Sony tells lawyer to sic ‘em, threatens media reporting on leaked data
When the hacker group Guardians of Peace (GOP) leaked the eighth cache of files on Sunday afternoon, they included a message to Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) staffers. “We have a plan to release emails and privacy of the Sony Pictures employees. If you don’t want your privacy to be released, tell us your name and business title to take off your data.” The hackers claim to be preparing a “Christmas gift” of “larger quantities” and “more interesting” data that will “put Sony Pictures into the worst state.” If SPE doesn’t meet the GOP’s demands, the data leaks will continue. The Pastebin post didn’t specify what those demands are, but if the demands are not met, then the end game, according to GOP, is for Sony to “go bankrupt.”
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