Sony CEO Michael Lynton (Photo : Reuters)
After mischievous hackers released private e-mails hacked from Sony's servers, Sony's Executives provided a sign of relief to its employees that they will definitely recover from the huge cyber-attack. CEO and Charmain Michael Lynton addressed Sony staff in an internal meeting in the company's Culver City office. Co-Chaiman Amy Pascal gave a separate private meeting to address its employees growing discomfort about the possible threat of their online security.
The hack which was claimed by the hacking group that calls themselves "Guardians of the Peace" claimed they have infiltrated Sony's servers and even posted a gruesome photograph of a skeleton on the websites front-page nonetheless. It was reported that a large amount of sensitive internal e-mails were then posted on the internet and various social-networking site.
Aside from e-mails, hackers also release screener copies of upcoming movies "Annie" and the war film "Fury". The films received early public exposure when it was released in many peer-to-peer and torrent websites. It was reported that "Fury" received an unbelievable 888,000 download hits from various unique IP address when it was leaked last Nov. 27.
"Annie," on the other hand, received 184,000 download hits. Several Sony movies were then subsequently pirated; these include "Mr. Turner," "Still Alice" and "To Write Love on Her Arms." Other internal Sony information were also leaked including employee salaries, various reports about employee health, unpublished movie scripts and private e-mail conversations.
The most interesting of all the hacked information was a private email exchange between film and theater Producer Scott Rudin and Sony Co-Chairman Amy Pascal. The leaked email contains a private conversation between Rudin and Pascal about President Barack Obama's taste in movies. The conversations also contain Rudin's racial remarks about President Obama. Both Rudin and Pascal have already issued public apologies.
Sony hackers also promised a "Christmas Gift" for Sony executives and employees. This so called "Christmas Gift" will contain a trove of private information acquired by the hackers. This threat has made Sony employees anxious about the possibility that their private emails and secrets will be released in the public.
