 Wysłany: Wto 11:34, 03 Maj 2011 Temat postu: Plaintiffs lawyers are targeting Sony Corp |
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| Plaintiffs lawyers are targeting Sony Corp
Plaintiffs lawyers are targeting Sony Corp. with class-action suits after a breach of the frame explosion proof motor company's online-game network compromised the personal information of millions of users. In one lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court's Northern District of California, videogame player Kristopher Johns said Sony's security was negligently poor and the company failed to encrypt personal information. The lawsuit,Tool holder, which was filed Wednesday against Sony's U.S. entertainment unit and seeks class-action status, also alleges Sony failed to notify customers of the breach in a timely manner. "This has caused, and continues to cause, millions of frame explosion proof motor consumers fear, apprehension, and damage," the filing said. The data breach also prompted the filing of a lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles on Wednesday, alleging Sony was negligent in allowing the theft of its members' personal data. "Sony broke its contract and violated its customers' trust," said Caleb Marker, an attorney representing plaintiffs in Los Angeles lawsuit, which is also seeking class action status. Sony didn't respond to requests for comment on the lawsuits. The lawsuits come on the heels of Sony's acknowledgment that a hacker gained access to servers containing the private information of its frame explosion proof motor PlayStation Network customers, which the company discovered between April 17 and April 19. The Japanese electronics giant took the service offline shortly thereafter, but waited until April 26 to notify users of the extent of the hack, which exposed names, addresses and birthdays of its users. Sony said that credit card information may also have been taken by the hacker, but its credit-card database was encrypted. Topics related articles： Ririe-Woodbury thrills with eclectic performances How we might fix the error of our ways Tata Steel to invest 424m-plus |
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