Sony Pictures email leak
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The Sony Pictures email leak was a 2014 cyberattack in which hackers stole and publicly released confidential Sony Pictures Entertainment data, including executive emails, salaries, and unreleased films, causing major corporate embarrassment and security concerns.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cyberattack
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data breach ⓘ security incident ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
SPE hack
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Sony Pictures Entertainment hack ⓘ Sony Pictures hack ⓘ |
| attributedTo | North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributionBy | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | state-sponsored cyberattack (alleged) ⓘ |
| compromisedAsset |
IT systems
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corporate emails ⓘ employee salary data ⓘ internal documents ⓘ personally identifiable information ⓘ unreleased films ⓘ |
| consequence |
cancellation of wide theatrical release of The Interview
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limited theatrical release of The Interview ⓘ online release of The Interview ⓘ |
| countryOfHeadquartersOfTarget | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demand | cancellation of The Interview release ⓘ |
| endTime | 2014-12 ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
corporate privacy
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cyberwarfare ⓘ digital piracy ⓘ information security ⓘ |
| impact |
employee privacy violations
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financial losses for Sony Pictures Entertainment ⓘ heightened cybersecurity concerns in Hollywood ⓘ internal policy changes at Sony Pictures Entertainment ⓘ legal and regulatory scrutiny ⓘ major corporate embarrassment ⓘ reputational damage to Sony Pictures Entertainment ⓘ |
| locationOfHeadquartersOfTarget | Culver City, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | global news coverage ⓘ |
| method |
data exfiltration
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malware attack ⓘ wiper malware ⓘ |
| notableLeakedFilm |
Annie (2014 film)
GENERATED
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Fury (2014 film) GENERATED ⓘ Mr. Turner (2014 film) GENERATED ⓘ Still Alice GENERATED ⓘ To Write Love on Her Arms (film) GENERATED ⓘ |
| parentCompanyOfTarget | Sony Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Guardians of Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicDisclosure |
confidential emails
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executive communications ⓘ film screeners ⓘ salary lists ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Interview (2014 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2014-11 ⓘ |
| targetedOrganization | Sony Pictures Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | release of the film The Interview ⓘ |
| year | 2014 ⓘ |
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