Sony Pictures still crippled by hack, Angelina Jolie and Cameron Diaz info might be at risk
The company’s computer system was taken down earlier this week, and is still broken leaving staff unsure why they’re going in to work
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Your support makes all the difference.Sony Pictures has still not revived its computer systems after a hack earlier this week, leaving its staff working on pen and paper and unsure why they’re going in to work.
Hackers broke into the system on Monday, and posted a message on all PCs threatening to release stolen data if the company failed to co-operate with its demands. Though the deadline passed and the group has made no more official statements, the data is still yet to be released.
But a list of the files shows that many sensitive documents could be part of the release. Files include PDFs that appear to contain the passports of celebrities including Jonah Hill, Cameron Diaz and Angelina Jolie; a file apparently containing passwords for Twitter, accounting systems and the website; and Outlook email archives.
The hack could take up to three weeks to fix, according to reports. In the meantime, workers have been left having to work by pen and paper and unsure why they’re even going into the office.
Someone claiming to be part of the group said that the group was looking for equality and seemed to imply that they had physical access to the Sony network.
"However I'll tell you this,” the person, claiming to be called Lena, told Salted Hash. “We don't want money. We want equality. Sony left their doors unlocked, and it bit them. They don't do physical security anymore."
The statement, and others made elsewhere, seem to imply that the group either includes Sony employees or were helped by one — possibly contributing to the delay in fixing the hack.
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