit the website of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission at
www.consumer.gov/idtheft or reach the FTC at 1-877-382-4357 or 600 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20580 for further information about how to protect
yourself from identity theft. Your state Attorney General may also have advice
on preventing identity theft, and you should report instances of known or
suspected identity theft to law enforcement, your State Attorney General,
and the FTC. For North Carolina residents, the Attorney General can be
contacted at 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-9001; telephone
(877) 566-7226; or www.ncdoj.gov. For Maryland residents, the Attorney
General can be contacted at 200 St. Paul Place, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202;
telephone: (888) 743-0023; or www.oag.state.md.us.
We thank you for your patience as we complete our investigation of this
incident, and we regret any inconvenience. Our teams are working around the
clock on this, and services will be restored as soon as possible. Sony takes
information protection very seriously and will continue to work to ensure that
additional measures are taken to protect personally identifiable information.
Providing quality and secure entertainment services to our customers is
our utmost priority. Please contact us at 1-800-345-7669 should you have any
additional questions.
Sincerely,
Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment
It sucks, you would think Sony can withstand a DOS attack and have some type of Disaster Recovery Plan, oh well! They will lose mucho money!
like progrocker posted, its more than just hacked and taken down now.
they took tons of personal information from users.