A class action lawsuit has recently been filed against Sony, one that stems from the recent hacking of the PlayStation Network. Â The lawsuit claims that Sony is negligent for the breach for a number of reasons, which include cost cutting measures implemented which saw the electronics make firing key security personnel prior to the breach. Â The allegations which have been filed claimed
“(Sony) laid off a substantial percentage of its Sony Online Entertainment workforce, including a number of employees in the Network Operations Center, which is responsible for preparing and responding to security breaches. ”
In April hackers made off with 77 million user accounts, in one of the largest privacy breaches of all time. Â The bad part about it is that Sony allegedly knew it was coming, a confidential witness claims in the complaint against Sony that there was an “utter lack of surprise” Â “since he and others at Sony knew it had been breached on prior occassions”.
The Plaintiffs are seeking damages and “appropriate restitution and other forms of relief” Â for those affected.
