Sony Pictures Attempts to Muzzle Media to Avoid Further Embarassment
(Photo : Reuters) Sony Pictures has hired David Boies, to fight off the various news stories coming from the leaked information, released by the #GOP hacking group.
In the past few weeks, Leonardo DiCaprio, Willow and Jaden Smith, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Hart, Angelina Jolie and even President Barack Obama were hit by slurs from various Sony Pictures executives.
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To calm the storm, Sony has hired David Boies to let the press know they can't release 'stolen information' and publish it. Boies argues due to the information being stolen from Sony Pictures private servers, it should not be released to the public.
However, the rules currently do not make investigating the leak illegal. In a stern letter sent to various media organizations, Boies said Sony 'does not consent to your possession, review, copying, dissemination, publication, uploading, downloading or making any use,' and demanded that any articles currently published be deleted.
The strong worded letter might be no more than words however, as Boies does not seem to present any legal threat if news organizations do not work. Sony Pictures is in a difficult position when it comes to stopping the leaks.
The original hack started three weeks ago when a group going by the name #GOP infiltrated the Sony Pictures network and managed to shut down the whole system. The system was shut down for a full week, while the #GOP stole 10TB of data from the system.
A week later, the #GOP posted the data on the Web for anyone to see. It is unclear the motives of the hacking group, first asking for payment and now asking for 'The Interview' to not be aired on Christmas, to avoid further leaks.
Some security analysts pin the blame on North Korea, after calling the film 'an act of war' and claiming the hack was a 'righteous deed', however the country denied involvement in the hack. The hackers used the St. Regis hotel in Bangkok, Thailand to carry out the attack.
The hack has been deemed one of the worst ever seen, capable of shutting down entire networks and potentially removing all information. The FBI warned other U.S. companies about the hack after investigating Sony Pictures.
It is unclear if employees at Sony Pictures will seek damages. Social security and emails getting leaked is no laughing matter for the 47,000 workers and #GOP can sell this information to more damaging hacking groups.
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