The network lives! Somewhat.

After three weeks of being down the PSN has started to come back online. Features like syncing trophies, seeing if friends are online, and media capabilities, and online gaming have been restored. A system update is required to access the limited online features and a change of password will be prompted. Yet again, full restoration to the PSN should be accomplished by May 31st. For now savor the victory. Hopefully the new security keeps something like this from ever happening again. Hope to see people online soon.