Who hacked Sony in Dec 2014?
Park Jin Hyok, who is believed to be in North Korea, conspired with others to conduct a series of attacks that also stole $81 million from a bank in Bangladesh, according to the Justice Department’s criminal complaint. The U.S. believes he was working for a North Korean-sponsored hacking organization.
What was the goal of the Sony Pictures hack?
During the hack, the group demanded that Sony withdraw its then-upcoming film The Interview, a comedy about a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and threatened terrorist attacks at cinemas screening the film.
Who was responsible for Sony hack?
In 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice finally laid out its 179-page criminal complaint, naming North Korea’s Park Jin-hyok as the key player behind the attack.
Was Sony’s response to the breach adequate?
The FBI also commended Sony for quickly reporting the hack attack to law enforcement agencies. But while the attack might have been advanced, Sony’s response was not.
How was Sony breached?
The most recent Sony data breach happened in August 2017, when a hacker group took over Sony PlayStation social media accounts and claimed that they had collected a trove of user data. More famously, Sony Pictures was targeted in a massive 2014 breach by North Korean hackers.
Who hacked PSN 2014?
Lizard Squad
Lizard Squad surfaced in August 2014 when the group claimed responsibility for hacking the PlayStation Network, the servers of games company Blizzard Entertainment and tweeted a bomb threat for an American Airlines flight carrying Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley, which had to be diverted.
When did Sony get hacked?
2014
Sony employees who logged on to their desktops early on Monday morning, November 24, 2014, were greeted with the sound of digital gunfire and the image of an ominous red skeleton under the title “Hacked By #GOP,” which stood not for the Grand Old Party, but for a shadowy organization called Guardians of Peace.