ICO Fines Sony £250,000 for 2011 PlayStation Network Breach
On 14th January, the Information Commissioner’s Office, the government agency responsible for enforcing the Data Protection Act, issued a Monetary Penalty Notice to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) for £250,000 in relation to the security breach of the PlayStation Network in 2011 that resulted in the compromise of the records of millions of UK PlayStation owners, who used the PSN to purchase digital content.
January 28, 2013
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