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2014 Sony Pictures hack

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On November 24, 2014, the hacker group "Guardians of Peace" leaked confidential data from the film studio Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). The data included employee emails, personal and family information, executive salaries, copies of then-unreleased films, future film plans, screenplays, and other information. The perpetrators then employed a variant of the Shamoon wiper malware to erase Sony's computer infrastructure.

2014 Sony Pictures hack - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Release of hacked data from Sony Pictures For other uses, see Sony hack . Sony Pictures hack Sony Pictures headquarters in Culver City, California Date November 24, 2014 Location Culver City, California , U.S. Type Cyberattack , data breach Theme Ransomware , data theft , wiper malware Target Sony Pictures Entertainment Participants U.S. and North Korea (accused) On November 24, 2014, the hacker group " Guardians of Peace " leaked confidential data from the film studio Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). T

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