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Sony hack: Obama vows response as FBI blames North Korea
On Friday US authorities linked North Korea to the hack, which saw sensitive studio information publicly released. Sony said it cancelled the planned Christmas release of the film after a majority of cinemas refused to show it following anonymous threats.
Sony will not drop North Korea film The Interview
Sony Pictures says it is looking at different ways to release the film satire the Interview, after scrapping its opening following a cyber-attack blamed on North Korea. It said it had only cancelled the films Christmas Day release after cinemas pulled.
Friday Poll: Was Sony right to cancel The Interview?
The films premise involves the host of a lightweight TV interview show scoring an in-person exclusive with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and then fielding a request from the CIA to assassinate the head of state. Sonys decision comes after a.
Whodunnit? The Mystery of the Sony Pictures Hack
It has become the whodunnit that is gripping Hollywood without a penny being spent on production. Now The Mystery of the Sony Pictures Hack - which already had all the ingredients for a major Hollywood film - has taken a new twist as the movie at the.
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Even if the White House declined on Thursday to blame the North Korean government directly, the attack on Sony has more in common with the furore over Danish cartoons of the prophet than with mischievous data raids on tax-dodging corporates.. If.
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On Wednesday, U.S. government sources informed the media that the cyber-attack on the films distributor, Sony Pictures Entertainment, was ���state sponsored��� and involved the North Korean government, presumably as payback for the movie, which depicts.
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Its shares rose by 3.5% in Tokyo trading after its entertainment unit cancelled the release of The Interview following a cyber-security attack, which US investigators reportedly believes stemmed from North Korea. The comedy. Hackers incensed by.
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On Wednesday, U.S. government sources informed the media that the cyber-attack on the films distributor, Sony Pictures Entertainment, was ���state sponsored��� and involved the North Korean government, presumably as payback for the movie, which depicts.
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On Wednesday, U.S. government sources informed the media that the cyber-attack on the films distributor, Sony Pictures Entertainment, was ���state sponsored��� and involved the North Korean government, presumably as payback for the movie, which depicts.
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A cinema in Texas is replacing The Interview with Team America: World Police says Radio 5 live presenter Rachel Burden. That might make Texans feel a bit better about the hacking of Sony Pictures, which North Korea is thought to be involved in. As.
Sony Decision To Make The Interview Disappear Ignites Twitterstorm
Even as the U.S. government reportedly has assigned blame for the hack of Sony Pictures computer network squarely on North Korea, studio executives are coming under attack from Hollywood insiders and tweet-enabled outsiders both for what theyve done.
Sony Hack: A Timeline, So Far
Refresh for latest��� The cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment continues to cripple the company, embarrassing its top executives and those who do business with them, as e-mails and confidential information are sifted and selectively published by .
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Sony has cancelled the planned US release of The Interview after hackers warned the public to stay away from cinemas screening the film (BBC News).. American officials have blamed North Korea for the Sony attack (The New York Times). Senior .
US investigators determine that North Korea was behind Sony cyber attack.
CNN, however, reported that an announcement pinning the blame on hackers working for Pyongyang could come as soon as Thursday. This comes as Sony Pictures on Wednesday cancelled the Dec 25 theatrical release of its North Korea comedy ���The Interview.
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Some believe the hack to be the work of North Korean hackers as reprisal for their comedy film The Interview, wherein James Franco and Seth Rogen play a TV host and producer who are tasked by the CIA to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Friday Poll: Was Sony right to cancel The Interview? - CNET
. into canceling the movies release. The films premise involves the host of a lightweight TV interview show scoring an in-person exclusive with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and then fielding a request from the CIA to assassinate the head of state. Sonys decision comes after a massive and embarrassing hacker attack that led to emails, financial documents and pirated copies of movies being spread online.. FBI blames North Korea for Sony hack. Security. 3.
Sony hack: Obama vows response as FBI blames North Korea
Sony hack: Obama vows response as FBI blames North Korea ��� BBC News. Post by wpjljron 19. Sony cancelled the holiday release of the comedy film after national theatre chains refused to show it. Hackers had earlier��.
Sony Hack: A Timeline | Deadline
Multiple news organizations report that the studio has suffered a security breach, but the depth and breadth of the breach hasnt yet been grasped, at least outside the company: The BBC quotes an expert predicting that the hack would be less. The Associated Press reports that some cyber-security experts say theyve found ���striking similarities between the code used in the hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment and attacks blamed on North Korea which targeted South��.
