12-19-2014, 01:56 PM
(12-19-2014, 01:35 PM)Duchess Wrote: They caved. I understand the theater owners doing it because they can be held liable but for the studio to do so is nothing more than giving in to a bully.
I don't know why Sony's decision to halt the release altogether surprises me so much, but it does. I keep wondering how much embarrassing/damning/incriminating personal communications are contained in all that Sony data that was hacked.
I too understand the theaters' safety concerns, though I'm undecided as to whether I agree with their decisions to pull out (in principle). Tough call.
In any case, the FBI has confirmed that the hackers are from North Korea. They are known as the GOP (Guardians of Peace). I'm not convinced that the hackers are part of a North Korean government-backed initiative, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were. That's unclear to me.
FAHQTOO was right; the cave is already resulting in more demands and gloating from the hackers.
Today's hacker's message to Sony is effectively a victory lap, telling the studio, "Now we want you never let the movie released, distributed or leaked in any form of, for instance, DVD or piracy."
The message also says, "And we want everything related to the movie, including its trailers, as well as its full version down from any website hosting them immediately."
It warns the studio executives that "we still have your private and sensitive data" and claims that they will "ensure the security of your data unless you make additional trouble."
http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/19/media/in...?hpt=hp_t1