Sony: Still working on getting the PSN up and running.

Sony continues to work on the Playstation Network, saying in a recent blog post that:


"As you may know, we’ve begun the process of restoring the service through internal testing of the new system. We’re still working to confirm the security of the network infrastructure, as well as working with a variety of outside entities to confirm with them of the security of the system. Verifying the system security is vital for the process of restoration. Additional comprehensive system checks and testing are still required, and we must complete that process before bringing the systems online."


It also appears that Sony knew that their security was lacking.


And they DID know on the 20th of April that data had been downloaded off of the PSN:


"Wednesday, April 20th: SNEA expanded the internal team to continue assessment of these four servers. By early afternoon, it discovered "the first credible indications that an intruder had been in the PlayStation network systems" and identified six more servers that might've been compromised. Additionally, there was "evidence that indicated an unauthorized intrusion had occurred and that  data of some kind had been transferred off the PlayStation Network servers without authorization," but it was unable to determine exactly what type of data has been transferred."


Sony, that is when you should have come clean, so that people could have taken steps to protect their identities and their credit.  You do not mess around when it comes to peoples' lives like this.  Having your identity stolen, or worse, having your credit card run up til it is locked out, is not just a pain in the behind, it's a shock to the system.  A betrayal of trust that strikes right at the core of one's self: Someone's out there pretending to be you, and they are fucking you around.


This is your fault, Sony.  Offering identity-theft insurance to your American customers only is a sham, and you should be ashamed of yourselves.