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domenica 30 novembre 2014

The last film of Sony leaked online after hacker attack

Hackers have completely paralyzed the Sony Pictures, have taken possession of sensitive equipment and began to distribute some film of the studio online ...

This could be one of the worst weeks of thanksgiving for Sony Pictures. Have leaked online platforms file-sharing copies DVD screener of five films produced by the study: Fury still in theaters and unpublished Annie (19 December), Mr. Turner (19 December), Still Alice (16 January 2015) and to Write Love on Her Arms (March 2015). A group calling himself the Guardians of Peace, on Monday managed to infiltrate computers before New York's Sony Pictures and then in those around the world, prompting the company to shut down as a precaution those based in Los Angeles. Deadline reports that no e-mail address of the company is entering or exiting from the server, and you can not use the computer. A source said that they are completely paralyzed. To get an idea of the seriousness of the situation the computer system of the Sony yesterday was still off. First appeared a skull on the screen and then a disturbing message:

in which it was announced that this was just the beginning, if the company would not accept the demands of the group. Hackers have managed to get hold of sensitive information, and several copies of DVD screener, the amount of files stolen was estimated at 11 thousand gigabytes. In a post on Reddit open by a person who worked at Sony Pictures, which a colleague still operating in the company, it was revealed that the group managed to get hold of documents containing information about passports and visa cast and crew working on the film company, mailboxes, documents on the iT system of the company, the source of important programs, financial information ... If this data will see the light of day, the competitors will know the plans of the company, suppliers budgets, artists could be blackmailed and new hacker may have access to IT security company. To worsen the situation in mid-week, a few minutes away, began to appear online DVD screener copies of which we told you about at the beginning. Although all these films have become popular among users of Pirate Bay, according to the website Excipio that monitors online piracy, the film by David Ayer was downloaded 880mila times since its appearance online, dated November 27, ranking second among the films most downloaded in this period. Ironically were found files show pirated computer in the company list2.txt: Human.Planet.S01E05.720p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv list2.txt: Human.Planet.S01E02.720p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv list2.txt: Human.Planet.S01E06.720p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv list2.txt: Human.Planet.S01E03.720p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv list2.txt: Human.Planet.S01E04.720p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv list2.txt: Human.Planet.S01E01.720p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv list2.txt: Human.Planet.S01E07.720p.BluRay.x264-SHORTBREHD.mkv It seems that even the Twitter account has been compromised. Last night a spokesman for Sony Pictures Entertainment said: "The theft of the contents of the SPE is a criminal matter and we are working closely with law enforcement." It is not known what may have caused this act, there are rumors that may have to do with the holiday comedy The Interview, where James Franco and Seth Rogen try to assassinate Kim Jong-Un, the leader dela North Korea. But although there is no concrete evidence that could confirm these hypotheses, the study can not rule out any hypothesis at this point. Regardless of the motivations behind this act, the consequences of this breach in the security system, which must now be rebuilt from scratch, will have implications for several months to come....

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