Two and a half months after suspending service due to a massive data breach, Sony is bringing Qriocity and the PlayStation Store back to Japan this week.
Sony announced in a blog post late Friday that its PSN and Qriocity services are not yet ready to be restored as more checks of the new security system need to be made.
In a letter to Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal, Sony's Kazuo Hirai defended the company's response time in letting users know about the recent PlayStation Network and Qriocity data breach.
Just as Sony has begun to regain control after two rounds of attacks on its PlayStation Network, faceless hackers are reportedly gearing up for another breach.
Sony lays out the details of its complimentary identity theft protection program for U.S. customers, with similar announcements to follow soon in other regions.
Sony's CEO Howard Stringer has apologized to users of the company's PlayStation Network and Qriocity services for the "inconvenience and concern" caused by the recent cyber attack, and told customers that the outage will end "in the coming days."
Sony boss Kaz Hirai addresses the ongoing PlayStation Network and Qriocity service outage in a press conference, saying the plan is to have full service restored within the month.
Sony releases another Q&A addressing more common questions being lobbed in its direction as the ongoing PlayStation Network/Qriocity service outage continues into its tenth day.
A security firm has said that recent discussions on underground Internet forums suggest that the recently stolen PlayStation data belonging to millions of gamers is now up for sale.
Sony officially confirms that the loss of service on PlayStation Network and Qriocity is the result of an "external intrusion," though hacker group Anonymous denies any involvement.