Update 2: Sony now says it has fixed the viral messaging exploit that was sending PS4 consoles into a never-ending crash loop. Yesterday Sony told VG247 that a fix was coming in a system software ...

Remembers those message bugs that can crash smartphones? It turns out gaming console may have a similar problem, according to some PlayStation 4 owners who experienced it. But there's an easy way to ...

PlayStation 4 players are falling victim to a massive message hack that is reportedly freezing consoles. It appears that a particular message sent to any PS4 can stop the console from working, unless ...

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It seems a malicious message is making the rounds on the PlayStation Network. Reddit reports suggest PS4 owners are receiving a message that contains indecipherable characters that are causing their ...

Update 10/16/18: Sony says that it's now rolled out a fix for the malicious message exploit. Over the weekend, PlayStation 4 users began reporting their consoles were being rendered inoperable upon ...