Lawsuit Claims Sony Canned Security Staff Just Before Data Breach

Stoobalou writes "A lawsuit filed this week suggests that Sony sacked a group of employees from its network security division just two weeks before the company's servers were hacked and its customers' credit card details were leaked. The suit, which seeks class action status, is being brought by victims of the massive data breach that took place in April."

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[TheNinjaroach]

Fixes my ability to view Slashdot articles.

Re:But the question is why?

[theshowmecanuck]

There was a lawsuit a few years ago in the U.S. where precedent was set for Constructive Dismissal a.k.a, Constructive Discharge [wikipedia.org]. This is when a company makes it so unbearable to work there, the employee has to quit. This is treated as unfair or wrongful dismissal, and the employee can sue the company as such. I remember reading about this when I lived in the U.S. where a woman sued her former employer under this concept and won. From what I gather it is a good idea to talk to a lawyer before you quit [timslaw.com] if you are going to try this.

Re:So they sacked them too early

[idontgno]

Yup. Mexican Whooping Llamas are well known for their computer hacking skills and their nunchuku skills. Their magical skills are second only to Ligers.