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Sony fined £250k over 'preventable' hack
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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http://www.computerandvideogames.com/38 ... -psn-hack/Good, what they did was the equivalent of leaving the key under the mat.
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Thu Jan 24, 2013 6:08 pm |
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Amnesia10
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It is an insignificant fine for such an egregious act. Hardly likely to keep them on their toes.
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Thu Jan 24, 2013 6:21 pm |
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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It's peanuts for what they did, but Sony aren't exactly flush.
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Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:43 pm |
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Amnesia10
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Hold on they just sold an office block in New York.
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Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:56 pm |
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JJW009
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm Posts: 8767 Location: behind the sofa
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Yep, all those people made unemployed so they could pay the fine.
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Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:05 pm |
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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IIRC, it doesn't come close to their debt.
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Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:11 pm |
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l3v1ck
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