TOKYO - Sony began to restore its PlayStation Network service in the United States and in Europe on Sunday after the closure of the service for almost a month earlier due to a massive violation of security affecting more than 100 million online accounts.
Restored operations limited mainly to online games, chat and music streaming services. Sony said it aims to fully restore the PlayStation Network in late May.
Sony also began Sunday a progressive restoration of his services to film and music of Qriocity who share the server of the PlayStation Network, said the spokesman for Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Satoshi Fukuoka.
Limited services resume also Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the Middle East, and Sony said it will begin to restore service to users in Asia soon.
Sony's PlayStation Network is a system that connects the players around the world in live play. Sony closes on 20 April, after he discovered a hacker attack and said data personal, including credit card numbers, have been stolen. But the company said Sunday that he had not received all the reports of the illegally used stolen information.
In a statement, Kazuo Hirai, head of video game for PlayStation Sony Corp., said that the company has strengthened security measures to protect personal data of customers. He offered "sincere regret" for any inconvenience caused by the intrusion of network.
While the partial service allows users to take advantage of the games video and online chat, Sony said consumers still cannot buy any video games or other content using credit cards.
"While we understand the importance of our provision of services online, we made not to rush to do so to the detriment of extensively and aggressively testing our security measures,"said Hirai. ".
The accounts of users of $ 100 million, Sony said about 92 million can access PlayStation network limited service.
The network serves machines PlayStation video games and film Qriocity of Sony and music services. It is a system that also allows users to upgrade and download games and other content.
Sony Sosuke Kamei spokesperson said that probe of the company in the hacker attack is in progress. He declined to give details of the investigation.
Sony came under criticism for its treatment of network intrusion. The company did not notify consumers of the breach until 26 April even if she began to investigate any unusual activity on the network from April 19.
Last month, U.S. lawyers filed a lawsuit against Sony for the applicant to lead Kristopher Johns for negligence protection of personal data and the failure to inform the players in a timely manner that their credit card information has been stolen. The suit seeks class action status.
Since the closure of the PlayStation Network, April 20, the Sony share price dropped nearly nine per cent to close at 2,241 yen ($28) Friday.
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