[kinger]

Sony has finally admitted why PSN has been down for days, and it is what everyone has been assuming. A group or possibly even a single hacker brought down the giant. Down time for PSN was reported to be ”1 to 2 full days”, but after this update it is certain that is not the case, here is... [Read More]

[Pockets69]

well they told they had more in their sleeve not only ddos...

[2die4]

yeah but anon said it wasnt them so wonder who it was

[kinger]

Working in a similar field (with about 69.5 million less users). I find it astonishing it has taken them this long to really tell the users that they purposefully turn the system down. Let alone that it took then 1 or 2 two days to provide an update. At the business I work at we normally provide updates on even small things every hour, even if that update is to say there is currently no new updates.

On another note, even though I am affected by the PSN being down. I am not upset at anyone but Sony. I ponder what actions and decisions Sony will take after this and if anyone comes out of the wood work to take credit. I have often said the main fault in most hackers is vanity.

[Pockets69]

they did? oh well sony is being really targeted right now!!! its not anon anymore! people are getting unhappy with sony...

[2die4]

In a post entitled "For Once We Didn't Do It," hacker group Anonymous today denied involvement with the recent PlayStation Network outages. "While it could be the case that other Anons have acted by themselves, AnonOps was not related to this incident and takes no responsibility for it," reads the statement. "A more likely explanation is that Sony is taking advantage of Anonymous' previous ill-will towards the company to distract users from the fact the outage is actually an internal problem with the company's server The PlayStation Network began to experience technical issues in the U.S. on Wednesday night, and went down worldwide on Thursday. It currently remains inaccessible, greeting users who attempt to connect with the now-infamous '80710A06' error code. For its part, Sony yesterday stated that it was investigating the issue, and it could be "a full day or two" before PlayStation Network functionality returned. We'll continue to keep you updated on the situation as we hear more.

http://www.psu.com/Anonymous-denies-...a011420-p0.php

[$n!pR]

Looks like George was a little upset at Sony

[kinger]

Edited the article a bit to include some of the Anonymous questions behind it. Didnt steal your thunder 2die4, I was aware of that report from Anon as well . But you did remind me to include it. Thanks.

[BobbyBlunt]

I already linked this in the front page article.

[Thelostdeathknight]

seems like whatever the hackers were up to had $ony shatting bricks. Enough to pull the plug on something they promised to not take away. $ony and promises