Data breaches - whether actual or reported - are on the rise and if you ever had any doubts as to the devastating effect they can have, just take a glimpse at
Sony Pictures Entertainment.
In November 2014, we learned how the company had reportedly been attacked by a hacking crew calling itself
Guardians of Peace. Soon afterward, it became clear that Sony had seen
movies, employee's personal data and business secrets pilfered by those responsible.
The hackers behind the attack also threatened further action, both against cinema-goers and
Sony, if the movie 'The Interview' - a James Franco and Seth Rogen comedy about the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un - was ever released, prompting speculation that North Korea was itself behind the attack. The US later '
confirmed' that to be the
case.
