It was bound to happen. It was only a matter of how soon after the news of the PSN security breach before the lawsuits began. That answer seems to have been "less than a week" as the first class-action lawsuit against Sony has been issued.
The suit seeks monetary compensation for "loss of use of the Sony PlayStation Network, credit monitoring, and other relief according to proof." This suit comes a day after Sony fully disclosed that user's information, including but not limited to, their names, addresses, email, and more, have been compromised in a security hole within the PlayStation Network.
The good news in all of this? Sony has just released a Q&A about the security breach and states that all credit card numbers were encrypted and there is no evidence that data was taken. Read more answers to your pressing questions at the PlayStation Blog.
"We brought this lawsuit on behalf of consumers to learn the full extent of Sony PlayStation Network data security practices and the data loss and to seek a remedy for consumers. We are hopeful that Sony will take this opportunity to learn from the network vulnerabilities, provide a remedy to consumers who entrusted their sensitive data to Sony, and lead the way in data security best practices going forward," said Ira P. Rothken an attorney who filed the class action complaint.
"Sony's breach of its customers' trust is staggering. Sony promised its customers that their information would be kept private. One would think that a large multinational corporation like Sony has strong protective measures in place to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of personal information, including credit card information. Apparently, Sony doesn't," commented J.R. Parker, co-counsel in the case.
"Sony's breach of its customers' trust is staggering. Sony promised its customers that their information would be kept private. One would think that a large multinational corporation like Sony has strong protective measures in place to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of personal information, including credit card information. Apparently, Sony doesn't," commented J.R. Parker, co-counsel in the case.
The suit seeks monetary compensation for "loss of use of the Sony PlayStation Network, credit monitoring, and other relief according to proof." This suit comes a day after Sony fully disclosed that user's information, including but not limited to, their names, addresses, email, and more, have been compromised in a security hole within the PlayStation Network.
The good news in all of this? Sony has just released a Q&A about the security breach and states that all credit card numbers were encrypted and there is no evidence that data was taken. Read more answers to your pressing questions at the PlayStation Blog.
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