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PlayStation Network Update

Like other major networks around the world, the PlayStation Network and Sony Entertainment Network have been impacted by an attempt to overwhelm our network with artificially high traffic.
Although this has impacted your ability to access our network and enjoy our services, no personal information has been accessed.

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rarity4204d ago

"no personal information has been accessed" thank goodness. Damn kid's these day's...

Are_The_MaDNess4204d ago (Edited 4204d ago )

its a DDOS attack. something they should have protection from already like most companies.

steam get DDOS'ed every day yet its up most of the time.

sony should really set up some protection from this.... esp since the last time it happened. (ofc DDOS isnt something you can ever be 100% safe from.)

@bellow: ofc we dont really know the scale of it, but DDOS attacks can be much larger in scale just by share virtulaztion of the application they are using.

things like DDOS attacks will be much more common in the years to come if they keep up their practices since they already is easy to do.

iamnsuperman4204d ago (Edited 4204d ago )

You don't really know the scale of it though nor if the PSN has had other attempts. I suspect a lot of teenagers try this type of thing but fail.

kenshiro1004204d ago

You don't even know the scope or nature of the situation to say that.

uncharted564204d ago

You cant really prevent a DDoS attack lol. You can take measures to lessen the impact with a good network infrastructure. Hell MS has been impacted by it several times, which is a leading software company so considering Sony is only now starting to invest in its online services it will take them time to improve the network infrastructure and online services.

uptownsoul4204d ago (Edited 4204d ago )

@Are_TheMaDNess You do know that the NASDAQ got hit with a DDOS attack just last year…I doubt their security was duct tape and chicken wire…Does this suck for PSN, YES…But this will be fixed, and HOPEFULLY more security will be put in place

NASDAQ DDOS hit source: http://www.usatoday.com/sto...

JackStraw4204d ago

1) you can't protect from ddos. even if you have some sort of mitigation, it's only a matter of how strong the attack is to down it.

2) steam doesn't get ddos'd everyday. you couldn't possibly know that. get out typical clueless person.

games_FTW4204d ago (Edited 4204d ago )

evien steam get offline ealy this year with DDoS, no networck is safe from DDoS attacks.
http://news.softpedia.com/n...

Eonjay4204d ago

This is not what it seems. They seem to be targeting Sony for attention. They keep making reference to the FBI and this is because on of the members of their group was just arrested. So after targeting several smaller sites snd games, they are going after Sony. Making threats to blow someone's plane up is going way to far for attention.

Ezz20134204d ago

*** its a DDOS attack. something they should have protection from already like most companies. ***

you mean companies like Microsoft ?!
http://gearnuke.com/hacker-...

HammadTheBeast4203d ago

Steam runs "fine" because they have a lot more servers than Sony, it's the only thing they really need.

Other servers do go under load when affected ones go down, so it's laggy/glitchy.

UltimateMaster4203d ago

Hacking and DDoS has really became more rampant these upcoming years.

Just a few months ago, it was HeartBleed breach.
This one far exceeds everything else as it involved EVERY Single Website in the World that you logged into.
From Facebook to Amazon, hackers could access your account without the need of your password.

It was so bad, that you ISP had to update your modem for include these new security patches.

Not only that, but the breach has been found more than 2 years ago.

So all that time, every time website ask your to log in to their secure servers, it wasn't.

It'll get worst as time goes by.

Eejanaika4203d ago

Agreed. every major online company needs protection to prevent these things. would be nice to play online again.

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ziggurcat4204d ago

DDOS =/= hack, it's just overloading the server... so obviously no information was accessed.

Golden_Mud4204d ago

actually it's some kind of a hack , you have to decrypt files then locate where those servers are.

OculusRift4204d ago

^^^ Lmfao, tell me you're not being serious.

Kayant4204d ago

@IHassounah

Source? Because that's complete BS.

JackStraw4204d ago

you can achieve ddos through hacking. to say they are definitely not equal would be wrong.

memots4204d ago

I work in a i.t department for very big company. DDOS is common occurrences, They can be very serious for company like mine who depends on their online/network connection for people to do transaction to make money.

In the case of PSN apart from the annoyance of not being able to login there isn't very much else involved.

Somnipotent4203d ago

@IHassouah, DDoS has nothing to do with encryption/decryption. It is what it is... DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE... they vary in their methods but their aim is to achieve complete service disruption. Any script kiddie can perform this. You can mitigate the risks but you can't 100% avoid them completely.

