Sony postpones earnings following North Korea hack over The Interview film January 23, 2015 Yet another revelation has come from Sony in connection with a massive hacking of its computers. This time it's not celebrity secrets being spilled. The firm said it will delay publication of its third quarter results, which were due to be published on 16 February, after suffering a significant and high-profile cyber attack, thought to [...]
Charlie Hebdo: 19,000 French websites hit by cyberattacks after Paris shooting January 15, 2015 19,000 French websites have been hit by cyberattacks since the terrorist attacks in Paris last week, according to the country's cyberdefense chief. Arnaud Coustilliere told reporters there had been an unprecedented increase and that many of the attacks were carried out by "more or less structured" groups, including some established Islamic hacker groups. [...]
US Centcom Twitter account hacked by pro-Islamic State “CyberCaliphate” January 12, 2015 The US Central Command (Centcom), perhaps the most powerful unified command in the US military armoury, has had its Twitter account hacked and made to read “I love you isis.” The Twitter account, which is run by Centcom, was hacked by a group calling themselves the “CyberCaliphate.” The hackers replaced Centcom’s profile picture with an [...]
PlayStation 4 sales reach 18.5m worldwide to cheer Sony following cyber-attack January 6, 2015 The PlayStation 4’s popularity as a Christmas present this holiday season has pushed sales of the Sony games console to 18.5m worldwide. According to the company, around 4.1m units were sold over the period from 23 November to 4 January. Despite the well-documented problems plaguing other areas of the company, Sony will undoubtedly [...]
Sony Hack: Chief executive Kazuo Hirai breaks silence on “malicious” cyber-attack January 6, 2015 Sony's chief executive Kazuo Hiari yesterday broke his silence on the hacking scandal which has engulfed the company since November, at the International CES trade show in Las Vegas. In his first public comments on the cyber attack, Hiari said former and current employees of Sony were victims of "one of the most malicious cyber-attacks [...]
North Korea and Sony Pictures hack: The Interview will be screened on Christmas Day, after all December 23, 2014 The Interview, a film depicting the fictional assassination of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, will be screened in cinemas the day after tomorrow. Last week Sony Pictures decided not to go ahead and show its new comedy film on Christmas Day, following anonymous threats made against cinema-goers in the US. The US then [...]
What does 2015 hold in store for cyber crime? BAE releases five predictions for the year ahead December 23, 2014 This year has had more than a few digital crimes committed, ranging from the North Korea Sony hack, which is still playing out, to the iCloud hack known as iBrute, resulting in nude photos of celebrities being published online. But what does 2015 hold in store for digital crime, and how can we protect [...]
Did Sony lose the plot when it cancelled The Interview release after pressure? December 21, 2014 A film about the assassination of the North Korean leader has led to a diplomatic crisis. Sony Pictures has been in the doghouse ever since it announced last week that it would not go ahead with the Christmas Day-release of new film The Interview, following a series of cyber attacks on the company and threats [...]
Sony hack now a “serious national security matter” December 19, 2014 The Cyber attack on Sony is a “serious national security matter”, according to the White House. The US’s top brass is now working out how to respond to threats and coercion that have led to blockbuster The Interview, which was stars Seth Rogen and James Franco, being cancelled in fear at cinemas across the United States. [...]
How much will Sony lose by cancelling The Interview? Counting the cost of the cyber attack December 18, 2014 “The holiday season”, as it’s referred to in the film industry, is supposed to be one of the most lucrative periods of the year for Hollywood studios. Yet for Sony Pictures, hopes for a bump in its Christmas stocking have been hit by the insidious cyber-attack which has pushed it to cancel the release [...]