progress ......... a lil bit anyways lol

cold sweats ... the shakes ... c'mon sony inc. I'm falling apart here. Light the candle, let's do it.

How did we all survive back in the days of offline gaming!!!
Glad to see Sony are at least communicating slightly more frequently.
And I'll wait to be totally placated when I see the 'new improved' PSN with it's olive branch freebies.

I'm down to alphabetizing my CD-collection as I'm sipping beer and trying to sooth my brain in all kind of different ways... I really miss you guys :!:
Go Sony...

After mutating in to a Homo BoPicus back in 2009 all I need is...
Soon I'll be out of domestic missions too. I've got no idea off what I was dedicating my life to way back before october '09. Must have been a big bore...

When Sony say "soon" ... exactly how soon is soon ?

I'd use Sonys standard time unit of 'The Light Year'

LOL ... well if they do here's a message to Mr Sony. " I can't wait another 25,900,000,000 kms "

Gilly ......... they offer me anything of value i will take the DLC for bop still not bought it yet :oops: lollol hangs head in shame!!!!

FFS ... I am completely and utterly F+@K15g P1553D off playing AI. Sony get your 5H1t together now.

HELLO GUYS

restart and restart my games offline!!!rrrrrrrrrrrr...now bored!!!!!...and as a bad new come with and other bad new,since one week my computer is out of order!!!rrrrrrr...bullshit!!!!!!!!
see u guys,keep patient!!!lol!!

Olife-................


"nous allons tous jouer et être heureux bientôt mon ami, d'autant mieux lorsque nous nous reverrons!:)"

"we'll all be happy and play soon my friend, all the better when we meet again! ":)

yeah be fixed soon hang in there mate;)

SONY are turning it on region by region . PLEEEASE give us an estimated date for each region . I dont mind cold turkey after xmas . NOT NOW.

hello bro!

Millions thanks for those kind words!!!!!honored to play with u bud!!!!

Stumbled over this on GTplanet which shows numbers by country.
http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/a...l/ea00581f.jpg
Only thing I have to say is wahey we're second in users and bloody hell America it's amazing what 31million of you manage when the PSN is down for two weeks!!! :grin:

As far as PSN knows I'm American too... and I live in the White House.

wow .thats about 10% of the population of america.not sure if i believe that but ive been wrong before.

besides the great hunting expedition, i bet you will see a $#!tload of babies born in about 8 months and 2 weeks from now.... :grin:

lol, so true.

It's all a bit misleading because of multiple accounts, I read today that there are only(?) about 10 million individuals in the database that was compromised, the 77 million figure includes 2nd, 3rd, etc I.D's and prepay peeps.

There have been about 34 million PS3's sold worldwide.

thought this bollocks was supposed to be sorted today/night with a phased return region by region!!???!!!

