After being taken offline for almost two weeks, Sony's PSN will finally come back online this week. The hacker responsible for the PSN intrusion has still not been caught as of yet although the FBI is currently looking into the matter. Thankfully Sony has been working on encrypting user data which should make all PSN users' personal information more secure in the future although a password change is required.
The hack attempt compromised the personal data of 77 milion PS3 owners, more than the entire population of the United Kingdom with over 10 million having their credit card information stored on PSN. According to Sony, credit card data was encrypted and not confirmed to have been stolen as of yet although Sony warns users to keep track of their bank statements in the near future.
The Playstation Store has not yet returned but should be operational by the end of the month. To compensate for the loss of new DLC and PS1 Classics purchases, Sony is offering a month of Playstation Plus to all users free of charge.
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