It was really only a matter of time, and here it is – Sony has been hit with a federal class action lawsuit over the recent PlayStation Network security breach, which has potentially resulted in some 77 million compromised PSN IDs.<\/p>\n
Filed by one 36-year old Kristopher Johns of Alabama via Rothken Law Firm, and on behalf of 77 million others, the litigation alleges that Sony failed “to maintain adequate computer data security of consumer personal data and financial data,” and to take “reasonable care to protect, encrypt, and secure the private and sensitive data of its users”, and that the company’s delay in informing customers of the real problem precluded those customers from making “an informed decision as to whether to change credit card numbers, close the exposed accounts, check their credit reports, or take other mitigating actions.”<\/p>\n
The suit is seeking a number of otherwise unspecified damages against Sony.<\/p>\n
Rothken’s co-counsel J.R. Parker said in a statement, “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.”<\/p>\n