VG247

Sony has decided not to appeal the £250,000 fine it was handed by the Information Commissioner’s Office after the April 2011 PlayStation Network hack which caused 77 million accounts to be compromised.

ICO fined the firm back in January, after finding that the breach was “preventable” and that Sony, as a business, “should have known better” as the occurrence fell under the Data Protection Act.

Sony said it dropped the appeal “after careful consideration,” as part of its “commitment to protect the confidentiality of our network security from disclosures in the course of the proceeding.”

Despite it’s decision not to appeal the fine, Sony said it continues to “disagree with the decision on the merits.”

Thanks: V3, CVG.

http://www.vg247.com/2013/07/13/sony-decides-not-to-appeal-250000-fine-handed-out-over-playstation-hacks/

So do I get a cut of this money?

The hack didn't hurt me it was just annoying. But man $326,707.70 is a lot.

wow, can Sony even afford to pay that much money according to certain peoples on this site they are on the verge of bankruptcy

Who gets this money? This is stupid they already compensated their customers.

Should have been 250 million, not just as a fine but an order for this money to be used strictly for network purposes. Security and improving the overall network.

250,000 isn't even much for my company, and we have like only 250 workers.....

that was the joke