Sony Fined In UK For PlayStation Network Hack [Slashdot]

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Sockatume writes "The UK's information protection authority, the ICO, has fined Sony for failing to adequately secure the information of PlayStation Network users. The investigation was triggered by a 2011 security breach, during which personally identifying information (including password hashes) was recovered from a Sony database where it had been stored without encryption. In the ICO's view Sony's security measures were inadequate, and the attack could have been prevented. The £250,000 (ca. $400,000) fine, the largest the ICO has ever imposed, is equivalent to a few pennies per affected user. Sony disagrees with the ICO's decision and intends to appeal." http://a.fsdn.com/sd/twitter_icon_large.png (http://twitter.com/home?status=Sony+Fined+In+UK+For+PlayStation+Netwo rk+Hack%3A+http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FVv16kt) http://a.fsdn.com/sd/facebook_icon_large.png (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgames.slashdot.org%2Fsto ry%2F13%2F01%2F24%2F1549204%2Fsony-fined-in-uk-for-playstation-network-hack%3Futm_source%3Dslashdot%26utm_medium%3Dfacebo ok) http://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png (http://plus.google.com/share?url=http://games.slashdot.org/story/13/01/24/1549204/sony-fined-in-uk-for-playstation-network-hack?utm_source=slashdot&utm_medium=googleplus)

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