PlayStation Network Hack Will Cost Sony $170M

Posted by Roblimo on Monday May 23, 2011 @03:21AM from the that-has-to-hurt-at-least-a-little dept.

alphadogg writes "Sony expects the PlayStation Network hack will cost it $170 million this financial year, it said Monday. Unknown hackers hit the network gaming service for PlayStation 3 consoles in April, penetrating the system and stealing personal information from the roughly 77 million accounts on the PlayStation Network and sister Qriocity service. A second attack was directed at the Sony Online Entertainment network used for PC gaming. Sony responded to the attacks by taking the systems offline." Does the $170 million figure include compensation for PSN subscribers who suffered from the outage?

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Yeah, but they can make it up in volume by elrous0 · 2011-05-23 03:21 · Score: 4, Funny

All they need to do is add a bunch more PSN subscribers, and they can make it up in monthly subscription fees.
Problem solved. You're welcome, Sony.

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Re:Compensation is Peanuts by countertrolling · 2011-05-23 03:47 · Score: 5, Funny

Peanuts are expensive. There'll be probably three to the package, like what the airlines serve.. to save weight, of course

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