Lawyers in Toronto have filed a class action lawsuit against Sony, seeking more than $1 billion on behalf Canadian PlayStation customers whose data may have been stolen by hackers in a cyber attack.
Its been alleged that Sony was aware of the security breach on the accounts of some 77 million global users but didnt advise gamers until days later.
Names, addresses, email addresses, birthdates, passwords and credit and debit card information were stolen. Some one million Canadians may have been affected.
Sony has since apologized for the breach and offered free short-term memberships.
It has also advised Americans about the availability of a free credit report, but has yet to detail a similar option to Canadians, lawyers from McPhadden Samac Tuovi LLP said.
A Sony spokesperson wasnt immediately available for comment.
The lead plaintiff in the case, Natasha Maksimovic, is a 21-year-old Mississauga, Ont. resident and avid PlayStation user.
If you cant 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, she said in a media release.
The lawsuit claims damages in excess of $1 billion, which includes having the company cover the costs of monitoring services and fraud insurance coverage for two years.
It follows a separate class action filed in the U.S. last week.
The electronic giants chief executive Howard Stringer came under fire again Tuesday as Sony revealed hackers may have stolen data from another 25 million accounts in a second attack on its Sony Online Entertainment network.
stefania.moretti@canoe.ca
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