Sony has fallen victim to a third cyber attack against its Playstation network, while the Japanese IT giant's chief executive officer has confirmed that a date for the restoration of the network is yet to be set. Sony has fallen victim to a third cyber attack against its Playstation network, while the Japanese IT giant’s chief executive officer has confirmed that a date for the restoration of the network is yet to be set.Stringer said the company was sorry for the original security breach which affected some 24.6 million Sony Online Entertainment network accounts, but reassured users that there was no evidence of any credit card information being stolen.“To date, there is no confirmed evidence any credit card or personal information has been misused, and we continue to monitor the situation closely,” Stringer wrote in a post on Playstation’s official site. “We are also moving ahead with plans to help protect our customers from identity theft around the world.”The news of the attack was revealed on Thursday, when Reuters reported that Sony was hit by a third online attacks where the names and email addresses of 2500 users were compromised and posted onto a website. for more information on Sony, check out Computerworld’s comprehensive guideThe blog post also detailed plans for a ‘Welcome Back’ package which would be made available to all users once the network was running again. “We will be offering a ‘Welcome Back’ package to our customers once our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services are up and running,” he wrote.“This will include, among other benefits, a month of free PlayStation Plus membership for all PSN customers, as well as an extension of subscriptions for PlayStation Plus and Music Unlimited customers to make up for time lost.”Rumours of the upcoming attack were reported over the weekend, with CNET revealing it had received an anonymous tip from hackers that the third wave of attacks would be in retaliation for its handling of the PlayStation Network breach.Stringer wrote that Sony’s ongoing investigation would be backed up by an upgrade of its security systems.“Our investigation is ongoing, and we are upgrading our security so that if attacks like this happen again, our defenses will be even stronger.”Follow Lisa Banks on Twitter: @CapricaStar Follow Computerworld Australia on Twitter: @ComputerworldAu Related content news Is China waging a cyber war with Taiwan? Nation-state hacking groups based in China have sharply ramped up cyberattacks against Taiwan this year, according to multiple reports. By Gagandeep Kaur Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Cyberattacks Government news Apple patches info-stealing, zero day bugs in iPads and Macs The vulnerabilities that can allow the leaking of sensitive information and enable arbitrary code execution have had exploitations in the wild. By Shweta Sharma Dec 01, 2023 3 mins Zero-day vulnerability feature The CSO guide to top security conferences Tracking postponements, cancellations, and conferences gone virtual — CSO Online’s calendar of upcoming security conferences makes it easy to find the events that matter the most to you. By CSO Staff Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Technology Industry IT Skills Events news Conti-linked ransomware takes in $107 million in ransoms: Report A ransomware campaign linked to the ostensibly defunct Conti malware group has targeted mostly US businesses, in a costly series of attacks. By Jon Gold Nov 30, 2023 4 mins Ransomware Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe