What was the controversy with the movie The Interview?

What was the controversy with the movie The Interview?

(L-R) James Franco and Seth Rogen in “The Interview.” Sony The premise of the movie caused anger from North Korea and Sony Pictures, the studio behind the film, was subsequently hacked, leading to thousands of the studio’s internal emails being leaked online.

How did Sony responds to the security breach?

Even though North Korea was a main suspect, the FBI also investigated alternative scenarios including the possibility that a current or former SPE employee was involved. Sony’s response to the hack consisted of them shutting down their entire network on November 25th, 2014.

Did The Interview movie get banned?

According to Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton, the cancellation of the wide release was a response to the refusal of cinema chains to screen the film, not the hackers’ threats, and that Sony would seek other ways to distribute the film.

How was Sony hacked in 2011?

It began with Anonymous, the umbrella-term hacktivist group which had been bombarding Sony’s servers with distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks. Anonymous had brought PSN to its knees several times in April 2011 in the run-up to the actual privacy breach.

How did Sony recover from the hack?

Sony reached a settlement with current and former employees, agreeing to pay up to $8 million to reimburse them for identity-theft losses, preventative measures and legal fees related to the hack.

Did North Korea hack Sony because of The Interview?

North Korean state-sponsored hackers are suspected by the United States of being involved in part due to specific threats made toward Sony and movie theaters showing The Interview, a comedy film about an assassination attempt against Kim Jong-un.

Did North Korea hack Sony?

The U.S. Department of Justice issued formal charges related to the Sony hack on North Korean citizen Park Jin-hyok on September 6, 2018. The Department of Justice contends that Park was a North Korean hacker that worked for the country’s Reconnaissance General Bureau, the equivalent of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Did James Franco get married?

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