PlayStation Network hit by DDoS attacks, top exec in flight bomb scare

Dan Worth
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Gaming giant in the thick of online activist action once again

Sony has admitted that its PlayStation Network service was hit by a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks over the weekend. A top executive at the company also had his flight di...

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