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Krispy Kreme Mocks PSN Outage with Free Doughnut Giveaway for Gamers
The PlayStation Network went offline for several hours yesterday, leaving many gamers unsure of how to pass the time. Some, however, were able to fill their stomachs without spending a dime. The American doughnut chain Krispy Kreme decided to give away free doughnuts for a limited time as a response.…
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Sony to Compensate PlayStation Plus Users After PSN Outage
Sony has announced how it will compensate users for the 24-hour PlayStation Network outage that prevented PlayStation players from accessing their games. The company stated, “All PlayStation Plus members will automatically receive an additional 5 days of service.” Sony also took the opportunity to apologize once again, saying, “apologize for…
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PlayStation Network is Down: All Games Requiring Access Are Blocked
For several hours now, PlayStation Network (PSN) has been experiencing outages, preventing access to games that require an online connection, even on PC. According to the official PlayStation Network status page, multiple services are affected, including account management, gaming and social features, and PlayStation Store, all marked as unavailable. Sony…
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Elder Scrolls Online Event Extended and PlayStation Users Compensated
It’s certainly been one of the busiest periods in the history of The Elder Scrolls Online recently. Not only did they up the level cap from CP810 to a staggering CP3600, but there have also been two double XP events back to back. Unfortunately, for those playing on PlayStation devices,…
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Sony Launches a Huge PlayStation Bug Bounty Program
How are your hacking skills? Do you fancy putting them to the test? Well, following an official post, Sony is looking for ‘white hat hackers’ to attempt to find vulnerabilities in either their PlayStation 4 operating system or their PlayStation Network. Better still, if you find a fault, depending on…
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PlayStation Network Launches a Huge Discount Gaming Sale
Generally speaking, if you’re after a quick gaming experience on your PS4, then the PlayStation Network (PSN) can occasionally throw up some decent deals. In announcing their latest sale, however, we can see masses of games are getting some pretty hefty price cuts! So, if you’re looking for something new…
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Sony Say PlayStation Message Bomb Has Been Fixed
Sony Say PlayStation Message Bomb Has Been Fixed Over the last few days, rumours began to emerge that a message ‘bomb’ was floating around on the PlayStation Network. This would essentially be a message sent to you which caused your system to crash. Initially, Sony did not comment on the…
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New PS4 Update Causing Network Problems to Users
Users of the PS4 will relate to when I say that updates can be annoying. You might have literally just bought your brand spanking new game. With your new purchase, you simply can not wait to start playing it. You turn on your console and… eurgh, PS4 update required! It…
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Angry Gamer Triggered Second Biggest DDoS of 2016
Last month, managed DNS infrastructure provider Dyn was hit by a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, taking out popular sites, such as Twitter, reddit, and Spotify in the process. While many, including cyberloon John McAfee, pointed the finger at the likes of North Korea and China for initiating…
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Sony Hands Out Free Game Codes To Compensate For 2011 Hack
A few years ago Sony had a rather bad hack, which affected around 70 million of their customers. In the wake of the hack, Sony offered to renew its efforts to increase security alongside some gifts to appease players who suffered during the 23-day outage. As of March 2nd, you may…
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Hacking Group Threatens to Attack Gaming Networks During Christmas
The hacking group, Lizard Squad targeted the poor security on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network last year and caused major disruption during the holiday period. This meant many new console owners couldn’t play games online with their friends and spoilt the festive cheer for three long days. In the past…
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PS4 Online Multiplayer Free This Weekend
PlayStation Network online play is being made available to all PlayStation 4 users this weekend, Sony has announced. The free period begins on Friday. 20th March at 12:01 a.m. PT (7:01 p.m. GMT) and will last for 72 hours. PlayStation Plus membership, needed for online multiplayer, usually costs $49.99 (or…
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PlayStation Network Down Again
According to the official PlayStation Twitter account, PlayStation Network has suffered another outage. There is no news as to why, or whether it is down to another malicious attack, à la the Christmas DDoS attack on PSN by Lizard Squad. We're aware that some users are experiencing issues signing into…
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Lizard Squad’s DDoS Service Hacked
How deliciously apt: Lizard Squad’s for-hire DDoS service, Lizard Stresser, has been hacked by unknown persons. Lizard Squad are the hacker group responsible for the attacks on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network that brought the services down over Christmas last year. The group later claimed that these DDoS attacks were…
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Lizard Squad Hacked Home Routers to DDoS Attack Xbox Live and PSN
Brian Krebs, an online security blogger, has found how hacker group Lizard Squad managed to amass the trafficking power to take down Xbox Live and PlayStation Network over Christmas, and the answer lies very close to home. Krebs’ investigation – outlined on his blog, KrebsOnSecurity – led him to discover…
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