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Sony has data breaches on networks, chapter 89

May 24, 2011
Latest network problems seem to be happening in Greece, Japan, and Indonesia as Sony gets some of its networks up and "running" again. Sheesh. An...

Sony's security problems becoming a fascinating dark comedy

May 19, 2011
After massive security breaches pretty much torpedoed the Sony PlayStation Network, the company had a huge cleanup effort on its hands. One of the...

PlayStation Network returns

May 16, 2011
It's sponsored by New Coke and Guns n' Roses Chinese Democracy album. Sony's hacked-to-bits gaming network is lurching back to life in spots around...

Sony roundup

May 6, 2011
Sony has been troubled by the two recent hacks that exposed the personal information of many millions of people, including some credit card...

Sony implicates Anonymous in hack

May 5, 2011
Sony's president Kazuo Hirai says the anonymous hacking group Anonymous was partially responsible for a recent massive hack and data theft. Hirai...

Second Sony hack involves credit card info

May 3, 2011
They should fire whoever is in charge of network security at Sony. Then hire them back so they could fire them again. Because geez. There's been a...

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Sony apologizes some more, gives free PSN access

May 2, 2011
In the world of stories that actually DO have something to do with technology, Sony has again apologized for the massive breach of the PlayStation...

Amazon explains outage

Apr 29, 2011
The latest hot trend for tech companies is EXPLAINING YOURSELF. Everyone's doing it! Sony waits a while and then reveals awful truths, Apple waits...

PlayStation Network: where do we go from here?

Apr 27, 2011
We talked about the "external intrusion" of the PlayStation Network a few days ago after the network has already been down for a while. At the time...