They're too busy busting people with $10 worth of weed. Gotta keep those penitentiaries full.
They're too busy busting people with $10 worth of weed. Gotta keep those penitentiaries full.What happened to the 'War on Terrorism'? With all the technological equipment, we can't stop a bunch of teenagers operating out of their parents basement making threats? Pretty sad. What happens when these terrorists ask for billions of dollars next? Or perhaps they already have?
"North Korea"
I have a hard time believing the country that only has enough electricity to power one city could be behind a massive hack like this.
I think it's more likely they're just taking credit for someone else's work.
If they ARE behind it, I think this cements North Korea as the most pathetic nation in human history. I mean come on, you're pouring valuable resources into hacking a company to get a movie banned? How pathetic can you get?
I don't know if I'd call stopping a Seth Rogan movie coming out major.Out of all the countries who have tried to hurt us since 9/11, and North Korea is the first to actually cause something "major".
Wow...
I don't know if I'd call stopping a Seth Rogan movie coming out major.
At least one other film featuring NK has been canceled too. Many more will never get the green light. This is impacting freedom.
Wow. FUCK SONY.
When did Japan lose its sense of honor and strength?
Pussies.
Sony Pictures is a US based company.
when will companies start taking (cyber)security seriously
I don't know if I'd call stopping a Seth Rogan movie coming out major.
lot of pii got stolen. maybe there were threats on family members or something.
I don't get what people wanted Sony to do here... if they did run it and by some craaaazzzzy stretch the threats were real (or even a more plausibly possibility of some non-related crazy person decides they are going to carry through on the threats themselves) and the theater (and adjacent theaters) blows up killing/harming 100s of people... then what? These "Oh Sony you SUCK!!!" comments from Hollywood and everyone else would be flipped to "See, Sony is just a greedy company. They don't care about people at all"
Sony was really screwed here no matter what they did. These celebrities and their #freedomofexpression hashtags can STFU
Sony can do whatever they want aren't some last bastion of freedom. Movie studios will shelve movies for sucking so badly... nobody cries #freedomofexpression when that happens, do they?
Bottom line, it's about negotiating with terrorists. They've now learned that they can make threats and get what they want. If a bomber walks into a theater and demands money, they don't get it no matter what. It sets the wrong precedent. Sony should have stood their ground and if someone blew up a theater, that's on them, not Sony. Sony could have made a serious coup and released the movie for free world wide as a serious F you to the terrorists. Pulling it was the absolute worst move.
Why does everyone keep blaming Sony. It was the theater chains that pulled it first.