The PlayStation Network wasn’t hacked so much as threatened yesterday when a password exploit accessible through its PSN web page login page came to light, claims Sony.

Sony spokesperson Patrick Seybold confirmed the exploit in an official PlayStation blog dispatch yesterday afternoon.

“We temporarily took down the PSN and Qriocity password reset page,” wrote Seybold, quickly adding “Contrary to some reports, there was no hack involved.”

More: http://www.pcworld.com/article/228204/

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