21st Century Fox, Weinstein Company beefing up security
Hollywood film studios are ramping up efforts to secure their networks following the brutal cyber attack against Sony Pictures that experts estimate could cost them $100 million.
Hollywood film studios are ramping up efforts to secure their networks following the brutal cyber attack against Sony Pictures that experts estimate could cost them $100 million.
It’s a well known fact in the film industry that private emails between producers are not always ‘strictly professional’, and comments like those of Scott Rudin and Amy Pascal are just the tip of the iceberg.
The email leak showing Scott Rudin’s banter with Amy Pascal over Angelina Jolie and David Fincher has totally wrecked the credibility of the producer in the film industry and it’s painfully embarrassing.
When a company like Sony gets hacked and thousands of documents including financial spreadsheets are leaked on the web, it’s hard to understand why some people would want to aid attackers in promoting this information.
The Sony Pictures hack escalated today with a leaked email showing how the attackers are now directly threatening all Sony Pictures’ staff and their families.
Word is there is no director for ‘Star Trek 3’ despite J.J. Abrams previously backing Roberto Orci to sit in the captain’s chair.