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OrangePowerz4204d ago (Edited 4204d ago )

They also spread messages about a "bombs" on q plane. That might be the first and last we heard of Lizard group.

Jrmy844203d ago

Yep, its a Federal crime to make bomb threats period. They will be serving a long sentence for just saying that.
http://www.justice.gov/usao...

fr0sty4204d ago

So, apparently these douchebags called in a bomb threat into the plane that SOE president Smedley was flying on, diverting its flight. Now they've done something that will get them thrown in jail for decades, godspeed to the investigators who are going after them.

jmac534204d ago

I read that Anon just posted all their IP adresses, so the hammer will be coming down on them soon.

fr0sty4204d ago

They've gone from "hackers" (I use that term VERY loosely, as they're not hackers in the literal sense) to being straight up terrorists.

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Mikelarry4204d ago

Glad they have acknowledged the issue and looking to resolve the issue. Just wasting everyone time / fun spamming the network

Lawboy24204d ago (Edited 4204d ago )

My system just said that psn is undergoing maintenance...I'm on it right now

iceman064204d ago

They are probably doing continued "maintenance" to contain the DDos attack and don't have a message as such.

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migh_and_highty4204d ago

Just a silly virgin with a small penis using the overly used and stupendously simplified DDOS

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PlayStation Network Reported Down By Many Users

Experience issues with PlayStation Network being down? Get the latest updates on the reported problems and find out if you're not alone.

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Themba76383d ago

Well for me I’m good I play single player 90% of the time

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thorstein383d ago

I thought I was losing it. Everything is working in my house except PSN. I checked the PSN page an hour ago and it was all green checks.

I just checked again, everything is red. Says they're doing maintenance.

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Eonjay383d ago

It finally came back up but I must say that it's really unacceptable to not be able to play my games when it's down. Also I have gain a new appreciation for physical games. I know digital keeps growing and growing but the thing is you are paging for something you don't have complete control over and that's lame.

Cacabunga383d ago

It has been over a year since ps+ expired and i only play SP games. I only got 1 month ps+ basic back when i had to do rdr2 online trophies.
I couldn’t care less and shows sp games will always FTW

darthv72382d ago

....and this is why everyone should support more than one platform. Switch has been getting more play time as a result.

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VersusDMC383d ago

Well i am locked out of my digital single player games because offline play wasn't activated and licences can't be verified. And i got no physical games. Gotta remember to activate that when it's back up.

Hopefully it comes back up soon.

neomahi383d ago

I have several PS4 consoles in my house for various purposes, I'm screwed because I have such a large collection and I don't want to have redownload whenever I want to play a game. I want to fire it up, like going to a shelf, pulling a game off the shelf, putting it in the disc drive and off you go that fast. Can't do that with digital and limited HDD space. Installing a disc is faster, you don't have to worry about data caps and internet speeds, and storage space is really expensive. Xbox just allowed a 16TB HDD to be accessed by Xbox, but that 16TB is gonna cost you, even more if it's SSD, if those even exist yet.....

VersusDMC383d ago

It is still down but if you go to settings -users and accounts- other - restore licenses i managed restore a license to a single player game. Back to replaying GOW Ragnarok.

solideagle383d ago

Single player my a**

I have downloaded unicorn overlord, Spiderman 1 And many offline single player but I am getting error to restore license but psn is down in UK.

What a load of bullshit that I can't even play single player games...

Digital is future /s :@

Sonic1881382d ago

This is one of the reason why I don't pay for Playstation plus

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LG_Fox_Brazil383d ago

Still down, been a while since something like this happened

Christopher383d ago

Not a good sign that they haven't said anything yet.

anast382d ago

Ask PlayStation X: "We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN."

LG_Fox_Brazil382d ago

I'm playing Fortnite with my cousin right now, but it's the only game with servers up, the rest is working, library, store, downloads, it's just the online, which sucks, cause I wanted to play Helldivers and Phasmophobia

LG_Fox_Brazil382d ago

Update: It is back here in Brazil. 20 hours later, goddamn

OmegaSoldati382d ago

Still down. More than 12 hours. 2011 flashbacks incoming

P_Bomb383d ago

Yeah it’s all shot. Friday night? Bad timing. 😤

Profchaos383d ago (Edited 383d ago )

Saturday midday for me so no biggie Friday night would be annoying

Profchaos383d ago (Edited 383d ago )

Seems to be a big one so might extend into Saturday for the you guys

P_Bomb383d ago

Yeah, no end in sight. I watched some KCD2 streams to pass the time. Time to call it a night 😴

neomahi383d ago

Would've made more sense to do maintenance during the week. I get it, it's a necessary, but don't do it on the weekend! That and people with digital game collections are up the creek

Nacho_Z383d ago

Suggests it's a problem and not planned maintenance given the timing.

