Image via CrunchBaseSixteen days have passed since the suspension of Sony PlayStation Network, as everyone still remains unaware of any sort of confirmation of its return. As far as the news is confirmed, the company has been dodging the question constantly; from all we know, it could come online today or maybe a week from now. The latest post pushed at the official blog of Sony Playstation still keeps the ambiguity claiming the service would be back ‘sooner.’ However, the reassuring part of this post claimed that the company’s "global network and security teams" are almost in its "final stages" of experiments before they could perhaps implement it.
According to more news, there’s a rumor on the street assert that Sony might just be falling victim to yet another attack number three. Previously, the primary service of Sony; Sony Online Entertainment, the PSN, and Qriocity services were under attack and still remain non-functional. Sony is hoping to make it up to its frustrated users, by offering a yearlong free enrollment in a protection program for the dangerous ‘identity theft’ administered by Debix Inc.
Sony has referred to the Debix Inc. as "one of the industry’s most reputable identity protection firms." Perhaps, any day from now Sony sends its user the activation mails and instructs them to redeem their incentive until the 18th of June, 2011. Sony further elaborated that the 'AllClear ID Plus' service of Debix examines the user’s personal information for the smallest track of evidence indicating towards identity theft. Moreover, the company bragged that it is giving its users the "priority access" to entire Debix's support staff, and also went on to mention that it is a big deal for the company, as it has spent the expense of $1 million to cover the costs covering all the identity restoration, legal bills, and lost wages.
Another blog post, personally published by the C.E.O. of Sony Corp, Howard Stringer, was a very sentimental one. He stated that if the users want a personal apology, he said he is ready to apologies to each user, but he said that it should be brought to light that this hacking was "a criminal attack on us — and on you." He then went on explaining that apologies shall not matter corporate-customer relationships, he said in this case, actions speak louder than words. Moreover he used the word “almost ready” for the company’s relaunch.
CNET has alleged that its intelligence has be informed from an underground Internet Relay Chat channel that the hackers are probably conspiring another "third major attack." Whereas this time, CNET reports, they seem to be targeting the official website of Sony Corp, as soon as this weekend.
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