“Do you think there will be a possibility that Kim Jun Eun may launch missles to our office if we release it?” said a Sony executive based in South Korea. Sony Pictures In making a comedy about killing North Korean president Kim Jong Un, Sony Pictures anticipated the film would have its critics. But as […]
Leaked Sony Emails Reveal Angelina Jolie Was Called A “Minimally Talented Spoiled Brat”
The hack also includes revelations about Leonardo DiCaprio deserving an Oscar, Michael Fassbender’s package, and a planned mash-up film of the Jump Street and Men in Black franchises. Updated — 2 p.m., ET: Fred Prouser / Reuters The emails have reportedly come about due to the group Guardians of Peace, which is demanding Sony's Seth […]
Hackers Tell Sony Not To Release “The Interview”
“We are sending you our warning again,” the hackers said. Sony Pictures Entertainment A new message posted on the codesharing service GitHub, along with a new cache of documents, warned Sony against releasing “the movie of terrorism which can break the regional peace and cause the War!” While the film is not identified in the […]
North Korea Denies “Righteous” Sony Hack
The regime has denied that it was behind the devastating film studio hack but says it “might be a righteous deed of the supporters and sympathizers with the DPRK.” Kcna / Reuters The North Korean government denied Sunday it had a role in the hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment in a statement by the National […]
Sony Pictures’ Business Secrets Revealed In Hack — Yep, “Seinfeld” Is Still A Cash Cow
The massive data leak includes intricate details on television syndication and movie licensing deals. From a commercial standpoint, it’s a nightmare for Sony. Sony Pictures / Via sonypictures.com The vast trove of internal data hackers took from Sony Pictures Entertainment isn't just a nightmare for its employees, whose deeply personal information was made public. It […]
The Sony Hackers Are Now Threatening Employees And Their Families
An email from the “Guardians of Peace” showed up in some Sony employees’ inboxes, it ends: “your family will be in danger.” Fred Prouser / Reuters This afternoon, nearly two weeks after Sony Pictures Entertainment was hit with a devastating data breach, a number of Sony employees received an email from a party claiming to […]
It Gets Worse: The Newest Sony Data Breach Exposes Thousands Of Passwords
Excel and Word documents plainly expose thousands of computer log-in, financial, and web services passwords, including the Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and MySpace passwords for hundreds of major motion picture accounts. BuzzFeed Yesterday afternoon, the hackers behind the massive Sony corporate data hack released a new trove of documents, and it appears that things are only […]
A Look Through The Sony Pictures Data Hack: This Is As Bad As It Gets
From details of named employees’ medical histories to an unreleased pilot script written by the creator of Breaking Bad , the unprecedented leak of Sony Pictures data will reverberate for a long time to come. A hack, which some believe may have come from North Korea, will spice up this month's launch of “The Interview”, […]
FBI Warns Of “Destructive Malware” After Attack On Sony
The FBI is warning businesses that hackers have used “destructive malware” to launch cyber attacks in the U.S. scyther5/scyther5 The Federal Bureau of Investigation sent a secret five-page “flash” warning to U.S. businesses late Monday warning of cyber attacks which use “destructive malware” to wipe data and may be impossible to recover. The report also […]