Sony's PlayStation Network hit by DDoS attack

Sooraj Shah
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No evidence of personal information being accessed or any intrusion into the network, claims Sony

Sony's PlayStation Network (PSN) was brought to a halt on Sunday after being hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Sony confirmed that the networks were taken offline due to a DD...

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