The lawsuits regarding the PSN hack are starting to stack up against Sony. We first reported on a California man's legal quest against Sony. The man filed a class action lawsuit against the electronics giant. Now, news is coming in that Natasha Maksimovic, a 21 year old Canadian gamer, has filed a class action lawsuit representing Canadian users who were affected by the PSN security breach. "The lawsuit claims damages in excess of $1 billion, which includes having Sony pay the costs of credit monitoring services and fraud insurance coverage for two year".
Toronto – May 2, 2011
For Immediate Release
Canadian Sony PlayStation Network Class Action
Sony has announced that personal information for 77 million PlayStation and Qriocity users worldwide, 1 million of which are in Canada, has been hacked. It has been alleged that Sony was aware that such information had been stolen but failed to advise users of PlayStation and Quriocity in a timely fashion. Sony has acknowledged that stolen information may include users’ names, addresses (city, province, postal code), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login, and handle/PSN online ID and user profile data, including purchase and usage history and billing address (city, province, postal code), and the subscriber’s PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers. The same data with
respect to a dependent may also have been obtained.
Sony is not able to say whether user credit card or debit card information was also taken. Sony has acknowledged and apologized for breach. To date, the only compensation Sony has offered is 30 or 60 day free memberships on its PlayStation network. While Sony has advised American users about the availability of free credit reports, it has yet to advice Canadian users about credit reports.
The Toronto law firm McPhadden Samac Tuovi LLP has commenced a proposed class action against Sony Japan, Sony USA, Sony Canada and other Sony entities (“Sony”) for the breach of privacy. The lawsuit claims damages in excess of $1 billion, which includes having Sony pay the costs of credit monitoring services and fraud insurance coverage for two years.
The plaintiff in the action is 21 year old Mississauga resident who has been an avid PlayStation user for years.
Natasha Maksimovic said:
“If you can’t trust a huge multi-national corporation like Sony to protect your private information, who can you trust. It appears to me that Sony focuses more on protecting its games than its PlayStation users.”
WE HERE @ PS3ENDUSERS AGREE!
Another worth while article and well respected source is reporting this news as well
heres more on the matter from folks @ gameinformer
This ongoing PSN shitstorm has almost replaced "RIIIIIIIIIIIIIDGE RACER!!!" as the lowest moment in the company's history. (May we never forget that debacle, though.) Well, things are about to get a whole lot worse: A Canadian law firm is proposing a billion-dollar class action lawsuit against the company for the PSN security breach.
The law firm handing out the lawsuit is Toronto's own McPhadden Samac Tuovi (whew!), on behalf of a gamer named Natasha Maksimovic. The claim stems from Sony's PSN servers getting hacked and exposing its many customers to potential identity and finacial theft. Oh, and emotional distress too. Always gotta get that one in there. How much is she suing for? Just a cool billi in payment for Credit monitoring and fraud protection for the next two years.
Maksimovic, who is described by the law firm as "an avid PlayStation user for years," said in a statement, "If you can't trust a huge multinational corporation like Sony to protect your private information, who can you trust? It appears to me that Sony focuses more on protecting its games than its PlayStation users." The company now has 20 days to offer a defense rebuttal in Canada, with a bit more time to do so in the US and beyond. Could things get any worse? Never say never. [via Game Informer]
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