Surely many hacks happen that we never find out about; nonetheless, the real world consequences of both the recent Sony (Pictures) hack and the older PSN hack w

Surely many hacks happen that we never find out about; nonetheless, the real world consequences of both the recent Sony (Pictures) hack and the older PSN hack were quite significant. The latter was quite relevant as it meant no one could play online games on their PlayStations for… weeks? months? if my understanding and recollection are correct.