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The ‘PSN crisis’ is thankfully over. The service is slowly rolling back out again, more secure than ever, and consumers have been handed some free content for the inconvenience. Material effects of the actual ‘pain’ are still undefined. Obviously, PSN downtime suspended both ongoing revenues from first and third-party games …

Company wants to clarify 'an exploit is not a hack' following ID theft

Following a fresh blow it its efforts to repair the PR damage done by the PSN implosion, Sony has now resolved an issue with its PSN password rest page. Yesterday it was reported that users were able to change the PSN passwords of anyone provided they had access to their …

It’s the nightmare it must have been dreading. Evidence is mounting that one of Sony’s fresh PSN security measures has already been circumvented. The exploit allows people to change users’ password via the PSN password reset page using only a PSN account email and date of birth – both of …

Sony awaits inquest following fresh PR disaster

Platform holder Sony is providing PlayStation Network users with identity theft protection following its security breach. A number of European PSN users will be able to receive personal data protection for free for the first 12 months, as part of a deal between Sony and protection firm Affinion International Limited. …

E3 is approaching fast, but can the biggest games show on earth cover the emerging game markets?

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 …

George Osborne describes Sony network breach as 'high profile example of net dangers'