CNET

Like clockwork, the first lawsuit resulting from the security breach of the personal data of more than 75 million Sony PlayStation Network customers has been filed.

The suit was filed today on behalf of Kristopher Johns, 36, of Birmingham, Ala., in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Johns accuses Sony of not taking "reasonable care to protect, encrypt, and secure the private and sensitive data of its users."

He also believes Sony took too long to notify him and other customers that their personal information had been exposed. Because of that, the complaint alleges, Sony did not allow its customers "to make an informed decision as to whether to change credit card numbers, close the exposed accounts, check their credit reports, or take other mitigating actions."

The lawsuit is asking for monetary compensation and free credit card monitoring, and is seeking class action status.

Yesterday, Sony warned customers of its PlayStation Network and Qriocity service that their personal information--including customer names, addresses, e-mail addresses, birthdays, PlayStation Network and Qriocity passwords, and user names, as well as online user handles--was obtained illegally by an "unauthorized person" between April 17 and 19. The company says there is "no evidence" that credit card information was compromised, but it can't be sure yet.

In the aftermath of the breach Sony has temporarily turned off PlayStation Network and Qriocity, contracted with an outside security firm to investigate the intrusion on its network, and started to rebuild its system and security.

Johns' complaint echoes the concerns of Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat. Blumenthal yesterday wrote a letter to Jack Tretton, president and chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment America, saying he was troubled that the company had not notified customers sooner about the breach. He also called for Sony to provide affected customers with financial data security services, including free access to credit reporting services for two years to protect against identity theft.

Well they did wait forever to let us know, they even LIED and told everyone it was maintenance. Now they are being held to the fire and for one im with this lawsuit. I hate this stuff usually, but being compromised and it isnt like Sony didnt see it comming when homebrew came out, sony knew then they should have done something. they did nothing but a little patch for that one little fix for homebrew like a bunch of lazy a-holes saying well we will worry about it when it happens. well. it happened.

Sweet, I can't wait for my 13 dollar payout!

Use the money to make sure that this does not happen, why put someone down if they are already down? I think the lawsuit should be aimed against the people who stole the information.

Agreed, you can sue Sony, then what?? these people will do it again.

and personally yes Sony are partly accountable, but the people responsible are the bastards who decided to steal from me, and i hope they are jailed because i work fucking hard for my money!

This is dumb.

Anyway, sony is not responsible for the security of PSN, a third party company is, sony in the terms of agreement declines any responsibility.

We exclude all liability for loss of data or unauthorised access to your data, Sony Online Network account or Sony Online Network wallet and for damage caused to your software or hardware as a result of using or accessing Sony Online Network.

people crying about their privacy being raped while they plaster all that info as much as they can on facebook myspace and twitter nowadays... (minus the CC info)

Sueing sony is like sueing the bank if it get's robbed at gunpoint?

no one files law suits against MS when a virus steals all their info and fuck their computer up. Any information on a digital medium can be hacked in some way..

Cell phones,emails and store computers always get hacked into so they should get sued all the time for not having the proper security. Guy doesn't have a case maybe he should sue the hackers for being annoying and worthless maybe get him a good $1.29.

LOL!!! HELLZ YEAH!! gonna buy me a bucket of chicken

I better get my 40 $ back.