Sony Slapped With Class Action Lawsuit For PSN Data Theft

IGN has reported that Sony now faces a class action lawsuit related to the data theft from the PSN.  Quoting the article:

"We brought this lawsuit on behalf of consumers to learn the full extent of Sony PlayStation Network data security practices and the data loss and to seek a remedy for consumers. We are hopeful that Sony will take this opportunity to learn from the network vulnerabilities, provide a remedy to consumers who entrusted their sensitive data to Sony, and lead the way in data security best practices going forward," said Ira P. Rothken an attorney who filed the class action complaint.

Expect emails some time in the future to claim your piece of the pie, whatever that may end up being.