Sony now says that the PlayStation breach may have compromised the personal records of as many as 77 million user accounts. Sony is getting dragged through as the U.S. and other government bodies press the companies for answers. Sony has consistently called the breach a “sophisticated attack,” but here is a diagram that illustrates how the attacker bypassed the firewall and application to gain access into the database. The fact that Sony mishandled communications around this security breach shouldn’t surprise anyone. When security incidents take place at large companies, lawyers immediately step in, evaluate their exposure.”]