Por fin, tras más de 2 semanas sin Playstation Network, Sony ha aclarado esta mañana en una conferencia de en Tokio que PSN volverá a estar en funcionamiento a partir de la próxima semana, de forma paulatina por regiones. Además, aseguran haber mejorado la seguridad de todo el sistema PSN incluyendo, una nueva actualización del sistema para PS3 que obligará al usuario a cambiar su contraseña.
Regarding the consequences, it seems that a file with 2.2 million credit cards could already be found in some data trading forums, according to what the FBI has said, although this has not yet been confirmed. What is certain is that the data of more than 70 million accounts has been stolen, and it is not known how many accounts contained credit card information.
If you want to know exactly what data has been stolen, and Sony’s explanation, you have here, a help page for those affected.
For now, Sony has announced that it will reward users with different downloadable content depending on their region, and in addition, PSN + (PSN’s paid service) will be free for 30 days for everyone.