From todays Daily Telegraph

In a detailed letter about the security breach to a US Congressional committee, Kazuo Hirai, chairman of the electronics giant, said the the file discovered by investigators was named "Anonymous" with the words "We are Legion", part of the Anonymous motto.
He also linked the breach, which began on April 16, to denial of service attacks on Sony systems launched by Anonymous in response to legal action against George Hotz.
The 21-year-old American hacker, who goes by the alias "geohot" online, circumvented copyright controls on the PlayStation 3, allowing it to run unauthorised software. Sony sued him in January after he published his discovery of codes embedded in the console that would let any other owner do the same.
"Several Sony companies had been been the target of a large-scale, coordinated denial of service attack by the group called Anonymous," Mr Hirai said.
"The attack were coordinated against Sony as a protest against Sony for exercising its rights in a civil action in the United States District Court in San Francisco against a hacker."
In their denial of service attacks, Anonymous members use specially-created software called the "Low Orbit Ion Cannon" to bombard targets with internet traffic. The tactic is designed to overload servers and force them offline.
On April 11, Sony announced it had settled its case against Mr Hotz out of court, but Anonymous nevertheless vowed revenge. The collective was founded to protest against perceived threats to free speech online.
"In the eyes of the law, the case is closed, for Anonymous it is just beginning," a video message posted on YouTube on April 13 said.
It called for real world protests against Sony on April 16 and warned also warned the firm to "prepare for the biggest attack you have ever witnessed, Anonymous style".
In his letter to the House Commerce Committee, Mr Hirai said Anonymous' denial of service attacks had helped the data thieves, because "security teams were working very hard to defend against denial of service attacks, and that may have made it more difficult to detect this intrusion quickly - all perhaps by design".
The breach of the PlayStation Network, in which 77 million users' names, user names, addresses, email addresses, birth dates, and hashed passwords were stolen, was detected on April 19. The near-simultaneous theft of 25 million gamers' details from Sony Online Entertainment, a PC service, was not detected until 1 May.
Both systems are currently offline and under investigation by digital forensics contractors, and the FBI.
Speculation will now focus on whether Anonymous members were actually behind the thefts, or whether professional cyber criminals hijacked the denial of service attacks and planted references to the collective to cover their tracks.
"Whether those who participated in the denial of service attacks were conspirators or whether they were simply duped into providing cover for a very clever thief, we may never know," Mr Hirai said.
Most computer security experts have so far believed Sony's systems were targeted by a professional criminal or gang seeking to profit from identity theft and credit card fraud.
But although its activities have been dominated by denial of service attacks, Anonymous has previously hacked into target systems.
Earlier this year members breached HBGary Federal, a computer security consultancy that had claimed it could identify Anonymous' leaders. The firm's email archive was published online, forcing the resignation of its chief executive.
The breach of the PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment has already been damaged to Sony. Its share price tumbled almost 5 per cent last week amid investor fears that extended outages and a barrage of lawsuits from angry customers would hit profits.
Sony has been criticised by US politicians, particularly over the week-long delay between the detection of the breach on 19 April and the release of information to customers on 26 April, but Mr Hirai defended the firm.
"Throughout the process, Sony Network Entertainment America was very concerned that announcing partial or tentative information to consumers would cause confusion and lead them to take unnecessary actions if the information was not fully corroborated by forensic evidence," he said.
All 100 million victims have since been urged to change their other online passwords and to monitor their credit card and bank statements closely. The major credit card providers have not yet reported any fraud as a result of the thefts, however.
The FBI already has an active investigation into Anonymous, and issued 40 arrest warrants in January in relation to denial of service attacks against firms including Amazon, PayPal and Visa. The firms were targeted last year after withdrawing services from WikiLeaks.
Six British men and teenage boys are currently on bail after being arrested as part of a coordinated investigation by Scotland Yard.
Anonymous' full motto reads: "We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us – always."
By Christopher Williams, Technology Correspondent

HELLO GUYS

i read in internet sony say the psn will be ok during the month of MAY!!???
...MMM MAY HAVE 31 DAYS...HOPE IT WILL BE FIX SOON ...

Hey Olife, do you have a link to this ?
Thats disturbing news, crap.
I am about to get my 2nd BoP Platinum. Only got 3 missions left and that wont last for the rest of May ?

I dont wanna be cured from my BoP online gaming addiction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1GMO...eature=related

HELLO BUD

YES I HAVE A LINK FOR IT BUT IN FRENCH,EXUSE ME

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...ez6A6Q&cad=rja

I CAN TRANSLATE WITH GOOGLE,ENGLISH VERSION OF THIS NEW

On 29 April, the official PlayStation Blog announced a start of good news.

Our employees are working day and night to allow a return as soon as possible to our network and we are looking at a possible return of some services in a week beginning 27/04/11.

Including well this brings us to May 4 So yesterday. Since nothing. And no further communication except for a "soon". Obviously Sony does not want to put its online service as its sanctity has been verified, re-verified on-verified. The problem resides elsewhere herein. It is impossible to ensure a secure network to 100%. Impossible.

At the same time, a rapid relapse of the PSN would be even more devastating impact on the image and the business of Sony. So what? We will have to resolve to submit the online PlayStation Network, the most secure manner possible. Unbreakable? No. William Lovett, an expert on cybercrime, we had also said. A situation that complicates the situation diabolically.

However, each day brings its lot of gray areas, doubts, lack of revenue to the developers of frustration for players ... 16 days after stopping the service and the commencement of hearings in court, it is reasonable to wonder how long it will last another blackout PSN? A few days? A week? More than that? The latest news release from Sony recalls now, and unspecified "May".

