The call it "an external intrusion on our system has affected our PlayStation Network and Qriocity services" The PlayStation network has been shutdown since April 20 2011. They are working round the clock rebuilding and strengthening the system and should have it back up within a week, Early May 2011. The related question will have the latest information that has been provided and will be updated as new information becomes available.
Yes it is
Yes, it will be fine.
The PlayStation Network can ban your PlayStation account and stop you from using the PlayStation Network, but it is not a hack. The related question contains reason for being banned and offers a link for more detailed explanations
Playstation Plus does not have anything to do with hacking on the PS3 and is a Playstation Network premium service
Yes, that's illegal.
i have tried and failed up to 20 times i have hacked stuff from before i was 13 i know what i am doing sorry cant hack the internet from the playstation
Since it is a criminal matter no information on the hackers will be released
no they are online they are on the Xbox Live network and not on the PlayStation network
Yes, all PSPs can access the PlayStation Network.
Not if you don't want to risk being banned from the PlayStation Network. With the new PlayStation Network security software it may not be as easy to get away with just creating a new ID if your are banned
don't do it, if you get caught playstation network will permanantly ban you from using playstation online from that address
You don't even asking about doing that can get you site ID blocked from the PSN