Sony PSN Debacle: Just How Bad Is It?

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The news just keeps getting worse for Sony after it was forced to shut down its PlayStation Network (PSN) last week, shortly after it discovered its databases had been hacked. Unfortunately for the company, it didn't disclose that millions of customers had been exposed to possible identity theft until just this past Tuesday. Now a class-action lawsuit has been filed (most likely the first of many) and Congress has opened an investigation on the matter. 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