Sony Confirms 'External Intrusion' Is Behind PSN Outage

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  • Terrorist_Jones
    Terrorist_Jones Banned Users Posts: 1,158 ✭✭
    edited April 2011
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    ? u e2s,,lol ..i never lose..finna go cop a few 360 games
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  • earth two superman
    earth two superman Members Posts: 17,149 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    focus wrote: »
    Its one thing to be down for routine maintenance.

    Its something TOTALLY DIFFERENT to be "hacked". LOL @ Sony not paying for their Norton subscription renewal. LOL. Is their firewall set to "off"? LMAO!

    i dont think what happened with XBL was routine maintenance. over christmas break? when everyone would want to play? yeah right. if it was routine maintenance XBL wouldnt have offered compensation for it.
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  • earth two superman
    earth two superman Members Posts: 17,149 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    http://www.psu.com/PSN-hackers-attacked-Admin-Dev-accounts;-services-returning-in-a-day-or-two--a011425-p0.php

    A source with close connections to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe reports that the attack to the PlayStation Network may be a bit deeper than originally reported by Sony. According to the source, who wishes to remain anonymous, the PSN sustained a LOIC attack (which created a denial-of-service attack) that damaged the server. There was also a concentrated attack on the PlayStation servers holding account information. In addition, “Admin Dev accounts were breached.”

    As a result, “Sony then shut down the PSN and [is] currently in the process of restoring backups to new servers with new admin dev accounts.” The SCEE source said Japanese servers may be restored tomorrow while the U.S. and E.U. servers will likely be operational the following day.

    While this information is only corroborated via a series of Facebook messages, it is certainly not a stretch. Sony Computer Entertainment America recently confirmed that it pulled down the PSN because of an “external intrusion.” This essentially means that hackers were to blame. Sony is officially conducting a thorough investigation. The PSN and Qriocity services were pulled offline by Sony on Wednesday, April 20.

    There was plenty of speculation late this week that the Anonymous hackers group was to blame for the PSN downtime. The group previously targeted Sony in retaliation to the legal action against another hacker. Anonymous has since denied involvement in the current PSN downtime.

    Again, this information is from a source who claims to have a very close connection with someone at SCEE. We take these reports for what they are at this time, but it is certainly a possibility. If you have information to share, please do so.

    "Everyone deserves the right to know what’s been going on," the source wrote in an email.
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  • DaFifthElement
    DaFifthElement Members Posts: 4,764 ✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
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    lank or die
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  • sapp08_2001
    sapp08_2001 Members Posts: 7,566 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Young-Ice wrote: »
    this is ? as ? !

    I played MK9 at my uncles crib the day it came out. got to really ? with it this week.

    buy a ps3 on thursday JUST to get that game

    and PSN dont work

    This is some BOOOOLLLLLSSSHEEEETT

    damn......lol thats ? up
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  • joshuaboy
    joshuaboy Members Posts: 10,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
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    It's still down? Sheeeeeeeeet. I didn't even notice. lol
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  • redhandedbandit
    redhandedbandit Members Posts: 2,600 ✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
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    Both systems ftw
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  • louis rich
    louis rich Members Posts: 2,019 ✭✭✭✭
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    redhandedbandit wrote: »
    Both systems ftw

    co-signature.....
    joshuaboy wrote: »
    1tb External hard drive full of PSN/PS3 games ? a blu-ray

    fixed.......
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  • freepostking
    freepostking Members Posts: 468 ✭
    edited April 2011
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    Wack. The one time I wanted to go online and play NBA 2K11, it's down.
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  • Aristo_V300
    Aristo_V300 Members Posts: 6,118 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
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    Looks like it's time to get XBOX Live Gold back.
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  • vagrant-718
    vagrant-718 Members Posts: 4,569 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    joshuaboy wrote: »
    It's still down? Sheeeeeeeeet. I didn't even notice. lol

    This...nba playoffs taking up my time
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  • earth two superman
    earth two superman Members Posts: 17,149 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
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    my japanese sources tell me Japan PSN is back.
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  • esco soprano
    esco soprano Members Posts: 2,829 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The Jamel wrote: »
    i bet it was Microsoft...

    I hope it wasn't....and then whoever did it gets Xbox Live next......those ? deserve it for sure.
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  • joshuaboy
    joshuaboy Members Posts: 10,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Young-Ice wrote: »
    this is ? as ? !

    I played MK9 at my uncles crib the day it came out. got to really ? with it this week.

    buy a ps3 on thursday JUST to get that game

    and PSN dont work

    This is some BOOOOLLLLLSSSHEEEETT



    You need to get out your house a bit more
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  • stoneface
    stoneface Members Posts: 2,491 ✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
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    Fighting games usually suck online anyway. I might play online every now and then as a last resort when theres no one to play against and I want some competition, but the lag is usually just pathetic and borderline unplayable. Its one of the main reason people play all lame and ? online.
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  • Jay Pee
    Jay Pee Members Posts: 761 ✭
    edited April 2011
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    Your sources are wrong my PSN still down!!
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  • kanggoodie
    kanggoodie Members Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    redhandedbandit wrote: »
    Both systems ftw

    SMH. so now that the PSN done went down ? wanna holla both systems... everytime i say i own both systems.. the whole ARCADE wanna jump on my back... but now everybody on the both systems tip.. smfh
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  • John_Blazini
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    edited April 2011
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    Damn shame man..............
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  • Mdizzle9000
    Mdizzle9000 Members, Writer Posts: 8,319 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
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    is it up yet?
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  • Piffawana
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    mdizzle9000 wrote: »
    is it up yet?
    Anyone ?

    Man i think ill go and get red dead redemption from a friend if this ? is gonna take another week.
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  • gucci7383
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    earth two superman wrote: »
    my japanese sources tell me Japan PSN is back.

    i heard japan and EU was coming back online today and tuesday for north america
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  • DaFifthElement
    DaFifthElement Members Posts: 4,764 ✭✭✭
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    gucci7383 wrote: »
    i heard japan and EU was coming back online today and tuesday for north america

    aint nobody confirm that ?
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  • VIBE
    VIBE Members Posts: 54,384 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2011
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    From the Playstation on facebook they said it remains offline and there's no info on when it will be back on.
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  • grumpy_new_yorker
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    kanggoodie wrote: »
    SMH. so now that the PSN done went down ? wanna holla both systems... everytime i say i own both systems.. the whole ARCADE wanna jump on my back... but now everybody on the both systems tip.. smfh

    never that.

    i'd give up gaming before buying an xbox.
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  • willhustle
    willhustle Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 6,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    redhandedbandit wrote: »
    Both systems ftw

    Agreed!!! When you get tired of one you can play the other system and last year Xbox was slacking badly on dropping new games and updating the online that's why I got a ps3 as well.
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