If hackers are involved to the degree they claim, which I doubt, the mystery of N Koreas involvment (they do have the money to pay for hired hackers) has emboldened them to act like warriors. Sony already has 2 lawsuits going, for not protecting employee data, imagine if something did happen at a theater, even a random lunatic with a 9mm, thats alot of liability.
A "leak" of the movie would be great, they can make their money on DMCA suits On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 8:25 PM, Mathew Howard via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > > It seems a little odd that a bunch of hackers would even threaten > that... I would think a more hacker-ish threat would be more credible. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Af [af-boun...@afmug.com] on behalf of Jason McKemie via Af [ > af@afmug.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 17, 2014 8:19 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: Question on the Sony Hack > > How much of a physical violence threat are a bunch of hackers though? > Not the most threatening demographic from that standpoint... > > On Wednesday, December 17, 2014, Tushar Patel via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > >> I was thinking on same line but I am sure they must have got some >> credible threat to act like this. >> >> Tushar >> >> >> On Dec 17, 2014, at 7:28 PM, Jason McKemie via Af <af@afmug.com >> <http://UrlBlockedError.aspx>> wrote: >> >> On a side note, I can't believe movie theaters as well as Sony >> capitulated to these dumbasses in regards to "The Interview". Isn't that >> tantamount to negotiating with a terrorist? >> >> On Wednesday, December 17, 2014, Nate Burke via Af <af@afmug.com >> <http://UrlBlockedError.aspx>> wrote: >> >>> I've only been following loosely with what I hear on the radio, but it >>> sound like there was a lot of data stolen (multiple gig's from the sound of >>> it). The Last update I heard was that the hack originated from a hotel >>> Wifi connection in china somewhere. How were they able to transfer that >>> much data in a short enough time that it wasn't discovered and stopped? >>> Did the hotel have a blazing fast network? Something with getting that >>> amount of data in such a short time dosen't seem to add up. >>> >> -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
