PlayStation Network breach will cost Sony $171m

The cost of a criminal intrusion that exposed sensitive data for more than 100 million Sony customers and resulted in a 23-day closure of the PlayStation Network will cost the company at least $171 million, executives said. The estimated cost doesn't included expenses related to any lawsuits that may be filed in response to the …

[Anonymous Coward]

Cyber-Attack/Cyber-Criminal

Both terms should be banned!

Instead, as the Police refer to car theives as Twockers (Taking Without Owners Consent) we should call 'Cyber-Criminals' TWATs (Taking Without Authorisation using Technology) and a 'cyber-attack' should become known as Twatting!

There may be better alternatives, but I like this one!

[Arnie]

Good

Fanbois flame on!

[Cormu]

boo hoo

lol cant say they didn't deserve it in some respect

[Pascal Monett]

"The figures [...] beats initial estimates of costs"

Hmm, $171 million is a lot of dough.

I wonder how much it would have cost to design the thing securely in the first place ?

[Anonymous Coward]

$171 Million..

Maybe George Hotz could chuck them a few more quid if they're strapped for cash.

[The Fuzzy Wotnot]

Is that all?

I'm sure they can afford it, sounds like a drop in the ocean to a mega-corp like Sony.

I'm not having a go, it's just doesn't sound like very much for large arm of a company that was out for over 3 weeks.

[Liam Johnson]

@The Fuzzy Wotnot

No so good for a company which is already making a loss of $3 Billion.

[Anonymous Coward]

Credit card was reissued

My Chase credit card was cancel and a new account was issued to me. They said it was due to their belief that the number was compromised. When pressed, they merely stated that they receive this information from a variety of sources. My best guess is it was due to this compromise.

[JaitcH]

Do I feel sorry? No! If Sony had expended as much energy on

security and updating server software as they did whilst harassing George Holtz it would not of happened.

Poetic justice: what a hit on the bottom line! Hooray!

[joe.user]

So the lesson here is not to be a lazy bastard and patch your systems?

Also, this argument of having internet access to be able to use our hardware is stupid.

[Anonymous Coward]

i hope sony goes bankrupt

Ever since they infected my pc with a rootkit I've been wishing for something like this. 3bn$ losses this year? i hope there will be many more to come. I hope it goes bankrupt.

[Anonymous Coward]

and now add the 3.61 issue...

Many older console owners (the console not the age of the player) are experiencing over heating shutdown when playing LA Noir and patched 3.61; console was fine before, not so fine after...

The issue was reported to Rockstar whom initially stated it was a 3.61 issue. Not long after this it was removed and a joint statement released stating in effect, "nothing to see here, jog on..."

Sony support process in NZ is - log call via web; routed to Oz; call closed and advised to call NZ phone number...

No response from Rockstar...

Anonymous 'coz Sony sue...