Remember the incident a few years ago when Sony's PlayStation Network service burglarized hackers? Users who feel aggrieved to recover damages, and Sony was willing to pay.
The suit was launched by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), a British organization that is taking care about the protection of consumer data. It began in 2011 when Anonymous hacked PSN service.
Due conceded that at least 250 thousand PSN user sensitive data untouched. This is the problem, and it took a long time for Sony to resolve the 'disaster' is.
Such as we have quoted from Joystiq, Monday (07/15/2013), after a lengthy legal process Sony finally willing to spend a compensation of 250 thousand pounds, or approximately USD 3.7 billion.
"This decision reflects a commitment to protecting customer data and security of our network," Sony said in a statement.