Sony
The Norse computer security company have gone on
record stating the massive hacks Sony has experienced was not from
the North Korean government. Norse, who were not hired by Sony or the
FBI, states a disgruntled Sony
employee named "Lana" roped in four other employees to pull off the
hack. One of the disgruntled Sony employees is said to be an IT expert.
James Franco and Seth Rogen's "The Interview" was labeled the reason for the hacks blamed on North Korea, as it is a movie about killing their head of state
he Judiciary Report knows from experience that Sony
has hackers on staff. They specialize in invasion of privacy. There
were a number of layoffs and money issues at Sony this year and it
is now believed the hacks were conducted out of revenge by company
employees. The hacks were deeply personal and waged by individuals
with an inside track and personal working knowledge of the company.
The public should remember, Sony is the company behind the
deceitful, terrible DRM scandal that occurred a few years ago, where
they infected the public's computers with spyware that was
transmitting people's personal and identifying data back to their
corporate headquarters.
The Interview
It is regrettable that the North Korean government
was blamed for this hacking scandal, placing American lives and
national security in jeopardy. It has also greatly damaged
diplomatic talks between the U.S. and North Korean governments. How
an entertainment company managed to cause so much damage is
stunning.
STORY SOURCE
Sony Hack: New Evidence Points to Inside Job Say Security
Experts
December 30, 2014 7:58 AM EST - Cyber security firm
Norse has found evidence that six individuals were behind the hack,
including at least one former Sony Pictures employee. Despite the
FBI declaring that North Korea was behind the devastating cyber
attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, security experts continue to
believe that the hack was an inside job, reports The Security
Ledger.
Security firm Norse claims it has evidence that
shows the Sony hack was perpetrated by six individuals, including
two based in the U.S., one in Canada, one in Singapore and one in
Thailand. Norse's senior vp, Kurt Stammberger, told the Ledger, a
security industry news website, that among the six was one former
Sony Pictures employee, a ten-year veteran of the company with a
very technical background who was laid off in May following
restructuring.
Norse used human resources documents that were
leaked as part of the hack on Sony to first identify and then track
the former Sony employee's online activity at least since May, when
the person left the company. The Ledger writes: "Researchers from
the company followed that individual online, noting angry posts she
made on social media about the layoffs and Sony. Through access to
IRC (Internet Relay Chat) forums and other sites, they were also
able to capture communications with other individuals affiliated
with underground hacking and hacktivist groups in Europe and
Asia."...
12/17/2014 12:50 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF - Sony execs are now convinced someone who worked for the
studio is behind the massive hacking ... because no one from the
outside could so precisely target the compromising information.
Multiple sources connected to the studio tell TMZ ... the strong,
prevailing view is that the North Koreans are probably involved, but
they used someone with intimate knowledge of the Sony email system
to laser in on the most embarrassing information.
We're told the people at Sony who are investigating
believe the hackers had intimate knowledge of mail systems and their
configurations. They also believe the hackers have knowledge of the
internal media distribution systems and the internal IT systems,
including human resources and payroll. Several people suggested a
possible link between the hackers and Sony layoffs, which included a
large number of IT employees.
