@Raffi256 They should give us all free PSN+ for at least 3 months, or $10 in PSN credit.

Dude, seriusly learn about Information Security before stupid comments like this are made. The error rate in programming for just about anything is generally 15 - 20 errors per 1000 lines of code. Thats why everyone has patches and updates. Look at Windows for instance. This can happen to anyone, and no, paying for the PSN wouldn't make a difference. Just because an intrsion isn't in the news doesn't mean it never happened, trust me, there have been intrusions in XBOX Live as well such as account Hijacks and such.

Does anyone remember Best Buy getting Hijacked and having their transacations go through a server in China resulting in the capture of customers credit cards?

Or the countless of Bank Intrusions, and the many that you've never read about or heard of becuase it was kept quiet since there would be a significant loss in client trust, and money lost to shareholders?

@(Unverified) LOL, unfortunately if Microsoft was really "Hacker Free" we wouldn't have to worry about Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Anti-Malware. The other reason this isn't believable is because majority of the viruses are made specifically for Microsoft since it there is so much hate against them (Maybe not in North America but see other parts of the world.)

As stated before, when these problems can be fixed within a short time frame, a business has the ability to keep from making it public and sweeping it under the rug, because really? Does anyone want to admit they've been breached? And are you aware of all the security holes in Internet Explorer, and various Windows Platforms? Does anyone talking shit about SONY really know what a DoS or DDoS attack really consist of or how it affects a network? Please understand these things before calling a network as big as SONY's or any other major business shitty, and actually think that paying for a service will magically make it more secure. If Microsoft was so hack proof, ppl wouldn't be pirating Windows and Microsoft Office Installations as much as they do.

I know alot of ppl here are saying for SONY to get their act together like the PSN was set up half-assed. However, honestly speaking it is alot easier than you think to bring down a site.

There is also a Media Black Out that businesses do to hold back information as to whats going on in an attack so that they can gather information on the attack. Banks do this alot, which is why you don't hear about attacks on banks to often becuase they can remedy the issue in time (36 hours generally) and not freak out their customers or investors about an intrusion (basically cover it up.)

This can happen to anyone even XBOX Live, any major Bank, or Business. If you're smart enough, you'll look up a tool kit called Dangerous Kitten and see how easy it is to carry out these attacks. The not so smart ones won't know how to run the tools or what they do in the first place, and just trash talk SONY or anyone else who was an unfortunate victim in CyberTerrorism.

I didn't get crap this year, I wasn't bad just naughty. But I did buy myself Gran Turismo 5, the Logitech Driving Force wheel, and COD: Black Ops.
Merry Cristmas to me!

I hope to be a little nicer next year, I've been naughty all year long though.

I've been naughty all year long, but I hope to get the nice gift!

Well, alot of comments, seems like a popular thread.

I agree with Lunastra78 on the Terminator series, Salvation was a good action movie, but sure didn't seem like Terminator.

I live in California, so I see gamer Bimbo's all the time.