CNN reported that the 19 year-old suspected of hacking into Sony’s networks was recently arrested in London. Britain does not release the name of criminal suspects, but London’s Metropolitan Police appear confident that they apprehended the person responsible for breaching more than 100 million Sony user accounts and obtaining personal and credit card data. Authorities believe that the suspect is associated with the hacker group LulzSec, though that has not yet been confirmed. According to Sony’s estimates, responding to the attacks will ultimately cost the company more than $171 million. However, it does not appear that Sony’s estimate attempts to account for the avalanche of litigation that was triggered by the data breach.
Chad Godwin has contributed several articles to the DRI Blog following this story closely. For a full recap, check out Chad's other posts regarding this story.
PlayStation Online System Breached by Hacker - Offline Indefinitely - April 28, 2011
Sony Data Breach Part II: PlayStation Online System Breached by Hacker - Offline Indefinitely - May 3, 2011
Sony Data Breach Part III - Sony Offers Insurance of $1 Million Per User - May 12, 2011
Sony Data Breach Part IV: Plaintiffs Take Aim at Sony - Hacks = Mass Torts - May 13, 2011
Sony Data Breach Part V: Hacked Again! - May 20, 2011
Sony Data Breach Part VI: Four Attacks Since April - May 24, 2011