Don't freak out: despite widespread reports you might have seen today, the alleged "major security breach" affecting the PlayStation Network and other services could very well be a fake.

PlayStation Network Users Are Informed About Account Hacking. Sony "cannot rule out the possibility" that this included credit card data.

A year and a half after hackers breached Sony security gaining access to user information for 69 million PlayStation Network ... 2011. 69 million PSN users’ account ... the hack would cost Sony ...

Over the past few years, Sony's PlayStation Network has proven itself to be totally resilient and definitely not susceptible to any sort of major hack. So of course, it's perfectly reasonable that ...

Update: Additional information about Sony’s critical security breach was added to this story at 4 p.m. PST. Sony thinks an “unauthorized person” now has access to all PlayStation Network ...

Whatever reason you need to recover your PSN account, there’s a couple of ways to go about it, with or without an email address. If you have it, your job will be a lot easier, but we’ve ...

The “exploit” involved the PSN web-based password reset page, where whistleblower Nyleveia claimed anyone could change someone else’s password using their PSN account email and date of birth ...

Regardless, if your PSN account is hacked, it can be a frightening experience. You have no clue what the hacker will do with your information once they have it — not to mention, it can be ...

The most consequential hack to affect the PlayStation network took place more than a decade ago in 2011, when 77 million accounts were compromised and the PlayStation Network was taken offline for ...

Following the massive cyber attack that hit Sony Pictures, Sony confirmed that some hackers also targeted its PlayStation Network store, which was on Monday down for more than to hours, from 8:52 ...

To account for reduced play time due to the outage, we are considering running [a test] for an additional 24 hours at a future date. Exact details and timing are TBD, so please stay tuned,” said ...