Was Sony negligent in ensuring that its networks’ security? That’s what a new class action lawsuit alleges, pointing out that network security employees were fired just before the PSN breach.
After the PlayStation Network was attacked in April, Sony was criticized for not informing users more quickly that their personal data had been compromised. There was a gap of at least one week between when the hack occurred and when the public was alerted to the incident. Sony says the delay was because it was unaware of everything that happened as a part of the breach; Congress and various Attorney Generals expressed their displeasure nonetheless. Another criticism was that Sony’s security simply wasn’t what it should have been to prevent the attack from happening. Whether or not that’s the case, this new lawsuit presents some compelling evidence that Sony perhaps didn’t do all it could to ensure security was up to snuff.
“Sony sought to cut its costs at the expense of its customers by terminating a significant number of employees immediately prior to the security breach, including personnel responsible for maintaining the security of the network,” the class action lawsuit reads.
