A screenshot of SOE's website shows the consumer alert of the attack
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Sony (http://www.sony.com/) shrunk its network security department two weeks before its Sony Online Entertainment division was hacked, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday in San Diego.
Also this week, London police arrested a 19-year-old connected to the PlayStation Network hack.
According to a report by Reuters on Friday, the class action lawsuit accuses Sony of putting its corporate data ahead of its customers' data, installing the appropriate firewalls and security measures for its own data, and failing to do the same for its customers, despite knowing it was at risk.
The lawsuit alleges Sony laid off "a substantial percentage" of its Sony Online Entertainment workforce, including employees in its Network Operation Center responsible for responding to security breaches.
A report by the Escapist says Sony cut more than 200 staff in March.
In a network breach on April 16 and April 17, 25 million Sony Online Entertainment customers data was stolen.
Between April 17 and April 19, more than 77 million PlayStation users private information was stolen.
Sony estimated losses from the incidents to be as much as $171 million, not including any costs incurred from potential lawsuits.
The breadth of the hacks on Sony illustrate the importance of network security when dealing with customers sensitive information.
More recently, infamous hacker group LulzSec hit Sony's entertainment distribution arm Sony Pictures with a single SQL injection.
In May, a proposed class action lawsuit was filed in Toronto, seeking retribution for breach of privacy and negligence.
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