Bloomberg news reports that the hackers who carried out the attack on PlayStation Network rented a server from Amazon.com to do so, signing up for the service using fake information.The account through Amazon's EC2 service has since been shut down, Bloomberg reports, quoting unnamed sources. While the FBI continues to investigate the breach, resulting in the PSN being down for 22 days now, the use of Amazon cloud computing to carry out the attack is likely to have repercussions.In addition to concerns over cloud computing security, Amazon's probably going to be subpoenaed in an effort to trace the hackers. Law enforcement sources wouldn't say if that has taken or will take place.PlayStation Network has been down since April 20 as Sony secures and rebuilds the service while working with law enforcement to find those who carried out the attack. Some 10 million credit card numbers were said to have been compromised in the data breach.
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://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/05/14/kazuo-hirai-playstation-network-relaunch-announcement/new vid just posted!beat ya dis time app
psn give me a meggie... sigh.. update the firmware but no psn lol