North Korea News Latest Real-Time Updates - NewsBlogged
North Korea latest news updated in real-time by rss feeds.. Behind Sony HackNBCNews.com. FBI blames North Korea for Sony hackBBC News ABC News -CNBC -The Guardian. The Conversation UK The release of The Interview, an American comedy depicting the death of North Koreas Kim Jong-un, has been cancelled. A massive cyberattack on Sony, widely blamed on Pyongyang, and apparent threats against cinemas showing the film made it clear just ���
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Sony cancelled the holiday release of the comedy film after national theatre chains refused to show it. The movie features James Franco and Seth Rogen as two journalists who are granted an audience with North Korean��.
Cyber Attack on Sony Pictures is Much More than a Data.
. to publish the news. Sony Pictures Entertainment manages distribution of Sony films and TV productions, and according to the first information reported on the attacks, the internal architecture was compromised and sensitive data was stolen by the hackers.. Sony Pictures data breach may have exposed much more than preview copies of movies.. According to the BBC, North Korea has refused to deny involvement in a cyber-attack on the Sony Pictures network.
Hackers Win: Sony Cancels Dec 25 Release of The Interview
Apple Isnt Happy with the BBC. 19 December. Sony has just announced that it is cancelling the December 25 premiere of The Interview amid pressure from hackers and following the four top theater chains in the US backing out from showing the movie. The full. North Korea has publicly denied involvement, and the FBI has yet to find evidence to blame the country as of its most recent statement.. Sony spox: Sony Pictures has no further release plans for the film.
Why do film-makers keep trolling North Korea? - The Guardian
The country is fuming about the Seth Rogen movie The Interview ��� the latest film to wind up Kim Jong-un. But North Korea. Cinema has had a fine tradition of ridiculing dictators and despots, from Charlie Chaplin to Sacha Baron Cohen, but whats equally telling is the dictators they dont ridicule. If theres a. The Interview New York premiere cancelled in wake of hacker threats. more on. Analysis Why North Korea might not be to blame for the Sony Pictures hack.
North Korea hacked Sony: Obama ��� The Hindu - William PJ.
President Barack Obama declared Friday that Sony ���made a mistake��� in shelving a satirical film about a plot to assassinate North Koreas leader, and he pledged the U.S. would respond ���in a.. It happened after the disclosure of confidential Sony emails and business files and threats of terror attacks against U.S. movie theaters until Sony agreed to cancel the Christmas Day release of its comedy, ���The Interview.��� Obama spoke not long after the FBI provided the most��.
The Sony Pictures hack: Everything we know so far
November 28: Recode reports that Sony Pictures is looking to point blame on North Korea for the attack. November 29: Variety reports that the Sony Pictures hack could be related to the release of ���The Interview,��� a comedy film that depicts Seth Rogen assasinating North Koreas leader, Kim Jong Un. Reuters reports that North Korea threatened Sony Pictures with. December 13: Sony Pictures is reportedly cancelling film shoots as it cant process payments right now.
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Just hours after major U.S. theater chains said they would not screen the film following terrorists threats, Sony has canceled the release of The Interview, a comedy in which Seth Rogen and James Franco are sent to North Korea to��.
How did North Korea take control of Sony Pictures servers.
The studio is still holding off on its official announcement, but by now it seems clear that the attack came in retaliation for the upcoming film The Interview, a comedy about an attempt to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.. Five of the studios films have already leaked onto torrent sites (four of which have not yet premiered in theaters), and in the days since the hack, the attackers have released more sensitive data through torrents and sharing services like Mega and��.
New evidence points to North Korean involvement in Sony.
North Korea has been intensely critical of Sony Pictures upcoming film The Interview, a comedy that follows a plot to assassinate the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.. out some of the films more controversial points, including a scene in which Kim Jong-uns face melts off in slow motion in a tribute to Raiders of the Lost Ark. North Korean officials responded to news of the film by saying, a film about.. Bill Gates admits Control-Alt-Delete was a mistake, blames IBM.
���Theres Bound To Be A Next Time���: The Sony Leak.
The hacking of the company apparently in retaliation for this fictional account of a plot to assassinate the North Korean leader is pure political censorship, a chilling of free speech that threatens far better films and books and journalism.. If nothing else, social media is alive with jibes at Kim Jong-uns expense, and more people will surely now watch the trailers than would have seen the film in cinemas ��� just as tabloid outrage over the BBC serialising Hilary Mantels��.
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This left the hard-core drillers of the right like Gingrich and Karl Rove to grasp for the argument that the spill is somehow Obamas Katrina���a charge so absurd that even Fox News hosts wont buy it. Meanwhile, new revelations in Fridays New... Hacked emails also reveal that Sony execs didnt take the threat from North Korea seriously, and that a CIA agent and a former Hillary Clinton aide looked at the films script. The controversy surrounding the Kim Jong Un��.
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Hacked emails also reveal that Sony execs didnt take the threat from North Korea seriously, and that a CIA agent and a former Hillary Clinton aide looked at the films script. The controversy surrounding the Kim Jong Un��.