Interesting theory. But...
I feel that internet access in NK is so poor, that it almost defies
logic that someone from inside NK actually pulled this off. I heard one
white-hat guy saying there is only one pipe in; and it's not that big of
a pipe to begin with.
I think there is "probably" someone on the inside of Sony (who may have
some sort of Korean ties) that was offended by the movie, and did
something on the down-low to enable Korean "buddies" to perpetrate this
hack.
I'm also offended that the media is making this some kind of US
government issue. The government was not a target of this hack; Sony
was. In case anyone didn't notice, I think that Sony is still a
Japanese company.
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On 12/19/2014 10:28 AM, Nate Burke via Af wrote:
Ok, putting on my Conspiracy theory hat now that the FBI just
announced that NK is behind the attack, since there's been no
collusion between the gov't and the media industry before..... What if
Sony is developing a new Distribution system to bypass theaters with
new releases. What better way to get it started than to have to use
it in a way that does not anger theater owners. 'Oh, we have to
distribute the movie this way, because someone threatened you if we
show it at your movie theater' And then, if it completely fails, they
can point their finger to North Korea who 'Forced them to have to do
it this way' They get to try something new without having ANYONE
upset with them. Oh, except maybe Seth Rogan.
Were there any recent Sony Internships that touted 'International
travel' as part of the perks?
On 12/17/2014 8:39 PM, Mathew Howard via Af wrote:
True... it's not really surprising they pulled it, nobody is going to
want to take on that sort of liability.
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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
<mailto: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.
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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 <mailto: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
