Sony Says Michael Jackson Recordings Were Stolen From Its Site March 5, 2012, 9:56 am This could be bad for Sony, in many senses of the word: that media giant has confirmed that several tracks recorded by Michael Jackson were stolen from its Web site after it was hacked, BBC News reported. Sony has not yet said what Jackson tracks were taken from the site, but in 2010 it closed a $250 million deal with the singer's estate to acquire his back catalog (including best-selling albums like "Thriller" and "Bad") and to release previously unheard recordings, beginning with a posthumous album, "Michael," that was put on sale in December of that year. Last April, a Sony online network for its PlayStation game consoles was hacked, compromising the personal data of some 77 million users; the Sony Music Japan site and Sony Ericsson online store were also hacked in the following weeks. The BBC said the Jackson tracks were taken during this time. In May, two British men, James Marks and James McCormick, were arrested in connection with the hacks and are to go on trial next January.