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glebThe first target was Sony Entertainment, revenge for the film The Interview, which ended with a Kim Jong Un character exploding in a fireball to a Katy Perry soundtrack. When news of the film emerged in June 2014, Pyongyang was incensed that the studio would dare imagine an assassination attempt on the North Korean leader. It vowed “merciless countermeasures” if the movie was released.
A month before the planned release date, Christmas Day, a group that called itself the Guardians of Peace sent malware to Sony employees, some of whom clicked. The resulting hack was embarrassing for Sony, wiping computers, releasing salary details, and disclosing nasty emails between executives. The group then threatened “9/11-style” terrorist attacks on movie theaters that screened The Interview. All the major chains dropped the film.
(из книги Энн Файфилд «Великий Преемник»)
а потом сами же удивляются
A month before the planned release date, Christmas Day, a group that called itself the Guardians of Peace sent malware to Sony employees, some of whom clicked. The resulting hack was embarrassing for Sony, wiping computers, releasing salary details, and disclosing nasty emails between executives. The group then threatened “9/11-style” terrorist attacks on movie theaters that screened The Interview. All the major chains dropped the film.
(из книги Энн Файфилд «Великий Преемник»)
а потом сами же удивляются
