Sony’s PR disaster regarding the Playstation Network hack may have taken another dive – a new lawsuit alleges that Sony fired several internet security staff right before the hack took place.
As the saying goes, Hindsight is 20/20. Sadly, if these new claims are true Sony exec’s vision might be impaired by the palms in front of their faces.
The PlayStation Network hack has cost Sony dearly in terms of damage to its reputation alone but could the attack have been prevented? A series of lawsuits filed against the company allege that it could and that Sony is partly to blame for the security disaster.
In particular, a lawsuit filed this week alleges that Sony fired “a substantial percentage” of staff from its Network Operations Centre – many of whom would have been responsible for fighting off hacking attempts such as those that breached the PSN security and spilled user account details all over the web.
The PlayStation Network has only returned to active duty in Europe recently after being shut down for several weeks. The Japanese PlayStation Network is still down, pending a Government review.
[source: International Business Times]
