Sony Pictures co-chief Amy Pascal steps down after North Korea hack February 5, 2015 Sony Pictures co-chief Amy Pascal is stepping down from the entertainment company just months after it was targeted by hackers causing one of the largest leaks of information in corporate history. The head of the movie studio is leaving to set up her own production company in the wake of the leaks which caused embarrassing [...]
Cyber London: Startup scheme hopes to make UK the centre of cyber security technology January 28, 2015 A new scheme called Cyber London (CyLon) has been set up to help the UK become Europe's centre for cyber security startups. The not-for-profit accelerator programme, which will provide funding to 10 teams this year over a 13 week period, plans to give professional advice and training to young companies. It is hoped that [...]
Facebook, Instagram and Tinder down for over an hour but social media giant denies cyber-attack January 27, 2015 Millions of Facebook and Instagram users were left stranded without profiles to lurk, updates to post and photos to “like” this morning, as the social networks were down for around an hour. Even Tinder users were unable to get swiping with the dating app shut down by what Facebook say was a fault caused [...]
Malaysia Airlines website hacked by Lizard Squad claiming to be “cyber caliphate” January 26, 2015 The website of troubled carrier Malaysia Airlines has been hacked by Lizard Squad, the group which previously claimed responsibility for taking down Sony’s PlayStation gaming network. The airline's website shows a picture of a lizard in a top hat used by the hacker group. In the message it claims to be the “official cyber caliphate” [...]
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 [...]