Proving once again that you better have the proverbial "grain of salt" handy when reading some of these threads. Some of these sites seem to be pander to the "sensational" stories (like most of the TV news shows) and I wouldn't be overly concerned with the content.
I don't doubt that this might have actually happened but the person who advised, "Just tell them that you used Sony cables" put it all into perspective. What a completely ridiculous position taken by SONY (if the reports are true and can be verified by a followup -- something that doesn't always happen in these cases).
Like I said, get those granules of Sodium Chloride ready. Don't lose any sleep over it.