Sony ready to punish hackers

<p>A recently revealed PlayStation 3 hack has forced Sony to come forward and release an official statement regarding the use of such on their systems&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a statement&comma; the company stated that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;unauthorized software” is a violation of the companies’ terms of service and that users who are caught running the hack face steep penalties&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Not only will those found running the hack have their access to the PlayStation Network banned but also access to any services operating through the Sony Entertainment Network on a permanent basis&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When defending the penalty&comma; Sony said it was&comma;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;born of a desire to foster a &OpenCurlyQuote;safe’ and ’fair’ online environment for PS3 users”<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;uk&period;gamespot&period;com&sol;news&sol;gamers-caught-with-ps3-hacks-face-psn-ban-6400021">Gamespot<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;