122w ago -
Update: As expected, countless users in our
PS3 Forums have confirmed receiving
e-mail notices from Sony followed by their PlayStation 3 consoles being banned.
According to
Mathieulh if you get
error 0x8002A227 Sony banned your PS3 from the PSN.
Today Social Media Manager
Jeff Rubenstein has posted the following statement from Sony Computer Entertainment on PS3 circumvention devices, piracy and PSN bans:
Notice: Unauthorized circumvention devices for the PlayStation 3 system have been recently released by hackers. These devices permit the use of unauthorized or pirated software.
Use of such devices or software violates the terms of the "System Software License Agreement for the PlayStation 3 System" and the "Terms of Services and User Agreement" for the PlayStation Network/Qriocity and its Community Code of Conduct provisions.
Violation of the System Software Licence Agreement for the PlayStation 3 System invalidates the consumer guarantee for that system. In addition, copying or playing pirated software is a violation of International Copyright Laws.
Consumers using circumvention devices or running unauthorized or pirated software will have access to the PlayStation Network and access to Qriocity services through PlayStation 3 system terminated permanently.
To avoid this, consumers must immediately cease use and remove all circumvention devices and delete all unauthorized or pirated software from their PlayStation 3 systems.
What this means to you:
Circumvention devices and game piracy damage our industry and can potentially injure the online experience for you, our loyal PlayStation customers, via hacks and cheats.
Many PlayStation.Blog readers have asked how we intend to deal with these incidents that they have been reading about in the gaming press, and this is our initial response.
By identifying PlayStation 3 systems that breach our guidelines and terminating their ability to connect to PlayStation Network, we are protecting our business and preserving the honest gameplay experiences that you expect and deserve.
Rest assured, this message does not apply to the overwhelming majority of our users who enjoy the world of entertainment PlayStation 3 has to offer without breaching the guidelines detailed above, and we urge you to continue doing so without fear.
Simply beautiful 
Thanks for the update 
I personally didn't log on to PSN for couple of months and didn't get warning, I bet if I would log on now I would get it no matter if I have legit 3.56fw or custom one. And you all know that people from Sony can make accounts on random forums all over sayin they got banned.
I'm really guessing the fckpsn method or (charles) is not full proof and has even gotten legit users warned or banned...
A part of me tells me to to just say F-Sony and keep using PSN until I get banned, and another part of me tells me to keep my PS3 offline, play games using back up manager and when TONS of PS3 end up getting banned, I can sell my PS3 for a little extra since its not banned and if the new purchaser wants to keep CFW, they can or go back to OFW and play online or they can take the risk themselves.