Tony Warren claims Sony's silence about PSN outage is a sign of a DDoS attack

Beginning on February 7, the PlayStation Network experienced its most widespread outage in a long time, and there may be grounds to suspect where the malicious actors are to blame. Online services will inevitably have disruptions, but they are typically rather short. Senior editor Tom Warren of The Verge said on Bluesky that a DDoS attack might be the cause of the widespread outage.

Since Sony has not responded formally, the PSN issues may be related to a significant DDoS attack that struck Xbox during Christmas. Until the issue is fixed, Sony might not want to provide specifics about the cause of the outage. At the moment, the majority of PlayStation's PSN resources are probably being used to find a quick fix. If a DDoS attack is the cause, Sony failed to block it as successfully as Microsoft.

Until the issue is fixed, Sony might not want to provide specifics about the cause of the outage. At the moment, the majority of PlayStation's PSN resources are probably being used to find a quick fix. If a DDoS attack is the cause, Sony failed to block it as successfully as Microsoft. Despite the apparent lack of motive for widespread DDoS assaults on online gaming services, the recent Xbox effort shows that the likelihood of such attacks is still high. 

Sony strengthening its security

It's difficult to determine if it may be a copycat attack or a DDoS attack because the exact cause is still unknown, but it's not impossible that a gang would switch to targeting PSN if Xbox's security proven to be too strong. This was not the first DDoS attempt during the holidays; in 2014, there was a significant attempt on both PSN and Xbox Live. Although it's unclear why someone would target PSN on February 7, DDoS attacks that occur on random days have historically been the more popular strategy, despite a trend of Christmas strike

If the PSN disruptions were caused by a DDoS attack, Sony will probably be strengthening its security going forward, particularly if it turns out that Microsoft's strategy could have handled the situation more easily. I'm crossing my fingers that PlayStation Network will return to the internet shortly, nonetheless.