Insurer wants under claims Sony PSN hack from

Zurich American has a district court in New York the question submitted or the insurer for the damage must reimburse that comes from the many claims that Sony has gotten as a result of the hacking of the PlayStation Network.

Insurer Zurich American has a district court in New York asked to determine that it is not the costs have to compensate for that, Sony has to pay as a result of the hacks of the PlayStation Network, earlier this year. According to the insurer, there are as a result of the hacks currently 55 different lawsuits against Sony and the electronics giant tries to claim for the damages with his insurance companies, allows Zurich.

The insurer, the court has also asked to determine how any damages should be divided. Sony also has a policy to walk at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and Ace Ltd., and Zurich wants the court determines that it may have to claim damages by the three insurers is shared, if in a conviction. Zurich, however, thinks not that Sony is the damage to the insurers can claim.

In april, the PlayStation Network, an online service from Sony, hacked, in which at least 70 million members, the personal data were seized and more than 2 million members also the credit card details. It took Sony weeks to make the service easier to secure and back online. The Japanese group estimates that the profit for the current year eur 123 million lower as a result of the hack. Therein are not taking into account the compensation that the company must pay if it is in the ongoing litigation is judged.