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Sony Sued For PlayStation Network Data Breach
suraj.sun writes "Like clockwork, the first lawsuit resulting from the security breach of the personal data of more than 75 million Sony PlayStation Network customers has been filed. The suit was filed today on behalf of Kristopher Johns, 36, of Birmingham, Ala., in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Johns accuses Sony of not taking 'reasonable care to protect, encrypt, and secure the private and sensitive data of its users.' He also believes Sony took too long to notify him and other customers that their personal information had been exposed. Because of that, the complaint alleges, Sony did not allow its customers 'to make an informed decision as to whether to change credit card numbers, close the exposed accounts, check their credit reports, or take other mitigating actions.'"
the great battle of our time...
I still have yet to hear a single word out of Sony. Had I not seen the Playstation Blog post, I would have known NOTHING about the severity of this issue until it hit all the major news outlets.
Indeed. On the blog, I noticed some apologist in the comment section trying to defend Sony by saying that it takes a long time to send 77 million emails. Tell that to a spammer, I thought.
If those are the grid references for the different pieces of Sony's battleship, I'm surprised it can float in the first place o_O
I mod down anyone who says "I will be modded down for this", regardless of the rest of their comment
When I ran a server that contained sensitive customer data, I left the database open and without a password. That way if someone was going to hack me, I didn't have to buy a new password. Analogy fail.