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9 Nov

Hacker Who DDoSed Sony, EA and Steam Gaming Servers Pleads Guilty

A 23-year-old hacker from Utah pleaded guilty this week to launching a series of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks against multiple online services, websites, and online gaming companies between 2013 and 2014. According to a Justice Department (DoJ) press release, Austin Thompson,...
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7 Sep

U.S. Charges North Korean Spy Over WannaCry and Sony Pictures Hack

The U.S. Department of Justice announces criminal charges against a North Korean government spy in connection with the 2017 global WannaCry ransomware attack and the 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment hack. According to multiple government officials cited by the NY Times...
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6 Sep

U.S. to Charge North Korean Spy Over WannaCry and Sony Pictures Hack

The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to announce criminal charges against a North Korean government spy in connection with the 2017 global WannaCry ransomware attack and the 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment hack. According to multiple government officials cited by...
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27 Dec

Kernel Exploit for Sony PS4 Firmware 4.05 Released, Jailbreak Coming Soon

Wishing you all a very ‘belated’ Merry Christmas. This holiday season Santa has a very special gift for all PlayStation gamers. Developer SpecterDev finally released a fully-functional much-awaited kernel exploit for PlayStation 4 (firmware 4.05) today—almost two months after Team...
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21 Aug

Sony PlayStation Social Media Accounts Hacked; Claims PSN Database Breach

After hacking social media accounts of HBO and its widely watched show Game of Thrones, a notorious group of hackers calling itself OurMine took control over the official Twitter and Facebook accounts for Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) on Sunday. After...
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17 Mar

Sony Is Working On Mobile-to-Mobile Wireless Charging Technology

So you are in a party with your friends, and your phone is running low on battery. Oops! The ideal solution is to charge your phone using a charger or a power bank, but not everyone carries power banks or...
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27 May

Swift network bank thefts ‘linked’ to Sony Pictures hack

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Security researchers Symantec have found clues in the malware used to hack into international financial messaging network Swift, which suggest a link to the Sony Pictures hack in 2014. At least...
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22 Apr

Sony PlayStation Network to Get Two-Factor Authentication

In Brief: Sony is finally bolstering the security of the PlayStation Network by adding Two-Factor Authentication to the servers — almost five years after a massive hack that exposed data of over 77 Million users. Sony confirmed to Polygon today...
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22 Oct

Sony has agreed to pay as much as $8 million to settle 2014 data-breach case

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Bloomberg reports that Sony Corporation has agreed to pay up to $8 million in order to settle the 2014 data-breach case related to the release of the movie “The Interview.” The...
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5 Sep

Sony Altered ‘Concussion’ Film to Prevent N.F.L. Protests, Emails Show

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans When Sony Pictures Entertainment decided to make a movie focusing on the death and dementia professional football players have endured from repeated hits to the head — and the N.F.L.’s efforts...
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