Sony Studios gets hacked

[terry78]

https://deadline.com/2014/11/sony-computers-hacked-skull-message-1201295288/


Lordy lord.

 

[titansupes]

That's kind of scary.

 

[jmc]

Any reason why Sony Pictures?

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

"We warned you about what you're doing to Spider-Man!"

 

[Snow Queen]

Any reason why Sony Pictures?

They really want Spider-man in the MCU?

Someone was going to make that joke eventually.

 

[Boom]

That's unnerving.

 

[jmc]

Isn't GOP a political party in the US?

 

[Donut]

 

[Lilbaz]

Love it how everyone thought Spiderman when reading that.

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

Isn't GOP a political party in the US?

Yeah, "Grand Ol' Party" its a euphemism for the Republican party. Probably being ironic though.

 

[Lilbaz]

Isn't GOP a political party in the US?

Somehow I don't think it was the Republicans. Half of them are still looking for the "any key".

 

[terry78]

all jokes aside that **** is serious for people that work there though. All the stuff they have or could be working on is compromised right now.

 

[Snow Queen]

Somehow I don't think it was the Republicans. Half of them are still looking for the "any key".

Maybe they're starting early and trying to get those who dislike Sony Spider-man on their side for 2016?

But, on a serious note, yeah this is terrible. Hopefully they can fix the security problem as soon as possible.

 

[Quasimod0]

I hope the police find them and shut em down, soon.

 

[Donut]

Probably North Korea demanding again that the Seth Rogan film about Kim isn't released

 

[Ultron-5]

Uh oh. That's not good.

 

[Lilbaz]

Probably North Korea demanding again that the Seth Rogan film about Kim isn't released

Interesting thought.

 

[flickchick85]

Somehow I don't think it was the Republicans. Half of them are still looking for the "any key".

Probably North Korea demanding again that the Seth Rogan film about Kim isn't released

This is totally the theory I'm going with 'til someone proves otherwise!

In all seriousness though, this is scary. I can't imagine being an employee there right now knowing that whatever you've been working on for the last months/years could be compromised at the drop off a hat.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Payback for the new Spider-Man I'd guess. t:

 

[DarthDorranceBane]

Someone in the comments section of that page says that Warners will be next...

 

[Victarion]

2Spooky4Me

 

[Snow Queen]

Well the North Koreans did say there would be "stern punishment" for makers of The Interview and now there appears to be a very real possibilty this wasn't just an idle threat.

According to tech site Re/code, the network attack suffered by Sony Pictures Entertainment earlier this week may be linked to hackers working out of China working on behalf of North Korea.

On Tuesday SPE released a short statement that acknowledged something was wrong but didn't elaborate. The statement said: "Sony Pictures Entertainment experienced a system disruption, which we are working diligently to resolve.”

Re/code reports that on Monday, a hacker group called the Guardians of Peace or #GOP left an image bearing a message on the screens of computers of SPE employees. The message was said to have threatened to release sensitive date stolen from Sony's servers if the #GOP's demands were not met. The attack also locked SPE employees out of their computers forcing them to use paper and pen.

On Wednesday, some of the sensitive files were said to have leaked on Reddit though whether these were Sony's files or not has not been independently confirmed.

Released on Christmas Day, SPE's The Interview stars James Franco and Seth Rogen as a TV presenter and his producer recruited by the CIA to assassinate North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea has been vociferous in it's complaints about the film and even called the movie an "act of war" in a letter to the United Nations.

This isn't the first time North Korea has also threatened retaliation for something that it didn't like or felt that was insulting. In July, a Chinese viral video led to Pyongyang demanding the video be taken down and action taken against the makers. And in September, North Korea slammed the makers of the documentary Opposite Number and called on the U.K. to punish those behind that project.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-pictures-investigating-north-korean-752796?utm_source=facebook

 

[Hurm...]

Too many assumptions in that article. ^

I wonder what these people want.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Somehow I don't think it was the Republicans. Half of them are still looking for the "any key".

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[Victarion]

Too many assumptions in that article. ^

I wonder what these people want.

Kim?

He probably wants to deflect his subjects from rising up and cannibalizing him.