Yes the PSN is still down, they got hit again over the weekend, and Sony said they will not brig the servers back up until May 31th. This is getting sad very very quickly.
anyway, there is a report of them maybe putting a bounty on the hackers. Not sure what good it will do, cause it's looks like someone is really after SOE as a whole.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216553/Sony_reported_to_be_considering_bounty_for_PSN_attack
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Probably some 12 year old kid that got perma-banned for cheating. Whomever it is, though, they deserve nothing less than 20 years in solitary confinement, with zero access to anything electronic.
Just goes to show we still have a lot of adjusting to do with the advent of the information age.
And, if you haven't yet, notify your bank if your CC was on file with Sony for anything and change any relevant passwords.
No sympathy for SOE from me. Personally, if people who were using it are smart, they'll dump it entirely and move on to other MMOs (like say, STO).
Edit: just to clarify some talking points, Sony wasn't attacked over the weekend, and denies the May 31st deadline for the PSN's full return. It may take less time than tthat, or probably even more for a return to full status
I have a lot of sympathy for the people effected..., but None for SOE.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/dd2us52y9bd8vac/memo.pdf
Obvious fake is fake.
There are tons of typos.
A corporate memorandum with mistakes italicized and capitalized and inconsistent font choices?
The lulz are strong with this one. Looks about as official as my shoe.
I wouldn't be surprised either
I've never been a real big Sony fan in any fashion, but I have no plans to rid my living room of the PS3. SOE however, can't expect any future business from me, but then that isn't anything new.
As for when the PSN will be back up, as soon as possible, at least a few more days, and probably sooner than July or August