Certainty, if the NHP is not restored before E3 (early June), while Sony will face a crisis with consequences far more serious than imagined even a few days ago. More than ever, like Sony, gamers, publishers and developers hope that the crisis does not change the economic drama and fun. The multiplayer mode of Uncharted 3 needs NSP, NSP needs the Journey, Amy needs the PSN, Call of Duty requires the PSN FIFA and PES need the PSN ... like so many other crucial games for Sony's online business. Not to mention the frustration of the PlayStation +, who pay for "privileges" additional.

The issue is thorny and is communication from Sony. An exercise of the most delicate, but necessary in times of crisis does not leave room for rumors. As such, it is likely that the manufacturer no longer evokes dates so you do not handle disappointment if they are not required, but instead actively communicating on the concrete steps taken and the progress of the situation .

I think what they mean is that all services will be back up by the end of May. For example the PS Store will be restored sometime after online gaming and chat functions are reinstated. Which makes me wonder how valuable PSN+ will be without the PS Store.

Regards

so anonymous is behind this and when and if sony turn on again anonymous will take it down again this is some bullshit man psn will never be the same again waiting for the next attack and there will be another attack they are just waiting for sony to flip the switch anonymous you bunch of scumbags millions of people all they want to do is play there games online with friends i am so angry right now just like millions of others out there:rolleyes::confused:

Anonymous' response to Sony statement
http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/a...l/6c58ad44.jpg

And so the finger pointing, it's not me, don't blame me goes on....
Meanwhile countless ps controllers feel naked without their dogfight dustings...

anonymous say that they did not steal credit card and other personal stuff we dont do that we are anonymous bullshit they hack the network and at the same time somebody is stealing all the info credit card numbers all your personal data come on anonymous you are guilty
:evil:

This is with out a doubt the biggest Customer Service Failure ever!
Sony . The little info that they have provided is pathetic . Bagdag Bob did better PR.

AMAZING , No official update from Sony since the 3rd May , now 2 in one day both mention the new guy in charge ( smacks of brown nosing to me )
It seems they are doing internal tests before turning psn back on
I bet there will be many problems after they have turned it back on anyway

From what Im reading this morning apparently hackers are planning further attacks on Sony this weekend. Suggests that they are also planning to publicise the information they have found on servers too. F'ing joy!
I'll edit this post further if I find anymore out about it.
What a pack of total and utter w@nkers.


Edit:
From CNET

A group of hackers says it is planning another wave of cyberattacks against Sony in retaliation for its handling of the PlayStation Network breach.
An observer of the Internet Relay Chat channel used by the hackers told CNET today that a third major attack is planned this weekend against Sony's Web site. The people involved plan to publicize all or some of the information they are able to copy from Sony's servers, which could include customer names, credit card numbers, and addresses, according to the source. The hackers claim they currently have access to some of Sony's servers.
Should the planned attack succeed, it would be the latest blow in a series of devastating security breaches of Sony's servers over the past month. The failure of Sony's server security has ignited investigations by the FBI, the Department of Justice, Congress, and the New York State Attorney General, a well as data security and privacy authorities in the U.K., Canada, and Taiwan.
Several weeks ago the hacker group known as Anonymous targeted several Sony Web sites, including Sony.com and SonyStyle.com, with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in retaliation for what its members saw as Sony's unfair legal action against hacker George Hotz. Two weeks ago Sony's PlayStation Network, along with its Qriocity service and Sony Online, were the target of an attack that exposed the personal information of more than 100 million Sony customers. Sony was forced to shut down PSN, Qriocity, and Sony Online, and is currently working to bring them back online after rebuilding the security of its servers.
Sony says it doesn't know who orchestrated what it's calling a "highly sophisticated, planned" attack, but it has dropped hints that the group Anonymous is involved. Kazuo Hirai, chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment, told a Congressional subcommittee in a letter yesterday that the intruders on its servers planted a file named "Anonymous" containing the statement "We are Legion," part of the group's tagline.
Anonymous issued a statement yesterday denying it was involved in the PSN breach. "While we are a distributed and decentralized group, our 'leadership' does not condone credit card theft," the statement said.
Now it seems the same group of hackers that was able to infiltrate the PSN servers is planning to hit back against Sony.
Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20...#ixzz1La1Sm43a

Seems like this sh@it is developing into a w@r...
Absolute annoying!

