PSN conection problems

Word of an impending attack comes from CNET that reports it has received an anonymous tip from an "observer of the Internet Relay Chat channel used by hackers." CNET reports people involved in the alleged attack plan to publicize some or all of the information they get their hands on, including customer names, credit card numbers, and addresses. The source also told CNET that the hackers claim to currently have access to some of Sony's servers.

If true, this will be the third attack against Sony's servers in just over a month. Several weeks ago, the "hacktivist" group Anonymous allegedly performed a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Sony's website as punishment for the way the tech company persecuted George "Geohot" Hotz for hacking its PlayStation console.

A couple of weeks after that, a (reportedly separate) group of hackers breached Sony's PSN, Qriocity music service, and Sony Online network, and stole approximately 77 million users' data, including encrypted credit card numbers. Though Sony has implied that it believes Anonymous to be associated with the second attack, Anonymous insists that it is not responsible for the breach.

Now it seems that Sony should be preparing itself for another hack--this time from scorned PSN, Qriocity, and Sony Online network users. Apparently Sony's apologywasn't enough to make up for the fact that the company took over a week to disclose the breach to its customers.

Is it just me, or is this whole "fighting fire with fire" thing not working out?