Compromiseseverity: Critical2014-11-24
Sony Pictures Entertainment destructive intrusion
published by FBI
Actor
DPRK state-sponsored umbrella set associated with the Reconnaissance General Bureau. Mixes financially-motivated operations (including major cryptocurrency exchange thefts and SWIFT-network bank intr…
Summary
A destructive intrusion at Sony Pictures wiped large portions of the corporate network and leaked unreleased films, employee data, and executive correspondence. The U.S. government formally attributed the operation to North Korea.
Tags
destructivesonydprk
Primary source
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