Playstation Network outage continues... Girlfriends everywhere rejoice.

 [UPDATE]
     The Playstation blog was updated at about 9:30 PM MST on 04/23/11 to say the following:


"We sincerely regret that PlayStation Network and Qriocity services have been suspended, and we are working around the clock to bring them both back online. Our efforts to resolve this matter involve re-building our system to further strengthen our network infrastructure. Though this task is time-consuming, we decided it was worth the time necessary to provide the system with additional security.
We thank you for your patience to date and ask for a little more while we move towards completion of this project. We will continue to give you updates as they become available."

      It looks like the Network is being beefed up with additional security measures as it is completely rebuilt.  I have faith that Sony is devoting all the time and energy possible to getting this resolved and will continue to update as I hear more on an estimated resolution for the outage.


 [ORIGINAL]
    As most Playstation 3 users are aware, the Playstation Network has been down for a little more than 48 hours, with no estimated time frame as to when it will be back online.  Sony has posted an update on the Playstation blog concerning the outage:

"An external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. In order to conduct a thorough investigation and to verify the smooth and secure operation of our network services going forward, we turned off PlayStation Network & Qriocity services on the evening of Wednesday, April 20th. Providing quality entertainment services to our customers and partners is our utmost priority. We are doing all we can to resolve this situation quickly, and we once again thank you for your patience. We will continue to update you promptly as we have additional information to share." 

      Anonymous, a hacker group fighting for the right of free speech, was thought to be behind the attacks, as they have a previous dispute with Sony concerning their litigation against George "GeoHot" Hotz.  However, Anonymous is claiming that they have nothing to do with the current PSN outage.  Anonymous is a group that wants to own up to what they do in order to get their message across, which suggests they are not behind the "external intrusion" that Sony refers to in their blog.

     I will keep updates coming as I hear more on the outage and the estimated time that the Network should be back up.