Sony Shuts Down SOE

Investigation into security breach uncovers "issue" that warrants shutdown.

As Sony prepares to flip the switch on PlayStation Network this week, the folks at Sony Online Entertainment have shut their gaming portal, Station.com, down. Members attempting to log-on this morning are being greeted by a message that indicates all is not well on SOE.

What about SOE? It was a common question from customers after Sony pulled the plug on PSN on April 20 in the wake of its much publicized security breach. SOE's servers were also attacked, the Japanese tech giant later confirmed, but it did not feel the need to shut the doors to the home of EverQuest as it investigated the breach. That changed this morning.

In a brief message on SOE.com, Sony states:

We have had to take the SOE service down temporarily. In the course of our investigation into the intrusion into our systems we have discovered an issue that warrants enough concern for us to take the service down effective immediately. We will provide an update later today (Monday).

No further details were provided. We'll let you know as soon as we learn more.

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