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Sony Hackers Leak New Data, Threaten ‘Christmas Gift’ To Put Studio In ‘Worst State’
The Wrap ^ | December 13, 2014 | Linda Ge

Posted on 12/13/2014 8:35:22 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster

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To: willywill
just curious, is anybody really that upset that this is happening to a Hollywood studio?

I think we're all getting that fuzzy warm feeling when the very people who intended to inflict totalitarian tyranny upon us suddenly are the victims of the very thing they supported.

21 posted on 12/14/2014 4:17:41 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: jocon307
I don’t really care about them, but it makes me feel rather insecure. Were they that sloppy? Who else is sloppy? My bank?

There is a HUGE onslaught of hacking of late. I've had to completely address and update security lately. Everyone should. Watch alerts and take them seriously. ANYTHING online is at risk.

22 posted on 12/14/2014 4:19:12 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: willywill

No.


23 posted on 12/14/2014 4:20:20 AM PST by metesky (My investment program is holding steady @ $0.05 cents a can.)
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To: windsorknot

Streamed on youtube on top of being hanged or drawn/quartered. Either would work.


24 posted on 12/14/2014 4:45:35 AM PST by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Ah! So!

Makes me think of this Japanese industrialist. With SPECTRE's help, pull off a major hack, no problem.


25 posted on 12/14/2014 4:52:08 AM PST by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

arr you sony mateliar is berong to us.


26 posted on 12/14/2014 6:08:24 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Inyo-Mono

another striking possibility.


27 posted on 12/14/2014 6:09:01 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: familyop

That this hacking only happened to one company points to an inside job.


28 posted on 12/14/2014 6:30:04 AM PST by Reeses
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To: Reeses

Let’s not forget that not too long ago Sony PlayStation data was hacked and compromised. Their IT doesn’t seem too be all that great. ...


29 posted on 12/14/2014 8:51:35 AM PST by cport (How can political capital be spent on a bunch of ingrates)
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To: jocon307

What you should really watch out for is where you swipe your card. Retailers have been getting hit with regularity over the past couple years with quite a bit of data breach. If at all possible, use you “bank card” as credit vice atm/debit. There at least is some recourse should your data be compromised and your account used illegally. If you can swing it, it is also a good idea to cancel out your current card from time to time and request a new card. I try to do that every year at least (usually just after the holidays are over). The only downside is I am without a card for a week or so and I have to plan accordingly.


30 posted on 12/14/2014 9:02:48 AM PST by Ghost of SVR4 (So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
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To: cport
Their IT doesn’t seem too be all that great. ...

True, but they saved over 50% on IT costs by hiring remote third worlders, where intellectual property is a foreign concept.

31 posted on 12/14/2014 9:34:52 AM PST by Reeses
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To: All

If you can get your hands on it, this is a great read-— the scathing book-— “Hit and Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for a Ride in Hollywood”——by Nancy Griffin and Kim Masters.

All about former hairdresser Jon Peters (Babra Streisands’ ex-pal), Peter Guber, and “Sony Pictures Entertainment” made billions duping the Japanese.


32 posted on 12/14/2014 12:59:22 PM PST by Liz (Pres Reagan on govt shutdown: "Let's close it down and see if anyone notices.")
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Amy Pascal.

HOLLYWEIRDOES SUCK-UP--- MAKE A BUNDLE CREATING "VICTIMS"---On December 9, 2014, a major illegal breach of Sony's computer systems by "Guardians of Peace" hackers using Shamoon malware led to disclosure of many gigabytes of internal company documents.

In subsequent news coverage Pascal and Scott Rudin were noted to have had an exchange about Pascal's upcoming encounter with Pres Obama. Amy Pascal asked "What should I ask the president at this stupid Jeffrey breakfast?" [hosted by Jeffrey Katzenberg, a major Democratic Party donor].

Rudin: "Would he like to finance some movies.”

Pascal: "I doubt it. Should I ask him if he liked DJANGO?" Rudin: "12 YEARS." Pascal: "Or the butler. Or think like a man?" Rudin: "Ride-along. I bet he likes Kevin Hart."

Django Unchained, Twelve Years a Slave and The Butler were selections that focused on slavery in the United States or the pre-civil rights era, while Think like a Man and Ride Along also prominently featured black actors.

Several news reports branded the exchange as racially insensitive. Pascal later apologized, saying "the content of my emails were insensitive and inappropriate but are not an accurate reflection of who I am," and also "I made a series of remarks that were meant only to be funny, but in the cold light of day, they are in fact thoughtless and insensitive — and not funny at all.”

Civil rights leader Al Sharpton suggested the apology was not sufficient, compared her to Donald Sterling, and called for more diversity in Sony's hiring pool.

In Pascal's defense, Aaron Sorkin told The Hollywood Reporter that she had made a sincere apology, stating: “Amy knows more than a lot of people what it’s like to battle stereotypes. She’s a woman at a large corporation who worked her way from assistant to the chairman’s office." Adding: “Amy would rather cut off her own hand than intentionally hurt someone.” (WIKI excerpts)

33 posted on 12/14/2014 1:14:30 PM PST by Liz (Pres Reagan on govt shutdown: "Let's close it down and see if anyone notices.")
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To: willywill
just curious, is anybody really that upset that this is happening to a Hollywood studio?

It'll just give the cronies in Congress more excuses to promote tyranny.

34 posted on 12/14/2014 1:25:55 PM PST by Stentor (Maybe the Goldman Sachs thing is just a coincidence. /S)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Wow, Sony really pissed off their IT department.


35 posted on 12/14/2014 5:21:39 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Visualize whirled peas.)
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To: Liz

Yeah, that was insensitive. Pootie Tang and Friday are more his speed.


36 posted on 12/14/2014 5:25:25 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Visualize whirled peas.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Six James Bond
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37 posted on 12/14/2014 7:07:42 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

I hear Pascal’s nickname among Sony insiders is “Electrolux.”

You do the math. ROTFLOL.


38 posted on 12/15/2014 5:50:45 AM PST by Liz (Pres Reagan on govt shutdown: "Let's close it down and see if anyone notices.")
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To: MeshugeMikey

Sony is threatening to sue the media. Funny they were not threatening the media in Sowden’s case. Whatever, if it is Chinese, fhe backmail will work. Screw them. They are in bed with Snowden and the Chinese.


39 posted on 12/15/2014 7:09:22 AM PST by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall not be infringed)
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To: lavaroise

If it’s the iranians all bets are off


40 posted on 12/15/2014 7:25:14 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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