PSN Sony Estimates PSN Outage Could Cost $171 Million

[x3sphere]

Not surprisingly, the recent hack that left over 100 million accounts compromised across PSN and SOE services has taken a hefty toll on Sony's financial outlook. In a revised earnings report issued today, the company said it expects outage costs to total $171 million. That's a conservative estimate, not including possible lawsuits and disputes arising from misuse of credit card numbers.

The breakdown is as follows:

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  The current estimated cost of the personal information theft protection program for customers[...]
  
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[Hellcat]

So.... whoever wanted to hurt Sony.... looks he/she/they succeeded.

Can't really say it's totally uncalled for, esp looking at the (total) lack of (any) security.
Well, for a company like Sony this is like a zip off the postage budget, they'll survive.