While on winter break between terms a movie called The Interview was scheduled to be released. It sounded like just another of Seth Rogen and James Franco's stupid movies. Overall it was terrible. I admit it I watched it. However there was no way I'd ever pay for it and I didn't. Which in itself is a good thing because it would have been a colossal waste of money.
The entire controversy surrounding the movie is that, supposedly*, hackers (which the FBI states was the North Korean government) attacked Sony and released a bunch of information including personal information on employees and celebs. (* - I don't believe a damn thing news outlets or the FBI/CIA/NSA say without more proof.) There were also threats of terrorist attacks on theaters that screened the movie domestically. Sony caved in and the movie was not released. Then the actors, President and consumers pressured Sony to release it. They released in some theaters but mostly it was released online. Overall it was a good way to release movies and I hope that Sony will look to that in the future.
Now in the aftermath, the President has imposed sanctions against North Korea. I don't believe for a second that this will stop the hacking of Sony or any other top tier companies. However maybe this attack will strengthen the security measures Sony uses and helps educate their employees on how to protect themselves at work and at home.
C|Net article on the sanctions.
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