PSN has been down for 6 days. The reason behind this is now known to be Rebug, a custom firmware that allows hackers to spoof their consoles as devkits. This enables them to add money from fake credit card accounts in order to steal games and DLC off of PSN. Luckily it seems like everyone's credit card information is safe for now.
Sony will likely keep PSN down until this fiasco gets sorted out, so it could be a while. There are also rumors that Sony is considering a new, even slimmer PS3 intended to combat pirates. This is a bit disheartening for me as a gamer. I don't spend a lot of time on PSN, but it still pains me to see a small few ruining the experience for everyone else.
Source: Reddit
Sony will likely keep PSN down until this fiasco gets sorted out, so it could be a while. There are also rumors that Sony is considering a new, even slimmer PS3 intended to combat pirates. This is a bit disheartening for me as a gamer. I don't spend a lot of time on PSN, but it still pains me to see a small few ruining the experience for everyone else.
Source: Reddit