Sony is rebuilding the entire PlayStation Netwok (PSN) system in order to enhance security after it recently suffered a serious intrusion that led to a six-day downtime so far.The PSN went down on April 20, but little was known about the cause for the first two days. During that time speculation ran high and many pointed the finger at Anonymous.
The hacktivist group previously attacked the PlayStation Network in retribution to how Sony treated PS3 hackers, but eventually suspended the attacks to avoid harming customers and vowed to find another way to pick on the company.
On April 22, Patrick Seybold, Sony's senior director of corporate communications & social media, gave the first indication of what really happened, saying the downtime was the result of an "external intrusion."
On Sunday, Mr. Seyblod provided a new update to further explain why the PSN was being kept offline during a critical time for gamers, the Easter break and the release of the much anticipated Portal 2.
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Our efforts to resolve this matter involve re-building our system to further strengthen our network infrastructure. Though this task is time-consuming, we decided it was worth the time necessary to provide the system with additional security," the Sony representative
said.
He also explained that the company's team is working around the clock to get the improved system up, but suggested it might take a little longer. Two days later the service is still out and more and more gamers are becoming enraged over the whole situation, especially since the latest update revealed nothing new.
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I know you are waiting for additional information on when PlayStation Network and Qriocity services will be online. Unfortunately, I don’t have an update or timeframe to share at this point in time. As we previously noted, this is a time intensive process and we’re working to get them back online quickly," Mr. Seyblod
wrote on the PlayStation official blog yesterday.
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