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The disastrous PlayStation Network breach has prompted reaction from the second most powerful person in British politics. Chancellor George Osborne yesterday told an audience in London that all online service providers must learn from the infamous PSN hack. The hacking into Sony’s online PlayStation Network, and the theft of millions …

Users who are still waiting for a PSN confirmation email from Sony have been told that they must request a new one. Though the vast majority of users have been able to get their machines up and running since PSN was restored at the weekend with no hassle, those who …

The Australian government should keep PSN out of bounds until it has been given a full brief about the new security measures implemented by Sony, one security expert has claimed. The calls echo news that the Japanese government has blocked public PSN access until it is satisfied that adequate steps …

Sony is to increase the rate at which it releases new content on the PlayStation Store to catch up on all the content that was missed during the PSN outage. "To date, three Tuesday publishes were missed, which included items like Under Siege and the MotorStorm Apocalypse demo," an updated …

Sony has listed the titles that it will be offering for free once the PlayStation Store is back online. PS3 owners will be able to choose two titles to download for free from the following selection: LittleBigPlanet, inFamous, Wipout HD/Fury, Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty and Dead Nation. PSP …

PSN may be back in key terrories such as the UK and US, but authorities in Japan have blocked public access to the service until further security assurances can be given. "We met with Sony on May 6th and 13th and basically we want two things from them," director of …

Sony has detailed ambitious plans to protect its PlayStation Network from future hacks. New measures include a complete migration of its servers to a new data centre, encryption enhancements and automated software monitoring. A list of the improvements can be found on Develop.

Reports are merging that the developer’s version of PSN has this morning come back online. Eurogamer reports that the move could point to an imminent return for the main network. "The internal PSN developer network is online again, at least it seems for some, although things are still a bit …

Retail sources have for the first time indicated that PS3 console trade-ins have dramatically risen as the controversial PSN outage continues. In the first week of downtime we did not really see any major change in sales or trades,” an unnamed store manager ‘at a major UK retailer’ told Edge. …

Sony must make online security a new priority, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has said in response to the PlayStation Network data breach. But he insisted the Government would not interfere with the Information Commissioner’s Office on whether to fine Sony. Clearly, as more and more companies move their products online …