Sony Head Thanks Supporters in Hacking Attack
Source: WSJ
By TAKASHI MOCHIZUKI
LAS VEGAS— Sony Corp. Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai made his first public comments Monday on the recent hacking attack on its movie division, thanking employees and partners for support that made the move, “The Interview,” available to public audiences.
“I am very proud of all the employees and certainly the partners we’ve worked with as well who stood up against some of the extortionate efforts of criminals,” Mr. Hirai said at the start of a news conference at an annual trade show in Las Vegas.
The controversial comedy about an assassination attempt on North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un led to aggressive hacking attacks by a group demanding that the studio hold back from releasing the movie. U.S. authorities concluded Pyongyang was behind the nearly monthlong attack that began in late November.
The case escalated to one of national security concerns, rather than just corporate security, with President Barack Obama openly criticizing Sony for initially deciding not to make the film available to theaters in the U.S.
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