Threat was received from GOP group that carried out cyber attack at Hollywood studio
Guardians of Peace is the group that claimed responsibility for the hacking of Sony that began November. 24
Washington: Employees at Sony Pictures Entertainment received threatening emails on Friday that claimed to be from the group that carried out a massive cyber attack at the Hollywood film studio, Reuters said.
The email said it came from GOP, the shorthand for “Guardians of Peace,” the group that claimed responsibility for the hacking of Sony that began November. 24, a Sony spokesman said.
The attack crippled the studio's computer network and exposed sensitive data.Sony did not provide a copy of the email or detail its contents. The FBI, one of the U.S. government agencies probing the hacking, "is aware of threatening emails that have been received by some employees at Sony Pictures Entertainment," FBI spokesman Joshua Campbell said.
( Source : reuters )
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