Profchaos383d ago

Down for me but single player PS plus games still work and obviously anything I own digitally or physically so big deal

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PlayStation Network Currently Down Worldwide

PlayStation has been hit with a worldwide outage

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Tacoboto513d ago

When PSN is down, can people even use their PS Portals locally?

I'm also near platinum in Astro but I can't even load the trophies page on the system with this issue going on.

OtterX513d ago

Yea, this thing just became a paper weight. :\

I just tried, and it woke the console up out of sleep mode just fine, but it's stuck in a neverending attempt to actually connect. I've had my Portal for a bit over a month now and have absolutely loved it... but I just found my biggest dislike of this thing.

lukasmain513d ago

Works fine for me as writing this.

OtterX513d ago

@potatoseal great! Glad your region is working. Mine's still stuck in "Connecting". :\

fr0sty513d ago

USA seems to be ok, just turned my system on and all is well.

OtterX513d ago

Yea weird, my Portal wouldn't connect until I actually restarted the Portal. It's working fine now! 🔥

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Profchaos513d ago (Edited 513d ago )

No it still needs to use you PlayStation account authentication to connect the two systems. Both ends need to be able to talk to PlayStation authentication servers to verify your identity prior to connection. It's a good thing I guess as you wouldn't want a unauthorised connection to your console

There's a alternative remote play app on the app store that allows it but it's not going to help you with the portal right now

kayoss513d ago

Im able to connect using my PS Portal but all my games have the "License cannot be verified...." error.

Yui_Suzumiya513d ago

And here I just dusted off my PS4 the past week after not touching it for over 3 years and now I can't even play an offline visual novel (World End Syndrome), lol

Christopher513d ago

It was a night of Vampire Survivors for me.

Disccordia512d ago (Edited 512d ago )

Great choice, still waiting for WORLDEND PHENOMENON...

Yui_Suzumiya507d ago

Same here! I went to Twitter to check up on progress for WEP and apparently it's on the backburner for the moment while the production team works on a spin-off that takes place in the same universe as WES. I did get the platinum trophy though. Now I'm working on Steins;Gate Elite which I should have gone through years ago because the anime adaptation is what got me into anime to begin with, lol.

P_Bomb513d ago

Yeah it’s been 3 hours as of this writing. No official word on the cause that I know of.

ZeekQuattro513d ago

Verizon had outages across the US yesterday. Probably still do bit it didn't effect me. Wonder if this is related or just a coincidence.

blackblades513d ago

I can see people in my friend list playing, its not everyone just like other times. I don't mind I got other things I can do in this world we call life. It's funny on Twitter cause they all use the same excuse "oh just got off work and just wanna play". Also I like free stuff compensation would be great, I prepared for it to go down so I can get more out of it compensation

Michiel1989512d ago

day 2, drums in the deep. They are coming

LG_Fox_Brazil513d ago

Just checked and it seems Xbox is also down, is this ddos? Downdetector has quite a few people posting about both platforms and also for Verizon as well

Reaper22_512d ago

That's not true. Xbox was never down.

gold_drake513d ago (Edited 513d ago )

yeh its been down for hours now.

everytime it goes down, i get ptsd from 2011 haha

3 weeks.

blackblades513d ago

Lol I don't I be like yeah free stuff

Extermin8or3_513d ago

Free stuff at the expense of 3 months without PSN. No online play, no access to digital games .....

blackblades513d ago (Edited 513d ago )

@Extermin
Ain't talking that long, 24hrs is the limit. 24hrs should be that compensation time. 3 weeks I'm strong enough to handle it but its not worth it at 3 months bruh. 24hrs

Profchaos513d ago

@exterminator it was easier to stomach back then sure but at least there's still disc based games and games you have on your system will still load just fine unlike Xbox there's no check in to validate licences it just plays locally if it's not expired

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New data suggests PlayStation PC trophies are in the works

A recent trophy list published on the PlayStation Network contains hints that Sony is testing PlayStation PC trophies.

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XxSPIDEYxX866d ago

How sweet of Sony to slowly migrate their audience to PC.