PlayStation Network

• UK authorities arrest 18-year-old in Christmas PlayStation hack

  UK authorities have arrested an 18-year-old man for swatting and denial of service offences in the Christmas Day cyber-attack that took both Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox networks offline.

  Crime

  Jan 16, 2015
  
• Sony offers discounts to gamers after Christmas PlayStation hack

  Following the Christmas Day cyber-attack that took PlayStation’s network offline for days, Sony is trying to make good with gamers by offering a five-day extension on PlayStation Plus memberships.

  Canada

  Jan 2, 2015
  
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• Who really hacked Sony Pictures? New reports cast doubt on North Korea connection

  As the investigation into last month’s unprecedented cyber-attack on Sony Pictures continues, several new reports have cast doubt on North Korea’s connection to the hacking scandal.

  Tech

  Dec 30, 2014
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• ‘Lizard Squad’ hacker group claims responsibility for taking down Xbox Live

  Microsoft’s Xbox Live network is up and running following a possible Distributed Denial of Service attack late Monday.

  Tech

  Dec 2, 2014
• PlayStation network back online after cyber attack

  Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) is back online after being attacked by an apparent hacker group Sunday night.

  Tech

  Aug 25, 2014