Sony Under Siege: Cyber Crisis Leaves Hollywood Reeling

December 09, 2014
Sony Under Siege: Cyber Crisis Leaves Hollywood Reeling
By Brent Lang SPECIAL REPORT: Hollywood is reeling from the entertainment industry equivalent of WikiLeaks — leaving the entire town on high alert. For the past two weeks, Sony Pictures Entertainment has been battered by a treacherous cyber-attack that has exposed the studio’s and its workforce’s most closely guarded secrets. Full Story on Variety.com→
Is Pre-Release Piracy a Threat to 'Annie's' Box Office? By Todd Spangler The cyber-attackers who broke down Sony Pictures’ digital doors stole five movies and uploaded them to piracy sites — a move that could cost the studio millions of dollars in lost box office and homevideo revenue. From the time those films popped up on pirate networks on Nov. 27, they had been downloaded a total of 3.71 million times through Dec. 6, according to piracy-tracking firm Excipio. “Fury,” a World War II drama starring Brad Pitt that bo... Full Story→	'Why Us' Feeling, Resilient Spirit Pervades Sony Amid Hack Attack By Cynthia Littleton It was as if a virtual earthquake hit the Sony Pictures Entertainment lot in Culver City on the morning of Nov. 24, when employees realized that the company had been the target of a massive hack attack. Executives and other staffers gathered in the halls, incredulous and unnerved by the menacing message on their computer screens. According to insiders, the initial reaction was mostly frustration and aggravation, as work efforts were hobbled by th... Full Story→	Sony Hack: 'Data Security Oil Spill' Leaves Studio at Risk By Ted Johnson Just a few months ago, Sony Corp. announced a settlement that offered $15 million in free games and other services in response to a wave of claims involving a breach of consumer data of 77 million users of its PlayStation Network. Legal experts say that the potential liability claims that Sony Pictures Entertainment faces as the result of the hack attack perpetrated by the so-call Guardians of Peace could be even more widespread and costly. Full Story→
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