Error Code (aka The Great PSN Easter Outage of 2011) - Part 1

[Benstamania]

Ah, there we go.

What's that? The free games aren't up yet?! YOU SUCK SONY!

 

[KALEL114]

The PSN thread has been updated. Took 2 posts to do it all. lol.

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=347745&page=2

 

[Team Andino]

So the store is back up finally but anything I try clicking on automatically tells me "error" and cancels me out. Just give me my free game and leave me alone Sony!!!

 

[NongEyeGong]

It's finally over!

 

[SpideyVille]

So the store is back up finally but anything I try clicking on automatically tells me "error" and cancels me out. Just give me my free game and leave me alone Sony!!!

Same here. I kept getting kicked out while I was trying to get to the inFamous 2 demo. Aw well, its 2am for me so I'm going to try again in the morning. Hopefully it'll be fixed more by then.

 

[TX85]

Said"Error"for me too,I tried again and it worked!

 

[TheIncredibleSk]

Said"Error"for me too,I tried again and it worked!

Same here t:

 

[TX85]

I'm trying to load PS Home(I really wan't those free items),But takes a long time until it says"Error,Connection dropped",I'm back at PS Store trying to find the free stuff and it says"not available to this account yet"or something like that!

 

[StrainedEyes]

The store isn't fully up yet, ya'll need to relax. The press release said tomorrow, stop hammering at it while it's in the glitchy slow roll-out phase. As for the free stuff, they haven't announced when that will be available or how to redeem it yet.

Also, LuisTX85, the fact that you're anxious about free PS Home stuff is mind melting.

 

[TX85]

Why?,Cause you don't agree then it's considered a bad thing?Excuse me for wanting to have some fun with some free avatar items!

I am relaxed and I ain't hammering at it(was there for less than 5 mins and am already on my 360 as I usually am),I just thought maybe it was me with a problem and so I posted!!

 

[Havok83]

Glad the store is finalyl back up but Im also getting the error message. Its been running kinda slow as well

 

[Donut]

What free Home stuff can we get ? Costumes ?

 

[TX85]

What free Home stuff can we get ? Costumes ?

I assume so,I read that it includes over 100 items including a mansion for your personal space!

 

[Two-Face]

The PlayStation Store is back online and thank you everyone for your patience. You will notice a huge lineup of new downloadable games, demos, add-on content, themes, avatars and videos. Also, PlayStation Plus has been updated with new full game trials, free games and DLC, free avatars and even more discounts.

You may have noticed that the content promised as part of the Welcome Back offer is not yet live. It is currently in the final stages of testing and will be available to download soon; we’ll be sure to let you know when.

The next PlayStation Store and PlayStation Plus update will be this Friday, June 3, and then we will roll right into some special publishes starting next week for E3 (so be sure to check back daily!).

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011...er&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Store_60111

Woooh!

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

went to try and redeem some codes and got an error, guess all the kinks are not worked out just yet

 

[KALEL114]

Or everyone and their mother are crushing the store. I was afraid that would happen. I'm going to wait a couple of days before I try anything.

 

[SpideyVille]

I thought they said all the free stuff wouldn't be available until tomorrow.

But yeah, the network is still acting weird. I tried to change my credit card info so I could buy something, but it keeps giving me an error screen and the site is down for maintenance online so I can't even do it there.

But at least I could download the inFamous demo.

 

[StrainedEyes]

It was glitchy earlier, but I just used it now and it's working great. I started downloading the inFamous 2 demo and bought the Rockstar pass for L.A. Noire.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I want those free games dammit. I need to play inFamous prior to inFamous 2.

 

[Obi-Ron]

But yeah, the network is still acting weird. I tried to change my credit card info so I could buy something, but it keeps giving me an error screen and the site is down for maintenance online so I can't even do it there.

Much safer just to use the pre-paid cards. Especially if, say, the system is ever hacked.

 

[Superhero 101]

Is Killzone Liberation one of the free games available to download on the psp?

