Dec 18 Watch 6:27 Does Sony’s kibosh on ‘The Interview’ set a bad precedent? – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 2:18 White House, Hollywood respond to ‘Interview’ controversy – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 18 Sony emails reveal a studio with poor Internet security practices By Ted Bridis, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In the weeks before hackers broke into Sony Pictures Entertainment, the studio suffered significant technology outages it blamed on software flaws and incompetent technical staffers who weren't paying attention, even as hackers targeted executives to trick them into… Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 6:29 Sony cancels release of movie at the center of security worries By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 17 Sony Pictures pulls the plug on release of ‘The Interview’ By Colleen Shalby Sony Pictures cancelled their planned Dec. 25 release of the film “The Interview" Wednesday, after four major theaters -- AMC, Regal, Cinemark and Carmike -- pulled screenings following threats of attacks on movie-goers and theaters that showed the film. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 7:57 Hollywood studios check security after hackers leak Sony’s salaries, embarrassing emails By PBS News Hour The hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment has exposed salaries, sensitive personal e-mails, Social Security numbers and health records of employees. Who’s the lead suspect in the attack and how does it affect business in Hollywood? Hari Sreenivasan gets background from… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 4:08 ‘Unprecedented’ Sony hack stirs concern over North Korea cyberwarfare By PBS News Hour Investigators have called the pre-Thanksgiving cyber attack on Sony Pictures “unprecedented.” The attack knocked out most of Sony’s network and while the culprits remain unknown, some are considering North Korea as a possible suspect. For more on North Korea’s possible… Continue watching
Nov 17 North Korea wanted a ‘breakthrough’ concession in exchange for prisoners, Clapper says By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press North Korea "feels itself to be under siege," he said. "There is a certain institutional paranoia and that was certainly reflected in a lot of things that he said." Clapper heard complaints about the U.S. interfering with North Korea's internal… Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch What led to North Korea’s release of American detainees Bae and Miller? By PBS News Hour Last weekend, North Korea released two American detainees, Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller. The deal that led to their release was negotiated by James Clapper, the U.S. National Intelligence Director. Adam Entous from The Wall Street Journal joins Hari… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Why the U.S. can’t ignore or alienate the rising power of China – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching