HACKED! (PSN Network)
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Only a couple of days after revealing a data breach, Sony has been sued over that data breach. Story after the jump….
Here’s the definitive links to the story:
Sony faces lawsuit and Regulators scrutiny; (Bloomberg)
Some response from Sony (The Register)
What steps you should take as an PSN User (WSJ blog)
What total monetary cost could be; including European considerations (MSNBC)
Here are noted game-mags take on the situation:
When PSN returns, will my trophies return too? (G4 TV blog)
Sony’s FAQ broken down simply: (Digital Spy)
The PC World take (PC World)
How PSN network will re-open and require changing passwords: (Joystiq)
Sony sued; how it’s setting up thus far (Gamasutra)
PDF of the lawsuit filed in Alabama
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A little bit of legal commentary. First days, it’s difficult to judge how long or successful a lawsuit might be. But an admitted 77 million users compromised is a staggering number. On the other hand, this group “Anonymous” has seemingly hacked any large database they’ve put their minds to (Or maybe they’ve tried thousands and you only hear about the one they’ve been successful on?)
But this lawsuit is a complicated tangle of expectation of privacy, credit card security, even data protection statutes from Europe. The Sony PSN agreement of course protects them against claims of data theft, but the lawsuit will necessarily claim gross negligence which negates the contract language.
More updates on this later, as how it turns out continues to be a Mystery…
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