Sony said on Tuesday, that they plan on restoring the whole PlayStation network by the end of May. The Sony Network was actually hacked and has been hacked for just over 2 weeks now. Sony also confirmed that personal data from 24.6 million user accounts was stolen in the hacker attack last month. Personal data, including credit card numbers, might have been stolen from another 77 million PlayStation accounts, said Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. spokesman Satoshi Fukuoka. Sony shut down the PlayStation network, a system that links gamers worldwide in live play, on April 20 after discovering the security breach. The network also allows users to upgrade and download games and other content.
Fortunately Sony has not received reports of illegal use of information. Currently Sony is trying to find the hacker. This was a huge upset for Sony and was held under some harsh criticism. Mainly because the company didn't tell its users until about 6 days after the hack. Last month, U.S. lawyers filed a lawsuit against Sony on behalf of lead plaintiff Kristopher Johns for negligent protection of personal data and failure to inform players in a timely fashion that their credit card information may have been stolen. The lawsuit seeks class-action status.My Opinion :
I believe this event is truly tragic especially to the users of Sony not just Sony itself. This event is a disgrace to Sony and it is unbelievable that a network such as Sony can be hacked with such ease. This is truly a disappointment to all of its users. Not only did they get hacked but the way Sony is handling this situation is improper. Yesterday the Sony Network was functioning but there were many issues as far as account registration and alot of the users were complaining. Overall this is a huge downgrade to the Sony reputation and alot of members have lost trust in Sony and I believe that many users perhaps switched to Xbox or another game system.
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