Sony fined £250k over 'preventable' PSN hack

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Sony is facing a £250,000 penalty for what is deemed a 'security failure' during the PlayStation Network hack that affected 77 million accounts in April 2011.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) stated that the attack was preventable, and that there was "no disguising that Sony is a business that should have known better".

Sony is now preparing an appeal, in order to reverse the ruling.

"PlayStation Europe notes that the ICO recognises Sony was the victim of 'a focused and determined criminal attack' and that 'there is no evidence that encrypted payment card details were accessed', and that 'personal data is unlikely to have been used for fraudulent purposes'."

Sony chief executive, Kaz Hirai apologized for the security breach one month after the attack brought the entire network down.

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ImNotPhlegmAnymoreOKPosted:

CuddleMuffins Hopefully with the PS4 this will be prevtened from happening.


If this happens again with the PS4, Sony will lose a LOT of customers.

And I don't know how much 250,000 euros are. :|

CentPosted:

Hopefully with the PS4 this will be prevtened from happening.

Mike41298Posted:

They should be fined more... I don't think 334,425 (u.s. dollars)is enough... Also xbox a way better protection service than ps3 ever will .

TxNMqz08Posted:

Dil
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da10vid
Python_Coder
FrenzyRG Im starting to hate sony. Cant wait for xbox 720 so I can get that instead.


Hate them for what? Your believing this sh*t that the media feeds to you ok it was maybe preventable if there was a future teller at their building that told them there would be a ddos attack thats the risk people take of putting there credit card on any platform stop being lazy and walk to the store and buy a ore paid card for your platform with the credit card you hate Sony for what? This wont even be affecting you it's not like your paying for the cost and XBL is not free for online


XBL isn't free but stop being such a cheap ass. Microsoft has better security. A WAAAY better chat system and can play original Xbox games, unlike the PS3 which can only play PS1 AND PS3 games. Oh and Xbox has DLC privileges too so we get any DLC first before you guys do. Maybe Sony will learn not to prosecute a college student for wanting to play PS2 games.


So your telling me you get EVERY DLC before those on PSN? That's not true the only DLC you get before PSN is the CoD DLC's. Well that's good a month earlier you should be so proud......



You're both idiots.

Saying any console is better than another is OPINIONATED.


Your an idiot I can prove that Xbox is better.

ExoticWolfsPosted:

That's what they get for allowing anyone that wants to can hack. They should really step it up.

MortarPosted:

Hopefully their appeal is denied so that they can learn from their mistake and work as hard as possible to prevent any potential future issues.

iBlitzcrankPosted:

They weren't fined enough

AhriPosted:

-FreexGames-
da10vid
Python_Coder
FrenzyRG Im starting to hate sony. Cant wait for xbox 720 so I can get that instead.


Hate them for what? Your believing this sh*t that the media feeds to you ok it was maybe preventable if there was a future teller at their building that told them there would be a ddos attack thats the risk people take of putting there credit card on any platform stop being lazy and walk to the store and buy a ore paid card for your platform with the credit card you hate Sony for what? This wont even be affecting you it's not like your paying for the cost and XBL is not free for online


XBL isn't free but stop being such a cheap ass. Microsoft has better security. A WAAAY better chat system and can play original Xbox games, unlike the PS3 which can only play PS1 AND PS3 games. Oh and Xbox has DLC privileges too so we get any DLC first before you guys do. Maybe Sony will learn not to prosecute a college student for wanting to play PS2 games.


So your telling me you get EVERY DLC before those on PSN? That's not true the only DLC you get before PSN is the CoD DLC's. Well that's good a month earlier you should be so proud......



You're both idiots.

Saying any console is better than another is OPINIONATED.

-FreexGames-Posted:

da10vid
Python_Coder
FrenzyRG Im starting to hate sony. Cant wait for xbox 720 so I can get that instead.


Hate them for what? Your believing this sh*t that the media feeds to you ok it was maybe preventable if there was a future teller at their building that told them there would be a ddos attack thats the risk people take of putting there credit card on any platform stop being lazy and walk to the store and buy a ore paid card for your platform with the credit card you hate Sony for what? This wont even be affecting you it's not like your paying for the cost and XBL is not free for online


XBL isn't free but stop being such a cheap ass. Microsoft has better security. A WAAAY better chat system and can play original Xbox games, unlike the PS3 which can only play PS1 AND PS3 games. Oh and Xbox has DLC privileges too so we get any DLC first before you guys do. Maybe Sony will learn not to prosecute a college student for wanting to play PS2 games.


So your telling me you get EVERY DLC before those on PSN? That's not true the only DLC you get before PSN is the CoD DLC's. Well that's good a month earlier you should be so proud......

da10vidPosted:

Wiz-
AR15 Quite a large amount of money for Sony's mistake.


**** hell, you and your grammar are so **** annoying.


I don't see a problem with his grammar. In fact I think it is rather good and that you should be more educated like him!


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