Sony takes another hit: Hackers shut down PlayStation Network for hours

It's been a tough couple of weeks for Sony.

A group called "Lizard Squad" claimed responsibility on Twitter for a hacking that rendered the PlayStation Network (PSN) temporarily useless on Sunday. When users signed in, they were greeted by the message: “Page Not Found! It’s not you. It’s the Internet’s fault.”

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PSN Login #offline #LizardSquad

— Lizard Squad (@LizardPatrol) December 8, 2014

The PlayStation Network is now back online. It was mostly down from 6:52 p.m. to 9:18 p.m. on Sunday night.

This does not appear to be related the massive cyber attack that has been levied against Sony Pictures. In an attack carried out by another group dubbed "Guardians of the Peace," thousands of sensitive Sony documents were leaked to the public. Last week, the hackers began directly threatening Sony employees Read more...

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