Wow George Hotz! Really!!?? Everyone know who he is???

I concur my honerable friend!!!

timej31 - An effing menace that who he is :mad: pmsl


Annoying indeed ........... sooooooooooooo boring to say the least, its before 9pm in the uk so before the watershed and cant say how i really feel :oops:

This may be the reason it's taking so long.......








http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/phot...H2SyQOKbehk%3D

This doesn't sound good

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/...ration-update/

What control do these 'leadership' heros think they have over who they're dealing with in their distributed and decentralized group? What's so noble in developing and distributing tools for grand scale robbery while claiming not to condone it?

MAC

As far as control goes probably as easy as trying to herd cats!
As for nobility, the word doesn't exist in their vocabulary.

Latest from the playstation blog...
Nick Caplin- Head of Communications (some irony there!) 7th May
As you may know, we’ve begun the process of restoring the service through internal testing of the new system. We’re still working to confirm the security of the network infrastructure, as well as working with a variety of outside entities to confirm with them of the security of the system. Verifying the system security is vital for the process of restoration. Additional comprehensive system checks and testing are still required, and we must complete that process before bringing the systems online.

As you’ve heard us say, our utmost priorities are the security of the network and ensuring your data is safe. We won’t restore the services until we can test the system’s strength in these respects..
When we held the press conference in Japan last week, based on what we knew, we expected to have the services online within a week. We were unaware of the extent of the attack on Sony Online Entertainment servers, and we are taking this opportunity to conduct further testing of the incredibly complex system. We know many of you are wanting to play games online, chat with your friends and enjoy all of the services PlayStation Network and Qriocity services have to offer, and trust me when I say we’re doing everything we can to make it happen. We will update you with more information as soon as we have it. We apologize for the delay and inconvenience of this network outage.




So nothing new there then

Same old from Bagdad Bob opps I mean The Head of Comunications but at least they are comming more frequent even if there is nothing new .

when the bell rings,run like hell

Dave ... hahaha that sums it up :D

Brilliant Dave, just brilliant.

Guess we are on the silent part of the front for the moment being.

Rest assured bro

Too f'ing right mate! that's when Sony finds the bell!!!

Looks like Sony's hiring now.....
http://m.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2068984...-catch-hackers

Just makes me think of this for some reason....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uY-0...e_gdata_player

Gilly thats sums sony up perfectly ...........


a possible response to sony's attempts to find teh hackers :P lollol

possibly retitled - these are not the hackers you are looking for.........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnjaUoR15dU



some hold music while the PsN is down hahahaha


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaPf-MRKITg

I love how sony still cant say when its likely to be back up...... poor show to say the least!!!

jnjdJBH...@HGVbhh4&:%%-1
 

...dont know how lonng i have.... Psn offline too long social order os breaking down..... Cats?and dogs living together _eal wrath ofo GDP STUFF going on .... Wait i hear someone or something outside.....

I stop posting here for two months, and PSN goes down? An online gaming deprived, half insane Akula does not like the current situation at all.

All joking aside... My (Highly unlikely) guess is that it'll be back up next weekend.

@Scotty: Brilliant musical choice for waiting on PSN, very fitting.

Some justice...
http://m.thinq.co.uk/2011/5/9/anonym...tes-are-hacked

Little kids w@nking for power...

Playstation blog 10th May by Nick Caplin head of (non existent) communications


I know you all want to know exactly when the services will be restored. At this time, I can’t give you an exact date, as it will likely be at least a few more days. We’re terribly sorry for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work through this process.


So as per standard Sony 'communications' sweet FA there then!

We're like drug addicts. Take it away and we start to really have problems sitting still. HURRY UP!

tick...tock...tick...tock...tick...tock... :( Talk about playing the waiting game...Swear i am gonna don an orange robe an medatate with a chanting mantra................................sony down sony down sony sony down...!!

Is there any more news ? or Sony Oborrox Nonews Yet ?

