It’s been over two weeks since Sony’s PlayStation Network went offline on April 20, preventing approximately 77 million registered users from playing any PS3 games online. According to Sony, technicians have been working around the clock to get the system back online. Yesterday, Sony’s Senior Director of Corporate Communications Patrick Seybold announced that Sony Computer Entertainment has just begun the “final stages of internal testing” of the new system.
Although Seybold did not provide any estimates as to when PlayStation 3 owners can expect to be able to access the PSN again, he did call the current round of internal testing a “milestone” and “an important step towards restoring PlayStation Network and Qriocity services,” promising more updates as they become available.
Sony’s decision to take the PSN service offline followed a cyber-attack that resulted in the theft of personal information from its customers, including users’ name, mailing address, country, email address, birth date, and PSN password and login. Although Sony has not found evidence that credit card information was stolen, the company has reported that they have no evidence that credit card info for approximately 12 million PSN accounts was compromised, the company cannot rule out the possibility.
US residents are entitled to one free credit report each year, and Sony has recommended that customers “remain vigilant” and to review and monitor their credit reports. US residents can visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call toll-free (877) 322-8228 to order their free credit report.
A more comprehensive list of options to help protect yourself from identity theft and details on how to place a fraud alert on your account through major credit bureaus can be found on the PlayStation Blog.
May 6, 2011
[Source: PlayStation Blog]
2011年5月7日星期六
PSN Update: Sony begins “final stages of internal testing” for new system (PlayStation 3)
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