PlayStation network back online after DDoS attack

Sony’s PlayStation and Entertainment networks are back online after they were forced offline by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the company said late Sunday.

“People can now enjoy the services on their PlayStation devices,” Sony spokesman Sid Shuman wrote in a blog post

“We have seen no evidence of any intrusion to the network and no evidence of any unauthorized access to users personal information,” he said, also offering apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Sony was hit by a large scale DDoS attack which struck upstream traffic routes over which Sony has no control, affecting players’ ability to log in, Sony Online Entertainment President John Smedley wrote on Twitter on Sunday.

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