After restarting the PlayStation Network around the world this past weekend and promising tougher security for customers’ data, the PSN Sign-in is once again offline as Sony is working to patch a new security hole.

According to Nyleveia.com, the new loophole can reset passwords using just the user’s date of birth and email address — information that was stolen in the first attack. This means even if the user has logged in after the restart to create a new login, that login may already be useless due to this new vulnerability.

Nyleveia’s unnamed source demoed this breach to the staff to prove that it is a real threat, and Eurogamer has also seen video evidence that corroborates with Nylevia’s claims. Nyleveia has also passed what it discovered to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Since then, a number of sites have become inaccessible for login including:

  • PlayStation.com
  • PlayStation forums
  • all PlayStation game titles
  • PlayStation Blog
  • Qriocity.com
  • Music Unlimited via the web client
  • site where users are directed to to reset their passwords

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