Sony claimed, in a blog post, that it about the scope of the issue.

PSN data breach was discovered Monday

"There's a difference in timing between when we identified and when we learned of consumers' data being compromised," senior director of corporate communications Patrick Seybold said. "It was necessary to conduct several days of forensic analysis, and it took our experts until [Monday] to understand the scope of the breach."

Johns is asking for monetary damages and free credit report monitoring for all those involved, as well class action status for his suit.

Getting any recourse could be tough legally though, as Sony stuck a clause within its that absolves it of any culpability in the event of data loss. "We exclude all liability for loss of data or unauthorized access to your data, Sony Online Network account or Sony Online Network wallet and for damage caused to your software or hardware as a result of using or accessing Sony Online Network," it reads.