The PlayStation Network, the online service Sony console that allows items on the Web, is out of service since Wednesday. What initially was attributed to maintenance, now it is the product of an intrusion of third parties as an official of the company's blog. "An external intrusion into our system has hit PlayStation Network services and Qriocity" the statement said.
For security reasons, goes on to explain, were disconnected on Wednesday. The company says it is trying to resolve the issue and appreciates the patience of users. Upon learning that the source of conflict is an external attack, many have claimed responsibility for Anonymous, a group that had announced action against Sony in response to their persecution of hacker GeoHot.
Anonymous members have rushed to post messages to deny responsibility for this attack. The legal battle between Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) and George 'Geohot' Hotz abruptly ended with an agreement signed by both parties, in which the hacker undertakes not to publish information on how to violate the security system Playstation 3.
"Sony is pleased to leave behind this litigation," said Riley Russell SCEA representative. "Our motivation to open this process was to protect our intellectual property. We believe the agreement and the injunction achieve this goal." For his part, George Hotz said: "It was never my intention to cause users problems or make it easier to piracy." In any case, said he is "happy" to leave "this litigation behind us." Furthermore, the agreement makes clear that George Hotz had nothing to do with the recent attacks suffered by Sony on their website and online services for consoles.
They were summoned by Anonymous. This group stopped the attacks not to harm but said other users. In its lawsuit, SCEA Hotz accused of violating federal law by posting online information on security systems and software Playstation 3 SCEA claimed that could be used to breach security and enable the console to play pirated games.
"We want our consumers to enjoy our devices and products in a safe and fun environment and want to protect the hard work of our engineers, artists, musicians and designers who make games for Playstation and maintain PSN," said Russell.
For security reasons, goes on to explain, were disconnected on Wednesday. The company says it is trying to resolve the issue and appreciates the patience of users. Upon learning that the source of conflict is an external attack, many have claimed responsibility for Anonymous, a group that had announced action against Sony in response to their persecution of hacker GeoHot.
Anonymous members have rushed to post messages to deny responsibility for this attack. The legal battle between Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) and George 'Geohot' Hotz abruptly ended with an agreement signed by both parties, in which the hacker undertakes not to publish information on how to violate the security system Playstation 3.
"Sony is pleased to leave behind this litigation," said Riley Russell SCEA representative. "Our motivation to open this process was to protect our intellectual property. We believe the agreement and the injunction achieve this goal." For his part, George Hotz said: "It was never my intention to cause users problems or make it easier to piracy." In any case, said he is "happy" to leave "this litigation behind us." Furthermore, the agreement makes clear that George Hotz had nothing to do with the recent attacks suffered by Sony on their website and online services for consoles.
They were summoned by Anonymous. This group stopped the attacks not to harm but said other users. In its lawsuit, SCEA Hotz accused of violating federal law by posting online information on security systems and software Playstation 3 SCEA claimed that could be used to breach security and enable the console to play pirated games.
"We want our consumers to enjoy our devices and products in a safe and fun environment and want to protect the hard work of our engineers, artists, musicians and designers who make games for Playstation and maintain PSN," said Russell.
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