PSN going up and down all day !! anyone else have this problem ?

Hey guys, 
 
I have been trying to log into PSN all day and have been having a hell of a time doing it. This morning it was fine for a few hours then all of a sudden it went down on me again.  Is anyone else having these issues?
People on the Sony Forums are saying it's because they  are being targeted by a hacking group, I have no idea if any of that is true or not so take it with a grain of salt.
 
Update: 04/06/2011  - It seems that PSN may have been affected by the Group anonymous after all
 "Shortly after the announcement, users began reporting server instability for the PlayStation Network and site outages for PlayStation.com and the PlayStation Blog. Today, Sony acknowledged these technical issues, indicating that these problems may indeed be due to an attack on its systems. "

Yes, I have been trying to login moments ago to find out that it's undergoing maintenance as it is said here and here.

" Yes, I have been trying to login moments ago to find out that it's undergoing maintenance as it is said here and here. "

" @ZeroCast said:

" Yes, I have been trying to login moments ago to find out that it's undergoing maintenance as it is said here and here. "

"  The PlayStation Network is facing limited accessibility today. The issue, which Sony is currently remaining relatively quiet about ."  They say its just periodic Maintenance , It seems kind of fishy. The other link you gave is closed. "

Ya, I thought it sounded kind of fishy, I guess there is a chance that it's just a coincidence.  I'm just glad I can log back in now so I can rip it up in Borderlands , Been trying to play the game all day.

Yeah, Sony angered Anonymous and are supposedly now under attack by them. It may just be maintenance. Maybe not. Honestly, I think attacking PSN isn't where Anon should focus if it is them. Ends up hurting innocent people more than it does Sony.

It'll pass in a couple of days and better be over before MK releases or I'ma have to smack a bitch. I hate how they consider it a righteous cause. 
cool story brah.

" Yeah, Sony angered Anonymous and are supposedly now under attack by them. It may just be maintenance. Maybe not. Honestly, I think attacking PSN isn't where Anon should focus if it is them. Ends up hurting innocent people more than it does Sony. "

The thing that pisses me off the most is that it's still harder to pirate PS3 games than it is for other consoles.  Sony needs to nut the fuck up, be proud that their console is the longest to go without piracy.   
 
The fucking US Military bought PS3s just for the Linux Support.  That's how important Other OS was for people.  It's Sony's own fault and I don't give a flying fuck if people can't use PSN for the coming days and/or months.  It's Sony's own damn fault for having too much pride.  You don't see MS or Nintendo or even Apple crying like a bitch with their devices being hacked.  Hell, the fucking 4.3.1 jailbreak just hit according to Tested.com.   
 
It's Sony fault.  Don't have pity for them.

servers back up anyways apprantly

Im not even going to respond, I'm sure my comment will get me hacked from these asswipes.

 
Hmm.. it looks like it was just maintenance .  According this anyways . 
 

" http://ps3.ign.com/articles/115/1159426p1.html "

I guess I'll just play some singleplayer games.  Hackers thwarted.

I can't sign in as of 7:25pm EST. Pain in the ass!

" @TheKing said:

" http://ps3.ign.com/articles/115/1159426p1.html "

Dude what? lol "

INTERNET HACKER GANGS

Strange, it's not letting me get on now. 
 
It's now giving me this error code (8071053D)

  @IBurningStar said:

I think attacking PSN isn't where Anon should focus if it is them. Ends up hurting innocent people more than it does Sony.

" Strange, it's not letting me get on now.  "

Wait, so if they are doing this because Sony have allegedly halted the 'free flow of information', then why in the fuck haven't they started attacking China? Or Cuba? Sony removing a small insignificant piece of information that they feel harms their products is pretty fucking small in comparison.

Good, Sony went too far with this Geohotz thing, and now it's biting them in the ass.

Yep I heard Anon was behind this, even the playstation store website was down earlier today. I haven't checked since....
 
TBH I don't care if it stays down. I haven't bothered using my ps3 much lately anyway :|
and sony had it comin to them.

"  MS, Nintendo, Apple, and Google never bitched when their stuff got hacked.  But Sony is apparently above all of them, fuck their elitism.  They went too far with hackers on the PS3. "

" Microsoft has sued console and controller modders.  Nintendo has repetitively tried to take down products like R4 carts from being distributed.  Apple has filed complaints to the US patent office about the legality of jailbreaking.  Google hasn't really taken a stance against any type of piracy/hacking.  Mostly because use of their services by any means still gives them access to any public information that your computer will share.  "

" @Andorski said:

" Microsoft has sued console and controller modders.  Nintendo has repetitively tried to take down products like R4 carts from being distributed.  Apple has filed complaints to the US patent office about the legality of jailbreaking.  Google hasn't really taken a stance against any type of piracy/hacking.  Mostly because use of their services by any means still gives them access to any public information that your computer will share.  "

But MS, Nintendo, Apple, and Google haven't gone to the extreme lengths that Sony is going. "

" No one gives a fuck about linux on ps3 "

This is far more about ownership and being able to do whatever the fuck you want to with the product you purchased. Sony is against this.           

