Sony’s PlayStation Network and Qriocity services have been offline for nearly a week, as the company continues to shore up its network security in response to an “external intrusion” on April 20.
“This is a time intensive process and we’re working to get [PlayStation Network and Qriocity] back online quickly,” said Patrick Seybold, Sony’s senior director of corporate communications, in an April 25 blog post. The company has issued no timeframe for when the services will be restored.
The Wall Street Journal notes that Sony is still investigating whether any personal customer information, such as credit card numbers, had been compromised in the attack. The shutdown has already held consequences for game publishers, with purchasers of new PlayStation titles such as Warner Bros. Entertainment’s “Mortal Kombat” deprived from playing the games over the three-day Easter weekend.
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