Sony- The Interview

In the winter of 2014, Sony was hacked-again. This time over a controversial film called The Interview. The film was about the attempted assassination of the Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The  North Korean leader was very offended by the film, and many people think that he ordered the hack so Sony would cancel the film’s release. The US government said it was considering a "range of options" on how to respond to the attack.
"We know that criminals and foreign countries regularly seek to gain access to government and private sector networks - both in the United States and elsewhere," a National Security Council statement said, adding that the FBI was leading the investigation.
"We take very seriously any attempt to threaten or limit artists' freedom of speech or of expression."
Sony have made screenings optional to cinemas with most mainstream chain refusing to show the the picture, however online retailers such as Google Play have made the film available for rent and it has since streamed all over the internet and in private cinemas. The hackers calling themselves ‘Guardians of Peace’ warned Sony and the US government and made a reference to 9/11, saying the world will be ‘full of fear’. The hack hasn’t really dented Sony’s profits, with their share price decreasing just under 5%.
By Michael Plumb