Hardware PS3 is down in Australia

[sonicsmash2]

I recently discovered that PSN online is down in Australia and possibly other unconfirmed continent's
I found out while trying to go online today only to find out i had an error connecting to PSN, i tried reconfiguring internet, turns out internet was not the problem, it was infact PSN.
I used the error code and checked online, i found no fix's then i searched if PS3 was down on the following date 21/04/2011
and turns out i found the source, Sony is resolving this issue and they do know the cause.
Im thinking those Hackers actually struck Sony's Online today.
Online will be back up soon, hopefully not too long.

Discuss.

*Edit*
Possible evidence
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/04/is-the-ps...n-in-australia/

 

[Maz7006]

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=289628

 

[sonicsmash2]

Someone beat me too it :/
Request lock thank you.