ICO fines Sony £250,000 for PlayStation Network hack
Record fine for April 2011 data breach. Sony plans to appeal
Sony has received a record £250,000 fine from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) as punishment for the PlayStation Network (PSN) hack that took place in April 2011. The electronics firm says...
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