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PlayStation Network's hack is continuing to put Sony in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Although Kaz Hirai provided a lengthy letter, detailing the breach of Sony's networks, Sony and data firm Epsilon both decided not to show up at the congressional hearing and that really rubbed Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), chair of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, the wrong way.

While Mack did acknowledge that these companies were clearly victims, it doesn't excuse their terribly weak security or the way in which Sony handled its own customers in the days and weeks following the breach and stolen personal information.

Here's some of what Mack had to say:

"[Sony and Epsilon] must shoulder some of the blame for these stunning thefts, which shake the confidence of everyone who types in a credit card number and hits 'enter'...

"As Chairman of this Subcommittee, I am deeply troubled by these latest data breaches, and the decision by both Epsilon and Sony not to testify today. This is unacceptable."

"According to Epsilon, the company did not have time to prepare for our hearing—even though its data breach occurred more than a month ago. Sony, meanwhile, says it’s too busy with its ongoing investigation to appear. Well, what about the millions of American consumers who are still twisting in the wind because of these breaches? They deserve some straight answers, and I am determined to get them..."

"Yet for me, the single most important question is simply this: Why weren’t Sony’s customers notified sooner of the cyberattack? I fundamentally believe that all consumers have a right to know when their personal information has been compromised, and Sony - as well as all other companies—have an overriding responsibility to alert them... immediately."

"In Sony’s case, company officials first revealed information about the data breach on their blog. That’s right. A blog. I hate to pile on, but—in essence—Sony put the burden on consumers to 'search' for information, instead of accepting the burden of notifying them. If I have anything to do with it, that kind of half-hearted, half-baked response is not going to fly in the future."

http://www.industrygamers.com/news/playstation-network-breach-handling-half-hearted-half-baked-says-house/

Clearly not as half-hearted as the security.

A product of Congress is criticizing about something being half-baked and half-hearted?

Excuse me, I need a cold shower.

if that cold shower helps you forget the fact that congress can't do there jobs well enough to to criticise a corp. smaller in size then there branch of gov. with a class of incompetently intelligent people that don't won't big gov or anyone telling you wht to do but push there own agenda in secrect then i guse i'll need one to?

Oh Nsanity. It was only a matter of time till you posted something like this again wasn't it?

*sigh*

Hahahhahah I SO KNEW you would post this here cuz I saw your post in the wipeout thread :P

but yea peepz lets keep it to the official thread to avoid clutter

*ajascent thread*

Mugen comments on subject

*Radiantshadow thread* 

Mugen comments on subject

*Nsanity thread*

Mugen tells him to post in official thread. 

Do I sense the scent of bias?

anyways, yes these threads are getting quite old. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=128125&page=1

XD

yes. Nsanity is quite biased, ask anyone

 should have told the same in the ajscent thread yes

but radiantshadow thread? lol that one is NOT about hacking :P he just likes to promote inFamous in w/e way he can. that thread is not to talk about hacking.