Sony has waved the while flag on its appeal against the £250,000 UK fine – issued for the data breach in April 2011 which saw millions of customer records compromised – despite saying it still disagrees with the decision. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) slapped the monetary penalty on Sony in January this year, nearly two years after it was hit by one of the largest data breaches in history. Even so, some said it was "paltry" compared with the seriousness of the issue. The hack attack saw the personal details of 77 million worldwide customers – 3 million of which were in the UK – stolen from the PlayStation Network. Data included names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth and account passwords, with customers' payment card details also at risk. The breach sparked uproar among Sony's customer base, with authorities on both sides of the Atlantic – as well as at the European Commission – berating its slow response, after it took nearly a week to admit there had been an attack.