PlayStation Network service has been offline for two weeks, with developers and content providers unable to sell services and games to consumers. Sony has promised to make amends for the downtime but has so far been unable to offer a concrete date for reinstating the service. In the mean time, they are still conducting their investigation.

According to Games Industry Biz, Sony has hired three outside security firms to investigate the PSN security breach that has left 77 million PSN accounts and 26 million SOE accounts vulnerable to hackers. The hardware firm has retained Data Forte, a team led by a former NCIS officer, to work with the FBI agents assigned to the investigation. Security detectives from Guidance Software and Protiviti consultants were also involved after the discovery that personal details, credit and debit card information and online passwords and identities were stolen.