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Sony Restores PlayStation Network Following Christmas Hacker Disruption

The online gaming networks of Sony and Microsoft were unavailable on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day after they were targeted by hackers

A hacker group has claimed responsibility for PlayStation Network login problems, a week after similar issues struck Xbox Live

Derptrolling attack reveals thousands of usernames and passwords

Sony plans appeal but isn't getting much sympathy from the security community

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Sony locked out users when hackers tried applying user names and passwords stolen from elsewhere

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Sony's new terms of service are about protecting Sony, not PlayStation Network users

Sony hires a former US government security chief on its road to recovery from embarrassing data breaches

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Sony is either the most unfortunate or the most careless company to fall for simple SQL injection attacks - again and again, says Eric Doyle

Sony has discovered and then patched a new dangerous security flaw with its Playstation Network

Sony is restoring access to services on its PlayStation Network and Qriocity, but has hit some hiccups

Sony has hired investigators and accused Anonymous of distracting it during the Playstation hack

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Sony has sprung into action to win back the esteem of the customers betrayed by its poor security regime. Too Little, too late, says Eric Doyle