It's getting so bad....I found myself lookin for a used 109 on ebay...what am i thinking? this outage has been way toooo loooong. If you see a 109 buzzing your neighborhood, you know who it is lol!!!! Hmmm,.... wonder if I can rig it up to fly with my Thrustmaster Hotas???? I have a hammer and a torch. Or..... maybe I will just wait for PSN to come back. I miss flying with my friends, you guys are awesome, Times like these make you think how lucky we are to have this game and the awesome community of friends that we have created!! Hang in there, hopefully we will be flying soon

you arent going to find them on ebay....but you might find one here!

http://www.barnstormers.com/cat.php?mode=listing&main=

there was a 51 for a mere 1.4 mil usd ( even in the right colors too)

but if you dont have that much scratch laying around just yet you could start off with something from here...

http://www.barnstormers.com/cat.php?mode=listing&main=

dont laugh...that rans coyote or the j3 kitten for 4 grand would be parked in my backyard right now if i could figure out how to hide it from my wife.... :grin:

I would have to sell my house, dog and wife! Buy a shiny new 109 (G6), have if in the air for 10 minutes then have the same problem I do in bop... Maverickandgoose would get on my six in a MKll, before you know it, wings coming apart, engine smoking. Then of course, bail out. Likely over Florida swampland, gators, mud..I'm just going to wait for PSN to get back up and running! Thanks for those awesome sites buddy

What no PSN??....some paint the house.....some tend the garden.......some polish the car....some 'oh God' watch TV......

Some just check out from work......jump in the car and get in this for a fix....;)

Wonder if he play's BoP....?


Its a Yak50 from my local Airfield at Headcorn in Kent....home to the 356th Fighter Group and its Mustang's during D-day :cool:

Wow he's a lucky sod. At least there's one Aerosexual out there who's not relying on the muppet's in the Sony PR Dept.

Seems from the bits and pieces I've read today that Developer consoles have PSN capacity again albeit in limited form but at least active. I guess it's positive news even if it is through unofficial sources.

Recomended defcon Gilly? 5 or 4...
(Nice intel mate).

Latest from the blog....I'm downloading the update at the minute.

We have been working on a new PS3 system software update that requires all PSN users to change their password once PlayStation Network is restored. The update (v3.61) is mandatory and is available now.

If using a PS3, your password can only be changed on your own PS3 (or a PS3 on which your PSN account was activated), as an added layer of security. If you have never downloaded any content using your account on the system, an email will be sent to the registered sign-in ID (email address) associated with your account when you first attempt to sign-in to PSN. This e-mail will contain a link that will enable you to change your password. In this email, click on the link and follow the instructions to change your password. Once you have changed your password you can sign-in to your account using your new password.

We strongly recommend that all PSN account holders with PS3s update their systems to prepare for when PlayStation Network is back online. The release of this update is a critical step as we work to make PlayStation Network significantly more secure. Thank you for your continued support and patience.

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...c77qQIC-xmej-y

how are we all gonna fit

I have updated here as well but psn still under maintaince msg . At least we are makeing progress hope to see all you folks soon Ive misssed yha

Password... passwords. I'm in deep, deep shit...

The e-mail i use for my account is ages old is there a way of reading whats in the inbox for my e-mail address dont no the password how am i going to read whats in there chaps it was just used to get me online and forgot about. HELP

PSN is up in the Northeast United States. The Blog for my region crashed due to many people accessing, then refreshing the page. Interesting.

EDIT: @JR, if you are using your original PS3 which you created the account with, then you should be fine. You will be prompted to change your password, and i'd recommend getting an e-mail that you intend to keep.

Calm down, if U have problems with changing (remembering) your passwords/ e-mail addresses just contact your local PS support/ importer. I think they can solve these kind of problems. Hopefully :cool:

Downloaded update, but still nothing :evil:

Looks like parts of the US are up and there's progressive rolling out going on at minute. Though I guess we're not likely to know here as if I had access I'd not be on here!!!

hopefully wont b long now,red section SCRAMBLE

I'm back up here, but I won't get to use it today. I really need a Man Cave.:(

StiC

PSN down for maintenance. Any news why?

edit: nvm it's working now.

StiC