Sony Fined £250,000 Over PSN Hack

[VelivolusDas]

Sony Fined £250,000 Over PSN Hack

 

Sony has been fined £250,000 over 2011′s PSN hack, due to a “serious breach” of the Data Protection Act, according to the BBC this morning.

 

The Information Commissioner’s Office said that Sony’s security software was not up to date, and that the hack could have been prevented.

 

The ICO also said, in their report, that user passwords were not secure, and that names, addresses, dates of birth and payment card information could have been at risk.

 

“If you are responsible for so many payment card details and log-in details then keeping that personal data secure has to be your priority,” said David Smith, deputy commissioner and director of data protection at the ICO.”

 

“In this case that just didn’t happen, and when the database was targeted – albeit in a determined criminal attack – the security measures in place were simply not good enough.”

 

“There’s no disguising that this is a business that should have known better.”

 

The ICO said that the security lapse was the “most serious it had ever seen.”

 

This post on the 21st of April seems so innocent and naive, but it soon escalated. Sony first kept quiet on the matter, saying it would be up much sooner than it was.

 

Then, five days later, this happened. The internet exploded.

 

Sony has since said that the PSN is more secure than ever.

 

 

Hope Sony learns it's lesson this way....

['Drake']

sony deserves more fine

[The Wolfy among us]

From Twitter

 

It's ironic a government office with the name ICO ( Information Commissioner's Office ) sues Sony

[thedarkrider]

Well u can't play with so many private details..