Sony Security Breach Reportedly Similar To Apple iCloud Hack. News of a Sony's Hacked Emails have been hovering on the Internet for some time now. And just recently, it was revealed that Sony Pictures Entertainment had a multitude of tech issues that it took lightly, blaming software problems on the incapable tech staff. All this occurred prior to the Sony Security breach with hackers making attempts to reveal online credentials from execs in the company. The 'Guardians of Peace' are purportedly responsible for the Sony email hacks and the Sony security breach on company information.
Information from more than 32,000 hacked corporate email accounts have been circulating on the Web and the CEO was sent unsecure emails reminding him of his corporate and personal mail, travel, banking and shopping account information.
So, that raised the question, who could have hacked so many accounts and what was their motive. Sony's computers were not able to reveal when the hack occurred and how the large cache of accounts was breached.
According to a report by The Associated Press, a U.S. official speaking on terms of anonymity revealed that the Sony email hack has been traced back to North Korea. The link to Korean hackers was confirmed after Sony discontinued its plans to release a movie depicting the assassination of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, 'The Interview' on Christmas Day.
In fact, the hacked files show that Sony was routinely practicing lax Internet security protocols, and this includes copy pasting passwords using commonly used passwords and not encrypting highly sensitive information on employees such as confidential salary, revenue or business strategy.
The Sony email hacks may be the latest cybercrime that was exposed, but 2014 was not new to hacked accounts, specifically Apple's iCloud storage service breach giving way to the Fappening, or the Great 2014 Celebrity Nude Photo Leaks by the image-sharing site group, 4-Chan hackers.
Similar instructions by tech analysts and cyber-experts was given by Apple in the aftermath of the Celeb private photo leaks which began with a targeted hack against Hunger Games actress Jennifer Lawrence. Apple denied allegations by celebrities that iCloud security had been compromised, but said everyone using iPhones should use two-factor authentication passwords, and to remember that deleting nude selfies from the iPhone can still mean they're lurking around somewhere.
