With the details of 77 million customers involved, the PlayStation Network hack is one of the largest ever malicious attacks on a commercial network. Although Sony is assuring gamers that the network is being strengthened, the hack has once again raised questions about the security of online transactions.
Amid the firestorm, industry reactions were mixed with many developers expressing frustration at the attack and its possible consequences, rather than anger at Sony. Ste Curran, creative director at the Brighton-based studio Zoe Mode, told Develop Magazine: "From my perspective, the bigger issue is not about PSN, but confidence in digital distribution generally. For every story like this that breaks in the mainstream press, consumer confidence about their details being safe is eroded. Confidence [in online transactions] has been building up, and I think will continue to, but this is a blip. It could be a little step back."

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