A posting - since removed - last week on a blog belonging to a chap called Streetskaterfu seemed to indicate that PlayStation Home had been hacked.

We contacted our own nefarious sources who explained that, "looks like the guy has found a way to download, upload and delete files. how "sandboxed" those processes are is difficult to say without trying it... but it depends how sandboxed it is". Our source continued, "[the blog] doesn't say you have to log-in to do any of those things, which would be bad... however, if one does have to sign in, then you're probably restricted to your own area". He concluded, "and sony can see who is doing what, and ban the fsckers, but if it is wide open, without requiring sign-in, then they [the Home developers] are utterly stupid".

[url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/technologynews/3793715/PlayStation-Home-hacked.html]
The Daily Telegraph[/url] has a different take. It states, "the most worrying vulnerability found in the Home software is the security loophole that allows tech-savvy users to upload any file to the Home server, or delete any file from the Home server. It raises the spectre of malicious hackers spreading viruses and malware across the PlayStation Home platform, or even launching sustained attacks on the virtual world's servers to force it offline."

SPOnG contacted SCEE to get more information on the hacks - in fact to see whether they exist. We were provided with the following official statement, "We won't be commenting on the hacks or the Telegraph story i'm afraid. The Home team will look into any hacks that may arise though."

We'll keep you updated.