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

So, is it cofirmed that those with multiple accounts can download the freebies from each account?

 

[StrainedEyes]

So, is it cofirmed that those with multiple accounts can download the freebies from each account?

I don't think much has been said about the freebies since the list was revealed.

 

[Havok83]

So, is it cofirmed that those with multiple accounts can download the freebies from each account?

I dont see why it wouldnt be. These are being distributed per PSN account

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

here we go again

June 2, 2011 05:55pm EST
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Sony Hacked Again, Group Claims
Chloe Albanesius By Chloe Albanesius

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Sony PlayStation 3 Hack

Sony has been hacked again, according to a group that recently infiltrated the servers at PBS.

A group that identifies itself as Lulzsec claims to have hacked into SonyPictures.com and compromised the personal information of more than 1 million users.

"Among other things, we also compromised all admin details of Sony Pictures (including passwords) along with 75,000 'music codes' and 3.5 million 'music coupons,'" Lulzsec wrote in a note posted to Pastebin.com.

Lulzsec is the same group that infiltrated PBS servers to post fake news and password dumps.

The news comes the same day that Sony brought the Sony PlayStation store back online and appeared on Capitol Hill to say there was no "clear evidence" that hackers accessed credit card information on its PlayStation Network. The company, however, said it and other tech companies are vulnerable to future attacks absent any action from Congress.

Sony has been conducting an "intensive investigation" into the hack that took down its PlayStation Network for almost a month and in looking "deeply" at the logs related to the hacked databases, "we have found no clear evidence that there was any access made to the credit card information, and we found plenty of evidence that that data was not accessed," Tim Schaaff, president of Sony Network Entertainment International, told a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.

Almost a week after the PSN went down, Sony confirmed that hackers had obtained personal information from the network, which possibly included credit cards. The company later said that credit card information was encrypted, but it could not rule out the possibility that it was obtained by the hackers.

Schaaff said Thursday that as its investigation continued, the information it recovered about credit card data "has changed." In speaking with credit card companies, there are "no signs of unusual activity related to this breach," Schaaff said.

Still, despite pointing fingers at clandestine cyber-group Anonymous, Sony still does not know who hacked into its system. "We're working with law enforcement to try and figure that out," Schaaff said.

Last month, Sony said one of its SOE servers included mention of Anonymous. Though a group spokesman has denied involvement, it has launched distributed denial of service attacks against Sony for suing PS3 hackers.

When asked if Sony regrets pursuing PS3 hackers given that those lawsuits possibly prompted the PSN hack, Schaaff said it points to a larger problem of how companies protect their content. But if Sony hadn't gone after those hackers, it "would've played out" at another company, he said. "We are all under attack."

Furthermore, without comprehensive privacy legislation from Congress coupled with industry-wide best practices, the tech industry is vulnerable to future attacks, Schaaff speculated. In written testimony, he said Sony supports federal data breach legislation that would require companies to inform customers about any breaches in a timely and consistent manner, regardless of the state in which they reside.

"Without further assistance, we're all going to have a world of hurt in this Internet economy and we would appreciate your assistance," Schaaff told the subcommittee.

Jeanette Fitzgerald, general counsel with Epsilon Data Management, which recently had a data breach of its own, said it also supports federal legislation that would replace the patchwork of state laws governing data protection with one, federal law.

Rep. Mary Bono Mack, chair of the subcommittee on commerce, manufacturing, and trade, said "Americans need additional safeguards to prevent identity theft, and I will soon introduce legislation designed to accomplish this goal."

Her bill will focus on three guiding principles: companies and entities that hold personal information must establish and maintain security policies to prevent the unauthorized acquisition of that data; information considered especially sensitive, such as credit card numbers, should have even more robust security safeguards; and consumers should be promptly informed when their personal information has been jeopardized.

In the Senate, John Kerry and John McCain have teamed up to introduce a bill that would provide Internet users with a commercial privacy bill of rights.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2386327,00.asp

its not the network, guess they're just working they're way round sony