Sony Head Thanks Supporters in Hacking Attack

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/sony-head-thanks-supporters-in-hacking-attack-1420517703

By TAKASHI MOCHIZUKI
The Wall Street Journal
Jan. 5, 2015

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 movie, 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 the 
annual International Consumer Electronics 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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