Sony Pictures Entertainment Hack
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On November 24, 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment received an email from an unknown source stating that they had hacked their databases and that was only the beginning of the scandal if their demands weren’t met. The hackers, who we now know call themselves “Guardians of Peace”, threatened to release some of Sony’s most confidential information they obtained in the over 100 terabytes of data they stole. “To put that into perspective, 10 terabytes can hold the entire printed collection of the Library of Congress” (Robb). The so called “Guardians of Peace” placed the finishing touches on the day by shutting down the entire computer system. The situation escalated on November 27, 2014 when five Sony films were released onto the internet, four being released before their air date. In recent news, there has been much speculation that the hack was ordered, or done by North Korea in retaliation to Sony’s upcoming movie “The Interview” releasing Christmas day 2014. The movie focuses on the assassination attempt on North Korean leader Kim Jong- un. After a week of Sony Entertainment being shut down, the hackers released the pre-bonus salaries of the top 17 Sony executives and salaries of over 6,000 current and former Sony employees. December 3. 2014 the “Guardians of Peace” targeted a larger group of people. Emails containing criticizing comments about actors like Angelina Jolie, and Adam Sandler were leaked to the public along with PDF files of passports/ visas for cast and crew members, film budgets and confidential contracts, and a 25-page list of employee workplace complaints. “Sony now faces real-world financial and business threats. Leaked health information, Social Security numbers and other personal data about employees and actors could invite lawsuits under California's strict laws on data protection. Data on employees' and actors' pay could be used in labor disputes and may ripple across the industry” (Washington). Celebrities that have worked with Sony have had their private information stolen, and some celebrities like Sylvester Stallone, have had information such as social security and phone numbers shared publicly. The FBI is currently investigating the attack, and if the assumptions are true about the hacking being from North Korea. As of now, most theaters are not releasing “The Interview” because of the incident. Directory: uploads uploads -> 587 Return function, r i(X) r i(0) r i(1) r i(2) r i(3) 1 0 2 4 6 Thermal Station, I 2 0 1 5 6 3 0 3 5 6 10 uploads -> Department of science and humanities department of mathematics part-a questions and answers uploads -> The Case Against the nypd’s Quota-Driven ‘Broken Windows’ Policing What Is It? uploads -> For want of a nail uploads -> Ownership Models There are two different types of ownership models uploads -> Police Militarization uploads -> City of rising star regular meting thursday, july 14, 2016 uploads -> Township of winfield uploads -> Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2014 uploads -> The Black Panther Party’s Ten-Point Program What We Want Now! Download 4.33 Kb. Share with your friends:
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