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 [...]
Sony hack: Christmas release of The Interview cancelled after Regal Cinemas and AMC Theatres bail December 17, 2014 Sony Pictures late last night cancelled the 25 December theatrical release of its North Korea comedy The Interview, after major US theatre chains pulled out of showing the film following threats from hackers. Regal Cinemas and AMC Theatres were among the cinema chains announcing they will not show The Interview as planned, citing security threats [...]
Spectre: New James bond film script stolen in Sony attack December 14, 2014 The hackers who attacked Sony's computer network in November made off with the new James Bond film script. The film's producer, Eon Productions, said an early version of the script was taken, according to a statement on its website. They're worried the hackers will publish the script online, potentially spilling Spectre's secrets to millions of [...]
Asos UK sales soar 24 per cent after biggest ever trading week over cyber weekend December 9, 2014 Online retailer Asos said UK sales rocketed after customers rushed to cash in on "cyber weekend" deals, but gains were offset by disappointing international sales. The results Total retail sales increased by 8 per cent to £246m in the three months to November 30. However, this has slowed from the previous quarter, where they grew [...]
Sony share price tumble following hack into PlayStation store December 8, 2014 The continuing cyber attacks on Sony are beginning to make investors nervous, as shares in the tech company fell significantly for the first time since the hacks on the tech company began on 24 November. Sony’s share price had stayed steady since the breaches began, yet after the official PlayStation store was brought down [...]
Sony PlayStation Network taken down after hack attack and Lizard Squad claims responsibility December 8, 2014 Hacker group Lizard Squad has claimed responsibility for an attack on Sony's PlayStation network that left some unable to log into the service. The company said its working to fix the problem and greets visitors the site with the message "page not found! It's not you. It's the internet's fault". Sony suffered another attack last [...]
North Korea praises Sony hack as a “righteous deed” but denies involvement December 7, 2014 North Korea has denied it was behind a cyber attack on Sony Pictures over the studio’s new movie release which depicts an assassination attempt on the country’s leader Kim Jong-Un. The secretive country failed to distance itself from the attack which caused huge amounts of highly sensitive information to be leaked, praising the attack and [...]
Sony hack: Staff comments reveal how much they hate Adam Sandler – who joins Drew Barrymore, Eddie Murphy, Denzel Washington and Tom Cruise in Forbes’ Most Overpaid Hollywood Actors list 2014 December 5, 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment employees are really annoyed that Adam Sandler gets paid so much. The media giant was hacked last week and those responsible – rumoured to be working for North Korea, though this has been denied – have dumped a load of information ranging from the pay of some of its stars to [...]
Hackers are stealing trading tips from publicly traded companies to play the stock market December 1, 2014 A group of hackers are targeting publicly traded companies to obtain insider trading tips and win on the US stock market, according to research by US network security company FireEye. The report, which calls the group FIN4, says that hackers broke into the email accounts of top executives and legal advisors to steal secret information [...]
Rachel Johnson Twitter hacked: Boris Johnson’s sister’s account drops the c-bomb on David Cameron November 25, 2014 The past week have been something of a dream for Twitter gaffes. Labour's shadow attorney general was forced to step down after sending what was regarded as a snobby tweet from Rochester and Strood while even Twitter's own CFO appears not quite to have mastered the social media minefield. Over the past 24 hours, a [...]