What's New Now: Sony Pictures Hacked

A reddit user claiming to be a Sony Pictures employee posted an image on Monday that was displayed across the global Sony Pictures network. The image is of an eerie skeleton behind some threatening text outlining that the hacking group called hash-tag GOP, or Guardians of Peace released secrets and "top secrets" of Sony Pictures operations in the form of ZIP files online, including financial documents and username and password databases, if Sony Pictures doesn't "obey" them. There's no clear indication of hash-tag GOP's demands yet, but for now, all Sony Pictures employees were sent home and instructed not to connect to any of its corporate networks, nor should any of them even check emails.

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