George Hotz was sued by Sony for posting code that can jailbreak Sony PlayStation consoles. Hotz settled his lawsuit with Sony just days before the PlayStation Network was hacked. Sony’s PlayStation Network and Qriocity music subscription service both went offline last Wednesday. Sony acknowledged that consumer data was stolen in a criminal intrusion, possibly including credit card numbers. The services could be offline for another week as the Sony scrambles to contain the damage and restore its systems. “Alienating the hacker community is not a good idea,” says Hotz.”]