HACKED: 5 Things You Need to Know About the PSN Hack

Written by: Adam "ManKorn" Korenman, CC2K Video Games Editor

2) What can be done to stop it

Unfortunately, attacks of this nature are very difficult to detect or prevent. There are responses to DDoS attacks that renew the server in short order (PSN was only down for a few hours) but the damage is already done in that short window. Gamers are cut off from their entertainment, and that can lead to backlashes against the server rather than the hackers who did the crime.