I dont think this is real Anon,  maybe just some random 4chaners trying to be all cool and like there heros.   generally anon they actually fights decent causes and not random video game stuff.   
 
plus anonymous is smarter then basically saying "we are defending your consumer rights to do what ever you want with what you own by taking away your ability to play online.   lulz"       

Anon isn't a group.  There is no anon, or more accurately anyone at any time can be anon or a part of an anon movement.  That's the point.  It's ANONYMOUS and it's anyone.  It's not some well defined group with a power structure and command chain.  It's whoever feels like organizing and striking back.  Saying, "Those anon guys are messing wit my stuff!" doesn't make any sense.  Anon could be the guy or girl sitting next to you, your mom, your dad, brother, teacher.  It's the people cook your food, haul your trash, connect your calls.

Seemed fine to me earlier. At least it isn't like another ApocalyPS3.

" @Leafhopper said:

" @TheKing said:

" http://ps3.ign.com/articles/115/1159426p1.html "

Dude what? lol "

Shit just got reeeeeeeeeeeeeal. "

" @BigBoss1911 said:

" @Leafhopper said:

" @TheKing said:

" http://ps3.ign.com/articles/115/1159426p1.html "

Dude what? lol "

Shit just got reeeeeeeeeeeeeal. "

Fucking hackers have no lives. "

Hope every single one of those dicks gets the kevin mitnick treatment. Wouldn't mind Sony spending their money on that, because they are traceable, from the DDoS zombies to the "masterminds".

" I dont think this is real Anon,  maybe just some random 4chaners trying to be all cool and like there heros.   generally anon they actually fights decent causes and not random video game stuff.    plus anonymous is smarter then basically saying "we are defending your consumer rights to do what ever you want with what you own by taking away your ability to play online.   lulz"        "

" @KaosAngel said:

" @Andorski said:

" Microsoft has sued console and controller modders.  Nintendo has repetitively tried to take down products like R4 carts from being distributed.  Apple has filed complaints to the US patent office about the legality of jailbreaking.  Google hasn't really taken a stance against any type of piracy/hacking.  Mostly because use of their services by any means still gives them access to any public information that your computer will share.  "

But MS, Nintendo, Apple, and Google haven't gone to the extreme lengths that Sony is going. "

I'd agree with MS, Apple, and Google.  I'd definitely disagree with Nintendo and the R4 cart situation.  There were police raids happening to seize R4 carts from distribution centers.  And to what extent Sony is going through to keep their services from getting hacked is of no concern to me.  If one were pissed off at Sony, then screw Sony over.  Don't screw me over because I use their service. "

" @awesomeusername said:

" @BigBoss1911 said:

" @Leafhopper said:

" @TheKing said:

" http://ps3.ign.com/articles/115/1159426p1.html "

Dude what? lol "

Shit just got reeeeeeeeeeeeeal. "

Fucking hackers have no lives. "

I can't believe people actually take them serious. They're nothing but a pathetic meme that one would use when you've run out of good memes "

" @ZeForgotten said:

" @awesomeusername said:

" @BigBoss1911 said:

" @Leafhopper said:

" @TheKing said:

" http://ps3.ign.com/articles/115/1159426p1.html "

Dude what? lol "

Shit just got reeeeeeeeeeeeeal. "

Fucking hackers have no lives. "

I can't believe people actually take them serious. They're nothing but a pathetic meme that one would use when you've run out of good memes "

It's taken seriously when you can't use whatever you have because people decide to fuck it up for basically no reason. Why must people pirate and hack things? Why can't they go get a job and buy things like normal people do? WHY CAN'T THE WORLD BE AT PEACE DAMNIT! I guess no one will ever understand humanity. "

" @ZeForgotten said:

" @awesomeusername said:

" @BigBoss1911 said:

" @Leafhopper said:

" @TheKing said:

" http://ps3.ign.com/articles/115/1159426p1.html "

Dude what? lol "

Shit just got reeeeeeeeeeeeeal. "

Fucking hackers have no lives. "

I can't believe people actually take them serious. They're nothing but a pathetic meme that one would use when you've run out of good memes "

It's taken seriously when you can't use whatever you have because people decide to fuck it up for basically no reason. Why must people pirate and hack things? Why can't they go get a job and buy things like normal people do? WHY CAN'T THE WORLD BE AT PEACE DAMNIT! I guess no one will ever understand humanity. "