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Reuters reports that Sony Online Entertainment has temporarily shut down its online games service after finding that its system was damaged by the April break-in that led to the theft of an astonishing 77 million user accounts.

Per the PlayStation Blog: “One report indicated that a group tried to sell millions of credit card numbers back to Sony. To my knowledge there is no truth to this report of a list, or that Sony was offered an opportunity to purchase the list.”

Sony reminds users to follow standard security precautions which include not giving out your credit card number, social security number, or password to anyone who solicits it.

City Running Tours may be one of the more unique tour operators out there – instead of loading tourists into buses or vans or amphibious vehicles, they give a city’s visitors (or even curious residents) a chance for a special look at the city on fleet foot. CRT offers guided and personalized individual tours of a city led by a knowledgeable local runner. For those of you who like to keep fit while you vacation, it’s an ideal opportunity.

CRT’s been in business for a while now in Boston, Charleston, Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC, and now they’ve come to Seattle. Pre-selected routes for Seattle include a Pike Place Waterfront route, the Space Needle Experience run, and a park to park run that starts and ends in Volunteer Park and along the way includes Louisa Boren, Interurban, and Washington parks.

City Running Tours Seattle will kick off with a complimentary group run on Saturday May 7th. For more information on the run, including time and meeting place, and to register, go to www.cityrunningtours.com/seattle.html