Sony estimates hack cost at $171M
Sony has revised its fiscal year forecasts today, including a $171 million hit to operating income from the PSN/SOE hacks, and $1.8 billion due to the Japanese earthquake.
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Sony has revised its fiscal year forecasts today, including a $171 million hit to operating income from the PSN/SOE hacks, and $1.8 billion due to the Japanese earthquake.
Servers for DC Universe Online, EverQuest, and more returned over the weekend as SOE recovered from the hack in which user data was stolen.
Sony has outlined the giveaways for the Sony Online Entertainment downtime, including double XP in EverQuest titles, free items in FreeRealms, a Slave-1 model in Star Wars Galaxies, and more.
Sony has issued an update on the PlayStation Network restoration, saying it will take "at least a few more days."
The expert testimony that was widely reported last week regarding Sony's server security was apparently speculative.
The PSN downtime is costing Capcom "hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars in revenue" according to senior vice president Christian Svensson.
A detailed timeline of events in the PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment data thefts.
DC Universe Online has announced that players will receive 30 days subscription credit, plus one day of credit for each day of downtime, and a Batman-inspired mask.
Sony Online Entertainment has revealed that it will merge servers for its super-powered MMO, DC Universe Online. A single server will remain for PC users in the U.S. and one for PS3 players. Europe will also see a merge.
Sony Online Entertainment has revealed it has "lost" 12,700 customer credit card numbers due to the breach of approximately 24.6 million accounts.