![]() Users have until Augto file a claim.Apria Healthcare Data Breach: US healthcare company Apria Healthcare has told almost 1.9 million customers this week that their personal data may have been exposed during a data breach, The Register reports. Though users worldwide were affected by the PSN hack and outage, this settlement is only available to those in the US. Separately, users who can show their identity was stolen as a direct result of the PSN hack can claim up to $2,500 in damages to compensate for out-of-pocket costs related to that identity theft. Users can get an additional digital reward if they can prove that they had no way to access Netflix or Hulu Plus subscriptions during the 23 days PSN was out of service.įor those that don't trust PSN at all after the hack, Sony is offering the option to cancel your account and cash out the balance of your PSN wallet. Users who previously took a free game from Sony's "Welcome Back" promotion, when PSN service returned in 2011, will be able to choose from one of the digital reward options. ![]() Thanks to a legal settlement resulting from a class-action lawsuit, US residents who were a member of PlayStation Network, owned a Sony Online Entertainment game, or subscribed to music service Qriocity between January 1 and can now file a claim for compensation.įor most users, that compensation will come in the form of digital goods, including a free PS3 theme, three months of PlayStation Plus (only available to new subscribers), and/or a downloadable code for one of the following PS3/PSP games. Further Reading Sony to pay up to $17.75 million in 2011 PSN hacking settlementThe wheels of the American justice system turn slowly, but they've finally ground out some compensation for those affected by the 2011 PlayStation Network hack and the resulting service outage.
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