It’s no doubt been an eventful few weeks for Sony and patrons of the PlayStation Network, but today we bring word of happenings both over the weekend and this morning to get you up to speed.

First, an official apology regarding the PSN situation was issued over the weekend by Sony’s Kaz Hirai and it it, he outlined plans to get the service back online. These plans include a phased restoration of PSN by region along with a series of immediate steps to enhance the network’s security, which are outlined in detail within this post on the PlayStation Blog. The announcement also brought the details of a “welcome back” program that will see affected customers gain 30 days of free access to both PlayStation Plus and Sony’s music-streaming service Qriocity alongside free downloads of select content that will vary by region, the details of which are expected to be announced soon. Also, Sony stated that it would provide credit card protection services for those who had their data compromised in the situation.

As for exactly WHEN you’ll be back online though, Sony stated in the press release that they expect “some” services to be available this week, but that’s about where the details end.

Lastly, this morning the LA Times is reporting that somewhere around 10 million PSN accounts (out of the 77 million total accounts) may have been directly impacted by the security breach with their credit card information being exposed to the intruders. Despite tons of negative press, Sony maintains that it acted as quickly as possible to evaluate the situation, alert those impacted by it, and develop a plan to recover. That’s were we stand right now, but we’ll of course keep you posted as new info emerges.

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via IndustryGamers